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Course Offerings for the General Public - 2006-2007
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1) Land of Israel Studies:
Mondays 8:30 – 13:30: "Exploring the Land of Israel through the Bible" – a program that combines text study and theory with field trips.
8:30-10:00 - Heroes of the Bible come to life: Biblical characters on the paths of Israel: Shaul looking for his asses in the land of Tzuf; the tragedy of David and Avshalom in the forest of Efraim; the wise woman in Avel Beit HaMa'akah – comprehensive study of the Book of Samuel.
10:15-11:45 – The Story of a Place. What hides behind the name of a place?
Ashdod: from a Philistine city to "the Fire of David."
The Karmel: Elijah the Prophet – Did you dream that "your mountain" would give birth to the national anthem?
Ein Charod: 300 lickers, tens of pioneers and one redeemer . . .
Machanayim: Angels of God "landed" there, and Arkia flights take off from there.
And many other places . . .
Biblical sites from the cradle of their birth to their modern transformations.
12:00-13:30 – Traveling between the lines and through the lands of the Bible:
First Semester: Behind the scenes with the Rabbis – on daily life in the land of Israel in the period of the Second Temple, the Mishna and the Talmud.
Second Semester: "Road Markers" – In this semester there will be 7 study sessions and 7 field trips guided by Aryeh Rotenberg (Field School, Kfar Etzion) and other experts. Each study session will be devoted to enrichment in anticipation of the biblical field trip to follow.
Among the lecturers: Dr. Gabi Barzilai, Drora Weiss, Dr. Gili Zivan, Noach Chayut, Yonah Katz, Dr. Chagai Misgav, Michal Sadan, Shmulik Faust, Sarah Regev, Dr. Lilach Rosenberg, Yuval Rivlin.
Nighttime Field Trips throughout the year:
* Traveling with the Text – The enchantment of the full moon combined with the "enchantments of words" throughout the generations. Three field trips by the light of the moon: the Cliff of Tamror, Nachal Rubin, Barkai vineyards. Departure after sunset, return by midnight. An enchanting and exciting experience, accompanied by midrash text study, stories, legends and poetry, with nature and literature scholar, Moshko Rom.
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2) Tuesday Offerings:
Journey into the World of the Talmud and the Midrash –
Tuesdays 17:00-20:00
In-depth study of selected passages from the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud and of midrashim that deal with topics that concern us today as well.
17:00-18:30 – Sages of the Talmud – Reporting from the Field – From the pages of the Talmud to today's current events.
The Color of Money: an examination of contemporary socio-economic issues
The Sanctification of God and the Sanctification of Life: on the myth of sacrifice
The Rebellious Son: Did it ever happen or not?
The Human Family: the partnership of couples, parenthood, marriage and divorce
An examination of existential questions that engaged our sages and continue to concern us today.
For everyone who wanted to know and did not dare to ask and for everyone who knows and longs to know . . .
18:30-20:00 – The Human Cycle of Belonging: The Individual, the Family, the Community, the Nation: Evening Readings in Rabbinic Midrash
"A person lives within himself" – Really?
Between a man and his mate – Midrashic Love Stories
"The Prosecuting Attorneys" – Stories from the Rabbinic Courts
Leadership in the test of the times
A textual journey into the Midrashic art of story
Among the lecturers: Yoske Achituv, Shifra Asoulin, Yehudit Bar Yesha Gershovitz, Dr. Gili Zivan, Dr. Meirav Tubul, Dr. Chagai Misgav, Prof. Chana Safrai, Shmulik Faust, Moshko Rom, Avraham Stein, Dr. Yoel Shilo.
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Seniors' Colleges
Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30. In addition to 10 different colleges throughout the country, from Ramat HaNegev to Nes Tziona (about 100 participants in each college), a group meets at the Herzog Center on . Supported by the Claims Conference and the Shafir Regional Council.
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3) A People in the Paths of its Destiny: The Jewish Story*
Wednesdays 8:30 – 12:30
A multi-disciplinary course that tracks the story of the Jewish people, through the eyes of biblical figures, the rabbinic sages, the mystics, the philosophers, the authors from the generation of the founding fathers and artists of film and media.
