Winter Week of Learning – Hiding in Plain Sight: Kabbalistic Interpretation in Nahmanides

“A Time to Tear and a Time to Mend: Re-Imagining Teshuvah in light of Rabbinic Narratives”

Price: $ 0.00

“A Day of Expiation: The Essence of Yom Kippur Atones”

Located at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, 125 E 85th St, New York, NY.

Price: $ 0.00

Location: A private residence on the Upper West Side, details provided upon registration

Thursday, December 13 , 7:00 PM – As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg

First published in 1939, Milton Steinberg’s As a Driven Leaf is a modern Jewish classic that explores the story of the renegade Talmudic sage, Elisha ben Abuyah’s struggle to reconcile his faith with the allure of Hellenistic culture. Recently re-released, the story remains remarkably fresh, inviting thinking about faith and doubt, and what it means to be a Jew in the world today.

Click here for the flyer.

Click here for more information on the Book Salon & Beit Midrash series.

Price: $ 15.00

Location: A private residence on the Upper West Side, details provided upon registration

Thursday, December 13 , 7:00 PM – As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg

First published in 1939, Milton Steinberg’s As a Driven Leaf is a modern Jewish classic that explores the story of the renegade Talmudic sage, Elisha ben Abuyah’s struggle to reconcile his faith with the allure of Hellenistic culture. Recently re-released, the story remains remarkably fresh, inviting thinking about faith and doubt, and what it means to be a Jew in the world today.

Click here for the flyer.

Click here for more information on the Book Salon & Beit Midrash series.

Price: $ 15.00

Co-sponsored by Drisha, The Jewish Publication Society and Sixth Street Community Synagogue
November 29th, 7:00 PM
Sixth Street Community Synagogue
325 East Sixth Street

$10/students free of charge.

Please join us for an evening to celebrate the publication of Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich’s new book, Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 2018).

Talks will be given by Dr. Lawrence Schiffman (Judge Abraham Lieberman Professorship in Hebrew & Judaic Studies at New York University) and Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich (Drisha Faculty member and Crown-Ryan Chair of Judies Studies at Catholic Theological Union.) 

We will explore the Jewish literature and communities of Alexandria and the Dead Sea Scrolls in Greek and Roman times, as Jews navigated as a minority through worlds dominated by powerful cultures.

Light refreshments will be served. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Click here for the event flyer.

Click here for the Facebook event.

Price: $ 10.00

The Drama of Torah: A Day of Learning Featuring Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, celebrating the English launch of 929

Sunday December 2, 9:30 AM
New York University Kimmel Center for Jewish Life, 60 Washington Square South

Price: $ 25.00

The Drama of Torah: A Day of Learning Featuring Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, celebrating the English launch of 929

Sunday December 2, 9:30 AM
New York University Kimmel Center for Jewish Life, 60 Washington Square South

Price: $ 25.00

Location: A private residence on the Upper West Side, details provided upon registration

Thursday, December 13 , 7:00 PM – As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg

First published in 1939, Milton Steinberg’s As a Driven Leaf is a modern Jewish classic that explores the story of the renegade Talmudic sage, Elisha ben Abuyah’s struggle to reconcile his faith with the allure of Hellenistic culture. Recently re-released, the story remains remarkably fresh, inviting thinking about faith and doubt, and what it means to be a Jew in the world today.

Click here for the flyer.

Click here for more information on the Book Salon & Beit Midrash series.

Price: $ 15.00

The book of Judges takes place in the time period following the death of Joshua and during the Jewish nation’s transitional period from tribal society to a monarchy.

In this class we will study the existential and governing challenges faced by the developing Jewish nation during this time period, along with the personalities of the judges – particularly Devora, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. We will explore their strengths, weaknesses and discuss the overall attitude in the verses toward their leadership and implications for kingship.

The class will begin with the concluding chapters of the Book of Joshua and the nature of his leadership as well.

Co-sponsored by: Shearith Israel / The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
2 West 70th Street

10 sessions:
February 3, 10, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14

Dedicate a class in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of an occasion here.
(Email dedication text to yisenberg@drisha.org)

10:00am - 11:30am

Price: $ 275.00

The book of Judges takes place in the time period following the death of Joshua and during the Jewish nation’s transitional period from tribal society to a monarchy.

In this class we will study the existential and governing challenges faced by the developing Jewish nation during this time period, along with the personalities of the judges – particularly Devora, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. We will explore their strengths, weaknesses and discuss the overall attitude in the verses toward their leadership and implications for kingship.

