Josh Greenfield, the author of The Obsessive Chronicles will speak about mental health issues at 1pm at the Men's Club meeting in the social hall.

Current program for the YIVO lecture series  for March 30 at 2PM will be held in the Temple's sanctuary.                                                             

Glenn Dynner, explores some of the very different paths taken by women as they struggled to come to terms with modernity. The talk on how Jewish Women in Eastern Europe confronted modernity will draw on the rich collection of memoirs and petitions that are housed in the YIVO Archives. These are windows into women’s dreams, struggles and secret anxieties. They provide us with a direct and personal perspective about their encounter with contemporary challenges in a world that was changing.

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Have your read the articles of interest posted for you under the References section of Adult Education (study in the menu)

Study with the Rabbi

Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Lewis, will meet every Thursday from 12 noon to 1 pm either in the social hall or in the main floor lobby depending on availability.  The class is examining The Jewish Annotated New Testament edited by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Z. Brettler.

 Although major New Testament figures were Jews, living in a culture steeped in Jewish history, beliefs, and practices, there has never been an edition of the New Testament that addresses its Jewish background and the culture from which it grew--until now.  The editors present analyses by an international team of scholars that they hope through this presentation to further the growing understanding between Jewish and Christian traditions.

 Announcing new course by Rabbi Lewis, "Evolution of the Jewish God".  The course will begin May 1 and continue each Thursday 6:30-7:30 PM in the social hall through the month of June.

 Chavurah-

Study group next meeting is on March 8

Note the special meeting on April 25 following Friday night services

The April book club selection is MY PROMISED LAND by Ari Shavit. Its recent publication  has garnered a lot of media attention and rave reviews:

“[A] must-read book . . . [My Promised Land] is a real contribution to changing the conversation about Israel and building a healthier relationship with it.—Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times
 
 “The most extraordinary book that I’ve read on [Israel] since Amos Elon’s book called The Israelis, and that was published in the late sixties.”—David Remnick, on Charlie Rose
 
 “Israel is not a proposition, it is a country. Its facticity is one of the great accomplishments of the Jews’ history. . . . It is one of the achievements of Ari Shavit’s important and powerful book to recover [that] feeling.”—Leon Wieseltier, The New York Times Book Review

Instead of having a usual book club meeting to discuss this important bestseller, we will have a dinner-and talk oneg led by Rabbi Lewis and sponsored by the  WRJ  following Friday night services on April 25. 

All are welcome.

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