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January Adult Ed Beit Midrash
Rabbi Joshua Lesser writes frankly about leadership, representation and making assumptions about Jews of color in spaces dominated by white Jews.
Introducing Evolve on Ethics
An overview of Evolve’s pieces on Jewish ethics.
Introducing Evolve on Antisemitism
An overview of Evolve’s pieces on antisemitism from historical, political and theological standpoints.
Introducing Evolve on Judaism, Gender, and Gender Identity
An overview of Evolve’s pieces on gender—from personal, communal, theological and political standpoints.
Introducing Evolve on Spirituality
An overview of Evolve’s pieces on spiritual practice—from personal, liturgical and practice-based standpoints.
November Adult Ed Beit Midrash
In 2018, Rabbis Toba Spitzer and Brant Rosen engaged in an epistolary back and forth on Evolve about the questions of narrative writing around Israel/Palestine. By studying their words, we find a model for how to engage with kavod in a makhloket leshem shamayim.
December Adult Ed Beit Midrash
n this month’s December beit midrash, we’ll explore how identity politics hold an increasingly defining role in the American social and political landscape of the 21st century.Rabbi Jane Litman explores the complexity of holding Jewish identity in relationship to other identities.
September Adult Ed Beit Midrash
Rabbi Toba Spitzer dives into the use of metaphors in framing a picture of the Jewish people that is encompassing and defining, drawing on three conceptual metaphors: “covenant,” “narrative” and “tribal.”
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