The class will begin with the concluding chapters of the Book of Joshua and the nature of his leadership as well.

Co-sponsored by: Shearith Israel / The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
2 West 70th Street

10 sessions:
February 3, 10, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14

Dedicate a class in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of an occasion here.
(Email dedication text to yisenberg@drisha.org)

10:00am - 11:30am

Price: $ 275.00

The book of Judges takes place in the time period following the death of Joshua and during the Jewish nation’s transitional period from tribal society to a monarchy.

In this class we will study the existential and governing challenges faced by the developing Jewish nation during this time period, along with the personalities of the judges – particularly Devora, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. We will explore their strengths, weaknesses and discuss the overall attitude in the verses toward their leadership and implications for kingship.

The class will begin with the concluding chapters of the Book of Joshua and the nature of his leadership as well.

Co-sponsored by: Shearith Israel / The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
2 West 70th Street

10 sessions:
February 3, 10, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14

Dedicate a class in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of an occasion here.
(Email dedication text to yisenberg@drisha.org)

10:00am - 11:30am

Price: $ 275.00

The book of Esther is the biblical book most about diaspora life. How does the book explore this topic, so jarring in biblical history but so central to our own lives as American Jews? What is the relationship between “homeland” and diaspora envisioned? How do the lives of the main characters help build an ideology, and how do their genders contribute to their different existences and different aspects of Jewish life?

Join Aaron Koller, author of Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought, for a four-week class jointly hosted by Drisha and Darkhei Noam exploring these issues, culminating a week before Purim.

February 13, February 20, March 6, March 13
(note: skip 2/27)

Located in a private residence on the Upper West Side, Manhattan. Details shared with registered participants.

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Price: $ 100.00

The book of Esther is the biblical book most about diaspora life. How does the book explore this topic, so jarring in biblical history but so central to our own lives as American Jews? What is the relationship between “homeland” and diaspora envisioned? How do the lives of the main characters help build an ideology, and how do their genders contribute to their different existences and different aspects of Jewish life?

Join Aaron Koller, author of Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought, for a four-week class jointly hosted by Drisha and Darkhei Noam exploring these issues, culminating a week before Purim.

February 13, February 20, March 6, March 13
(note: skip 2/27)

Located in a private residence on the Upper West Side, Manhattan. Details shared with registered participants.

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Price: $ 100.00

The book of Judges takes place in the time period following the death of Joshua and during the Jewish nation’s transitional period from tribal society to a monarchy.

In this class we will study the existential and governing challenges faced by the developing Jewish nation during this time period, along with the personalities of the judges – particularly Devora, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. We will explore their strengths, weaknesses and discuss the overall attitude in the verses toward their leadership and implications for kingship.

The class will begin with the concluding chapters of the Book of Joshua and the nature of his leadership as well.

Co-sponsored by: Shearith Israel / The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
2 West 70th Street

10 sessions:
February 3, 10, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14

Dedicate a class in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of an occasion here.
(Email dedication text to yisenberg@drisha.org)

10:00am - 11:30am

Price: $ 275.00

The book of Judges takes place in the time period following the death of Joshua and during the Jewish nation’s transitional period from tribal society to a monarchy.

In this class we will study the existential and governing challenges faced by the developing Jewish nation during this time period, along with the personalities of the judges – particularly Devora, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. We will explore their strengths, weaknesses and discuss the overall attitude in the verses toward their leadership and implications for kingship.

The class will begin with the concluding chapters of the Book of Joshua and the nature of his leadership as well.

Co-sponsored by: Shearith Israel / The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
2 West 70th Street

10 sessions:
February 3, 10, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14

Dedicate a class in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of an occasion here.
(Email dedication text to yisenberg@drisha.org)

10:00am - 11:30am

Price: $ 275.00

The story of Purim is about human possibility and action in the world of a hidden God.
Pesach, however, is about God’s visible presence in history.

In this class, we will first focus on Megillat Esther to understand human possibility and responsibility and then move to a study of the obligation to remember the exodus.

The course will include a study of the Pesach haggadah.

Located at The Jewish Center
131 West 86th Street

10 sessions:
February 4, 11, 25
March 4, 11, 18, 25
April 1, 8, 15

9:30am - 11:00am

Price: $ 275.00

The book of Esther is the biblical book most about diaspora life. How does the book explore this topic, so jarring in biblical history but so central to our own lives as American Jews? What is the relationship between “homeland” and diaspora envisioned? How do the lives of the main characters help build an ideology, and how do their genders contribute to their different existences and different aspects of Jewish life?

