The Haftarah as Intertext
Day:
Wednesday
Date:
October 30 - December 11, 2024
Time:
7:30 am - 8:30 am EDT
Suggested contribution
$25.00
Description
Join an interactive, seminar-style investigation into the weekly haftarah, as we inquire into its meaning and liturgical function. How does the haftarah complement, contrast with, or otherwise reframe our understanding of the Torah reading with which it is paired?
Teacher
Dr. R. Jon Kelsen is the Chief Education Officer at Drisha, having formerly served as Dean at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah as well as Rosh Kollel of our Drisha Kollel and adjunct faculty at the Pardes Institute. He holds a PhD in Education and Jewish Studies from New York University, which he pursued as a Wexner Graduate Fellow. He received ordination from Rabbis Daniel Landes and Zalman Nehemiah Goldberg, and currently lives with his family in Jerusalem.