Join Aaron Koller, author of Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought, for a four-week class jointly hosted by Drisha and Darkhei Noam exploring these issues, culminating a week before Purim.

February 13, February 20, March 6, March 13
(note: skip 2/27)

Located in a private residence on the Upper West Side, Manhattan. Details shared with registered participants.

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Price: $ 100.00

The book of Judges takes place in the time period following the death of Joshua and during the Jewish nation’s transitional period from tribal society to a monarchy.

In this class we will study the existential and governing challenges faced by the developing Jewish nation during this time period, along with the personalities of the judges – particularly Devora, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. We will explore their strengths, weaknesses and discuss the overall attitude in the verses toward their leadership and implications for kingship.

The class will begin with the concluding chapters of the Book of Joshua and the nature of his leadership as well.

Co-sponsored by: Shearith Israel / The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
2 West 70th Street

10 sessions:
February 3, 10, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14

Dedicate a class in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of an occasion here.
(Email dedication text to yisenberg@drisha.org)

10:00am - 11:30am

Price: $ 275.00

The story of Purim is about human possibility and action in the world of a hidden God.
Pesach, however, is about God’s visible presence in history.

In this class, we will first focus on Megillat Esther to understand human possibility and responsibility and then move to a study of the obligation to remember the exodus.

The course will include a study of the Pesach haggadah.

Located at The Jewish Center
131 West 86th Street

10 sessions:
February 4, 11, 25
March 4, 11, 18, 25
April 1, 8, 15

9:30am - 11:00am

Price: $ 275.00

The book of Esther is the biblical book most about diaspora life. How does the book explore this topic, so jarring in biblical history but so central to our own lives as American Jews? What is the relationship between “homeland” and diaspora envisioned? How do the lives of the main characters help build an ideology, and how do their genders contribute to their different existences and different aspects of Jewish life?

Join Aaron Koller, author of Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought, for a four-week class jointly hosted by Drisha and Darkhei Noam exploring these issues, culminating a week before Purim.

February 13, February 20, March 6, March 13
(note: skip 2/27)

Located in a private residence on the Upper West Side, Manhattan. Details shared with registered participants.

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Price: $ 100.00

The book of Judges takes place in the time period following the death of Joshua and during the Jewish nation’s transitional period from tribal society to a monarchy.

In this class we will study the existential and governing challenges faced by the developing Jewish nation during this time period, along with the personalities of the judges – particularly Devora, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. We will explore their strengths, weaknesses and discuss the overall attitude in the verses toward their leadership and implications for kingship.

The class will begin with the concluding chapters of the Book of Joshua and the nature of his leadership as well.

Co-sponsored by: Shearith Israel / The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
2 West 70th Street

10 sessions:
February 3, 10, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14

Dedicate a class in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of an occasion here.
(Email dedication text to yisenberg@drisha.org)

10:00am - 11:30am

Price: $ 275.00

The story of Purim is about human possibility and action in the world of a hidden God.
Pesach, however, is about God’s visible presence in history.

In this class, we will first focus on Megillat Esther to understand human possibility and responsibility and then move to a study of the obligation to remember the exodus.

The course will include a study of the Pesach haggadah.

Located at The Jewish Center
131 West 86th Street

10 sessions:
February 4, 11, 25
March 4, 11, 18, 25
April 1, 8, 15

9:30am - 11:00am

Price: $ 275.00

The book of Judges takes place in the time period following the death of Joshua and during the Jewish nation’s transitional period from tribal society to a monarchy.

In this class we will study the existential and governing challenges faced by the developing Jewish nation during this time period, along with the personalities of the judges – particularly Devora, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. We will explore their strengths, weaknesses and discuss the overall attitude in the verses toward their leadership and implications for kingship.

The class will begin with the concluding chapters of the Book of Joshua and the nature of his leadership as well.

Co-sponsored by: Shearith Israel / The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
2 West 70th Street

10 sessions:
February 3, 10, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14

Dedicate a class in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of an occasion here.
(Email dedication text to yisenberg@drisha.org)

10:00am - 11:30am

Price: $ 275.00

The story of Purim is about human possibility and action in the world of a hidden God.
Pesach, however, is about God’s visible presence in history.

In this class, we will first focus on Megillat Esther to understand human possibility and responsibility and then move to a study of the obligation to remember the exodus.

The course will include a study of the Pesach haggadah.

Located at The Jewish Center
131 West 86th Street

10 sessions:
February 4, 11, 25
March 4, 11, 18, 25
April 1, 8, 15

9:30am - 11:00am

Price: $ 275.00

Rabbi David Silber in Israel – Discussing the Passover Haggadah

Sunday March 31, 2019 (8pm – 9pm)
Located at Beit Knesset Tiferet Avot in Efrat, Dekel

Monday April 1, 2019 (8:30pm – 10pm)
Located at Beit Knesset Ramban, Jerusalem.

Price: $ 0.00

The story of Purim is about human possibility and action in the world of a hidden God.
Pesach, however, is about God’s visible presence in history.

In this class, we will first focus on Megillat Esther to understand human possibility and responsibility and then move to a study of the obligation to remember the exodus.

The course will include a study of the Pesach haggadah.

Located at The Jewish Center
131 West 86th Street

10 sessions:
February 4, 11, 25
March 4, 11, 18, 25
April 1, 8, 15

9:30am - 11:00am

Price: $ 275.00

Rabbi David Silber in Israel – Discussing the Passover Haggadah

Sunday March 31, 2019 (8pm – 9pm)
Located at Beit Knesset Tiferet Avot in Efrat, Dekel

Monday April 1, 2019 (8:30pm – 10pm)
Located at Beit Knesset Ramban, Jerusalem.

Price: $ 0.00

The book of Judges takes place in the time period following the death of Joshua and during the Jewish nation’s transitional period from tribal society to a monarchy.

In this class we will study the existential and governing challenges faced by the developing Jewish nation during this time period, along with the personalities of the judges – particularly Devora, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. We will explore their strengths, weaknesses and discuss the overall attitude in the verses toward their leadership and implications for kingship.

The class will begin with the concluding chapters of the Book of Joshua and the nature of his leadership as well.

Co-sponsored by: Shearith Israel / The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
2 West 70th Street

10 sessions:
February 3, 10, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14

Dedicate a class in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of an occasion here.
(Email dedication text to yisenberg@drisha.org)

10:00am - 11:30am

Price: $ 275.00

The story of Purim is about human possibility and action in the world of a hidden God.
Pesach, however, is about God’s visible presence in history.

In this class, we will first focus on Megillat Esther to understand human possibility and responsibility and then move to a study of the obligation to remember the exodus.

The course will include a study of the Pesach haggadah.

Located at The Jewish Center
131 West 86th Street

10 sessions:
February 4, 11, 25
March 4, 11, 18, 25
April 1, 8, 15

9:30am - 11:00am

Price: $ 275.00

The book of Judges takes place in the time period following the death of Joshua and during the Jewish nation’s transitional period from tribal society to a monarchy.

In this class we will study the existential and governing challenges faced by the developing Jewish nation during this time period, along with the personalities of the judges – particularly Devora, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. We will explore their strengths, weaknesses and discuss the overall attitude in the verses toward their leadership and implications for kingship.

The class will begin with the concluding chapters of the Book of Joshua and the nature of his leadership as well.

Co-sponsored by: Shearith Israel / The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
2 West 70th Street

10 sessions:
February 3, 10, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14

Dedicate a class in honor or memory of a loved one or in celebration of an occasion here.
(Email dedication text to yisenberg@drisha.org)

10:00am - 11:30am

Price: $ 275.00

The story of Purim is about human possibility and action in the world of a hidden God.
Pesach, however, is about God’s visible presence in history.

In this class, we will first focus on Megillat Esther to understand human possibility and responsibility and then move to a study of the obligation to remember the exodus.

The course will include a study of the Pesach haggadah.

Located at The Jewish Center
131 West 86th Street

10 sessions:
February 4, 11, 25
March 4, 11, 18, 25
April 1, 8, 15

9:30am - 11:00am

Price: $ 275.00

Location: A private residence on the Upper West Side, details provided upon registration

Thursday, May 9 , 7:00 PM

In Kaddish.com, Nathan Englander, the Enfant terrible of contemporary Jewish literature, fixes his lens on an impious son trying honor the memory of his father, while retaining his freedoms. In this Drisha Book Salon and Beit Midrash, we’ll consider the history of the mourner’s kaddish and its continued resonance in our bewildering modern world.

Click here for more information on the Book Salon & Beit Midrash series.

Price: $ 15.00