8:30-9:10 – Storytime – A Morning Course for Eager Students
And encounter with the characteristics of the Jewish story in all its diversity: biblical stories, stories of the rabbinic sages, stories of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav, folktales and modern Hebrew short-stories.
9:15-10:45 – What is your story? Founding Milestones in the Story of the Destiny of the Jewish People:
"Go forth from your land" – The continuing motif of the "packed suitcase" and the wandering Jew
"Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya'acov" – shared memories from the house of our ancestors . . .
"For a stranger will your seed be in a land not their own" – on Jews among the nations, on isolation and survival
"Let My People Go" – on freedom as a shaping force in Jewish national identity
"And all the people saw the lightning" – God and us throughout the generations
"Get up and cross this Jordan" – Zionism then and now, the story of a place
11:00-12:30 – "And you shall tell it to your child" – the story of Jewish memory
How is national memory established? A deep encounter with the ways in which the Jewish yearly cycle preserves the common national memory in various Jewish communities.
We will deal with such questions as:
What did the Book of the Maccabees choose to remember and what did it choose to forget? How did Tu B'Shevat change from a nature festival to a "seder night"? What is the "Purim of Alexandria"? How does a new holiday enter the ancient Jewish calendar?
Among the Lecturers: Yoske Achituv, Dr. Gabi Barzilai, Prof. Benno Gross, Yehudit Bar Yesha Gershovitz, Drorit Weiss, Dr. Gili Zivan, Shmulik Faust, Moki Tzur, Dr. Tzipi Kaufman, Sarah Regev, Yuval Rivlin, Avraham Stein.
* N.B. – In 2007-2008 we will return to studying the story of a particular Jewish community: the Jewry of Spain and North Africa.
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4) Study Halls ("Batei Midrash")
Mabua ("Fountainhead")– A Beit Midrash to Empower Leaders and Social and Educational Activists in the South – with the support of UJC Metro-West, Sapir College and the Alan B. Slifka Foundation. Mondays – 8:30 – 14:30
People from the entire spectrum of Israeli society meet together for study that is characterized by spiritual-social and emotional dialogue. The study hall connects the inner, emotional world of the participants with their sources of spiritual inspiration, and their communal activity in their professional work.
Facilitated by Shifra Asoulin and Sharon Leshem-Zinger.
The study hall features an innovative method that combines three elements:
content – shared, creative and active study of biblical, Talmudic and literary texts;
process – that focuses on the person and the encounter with him or her;
training and enrichment of the participant in shaping a social-community project for implementation in their professional work.
Participation in the program includes a commitment to do community work, and is conditioned on a personal interview.
"Libah" – The third year of a Beit Midrash for the Herzog Center staff. In accordance with discussions in "The Open Space," the staff of the Center meets once a month for joint study and discussion, in which we clarify among other things the questions at the heart of our activities in the Herzog Center.
"Etzionegev" – Five meetings for joint discussion and text study of leading thinkers and central figures in the Sha'ar HaNegev and the Gush Etzion Regional Councils. Established on the initiative of the UJC of MetroWest, N.J.
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5) Special Events at the Herzog Center
Likrat Shabbat: The Days Pass, A Year Goes By.
Journeys in the paths of the Jewish Israeli Calendar Cycle.
Thursdays 19:00-20:30
In anticipation of Shabbat, we meet together in a large public forum for lectures and discussion with cultural figures of the first rank, representing a broad spectrum of voices in Israeli society: academics, authors, journalists and rabbis, as well as the best of the Yaacov Herzog Center's teachers. The program explores the meaning of the Jewish-Israeli calendar cycle: on the profane and the sacred, on the joy and the mourning, on memory and hope, on what we celebrate in the calendar and what is inscribed in the tables of our hearts. The series is supported by the Shafir and Yoav Regional Councils.
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"Sofer Stam – On Creation and its Creators"-
Experiential encounters with authors and their newly published work. Three evening sessions over the course of the year.
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"Halleli" Rosh Chodesh Project for Women
Each month women from the south of the country meet at the Herzog Center to discuss subjects concerning Judaism and women, including the place of women in contemporary Jewish community and culture. About 50 women participate in each program, which includes an opening lecture, followed by 3 workshops for joint study and thinking. The project is supported by the New Israel Fund.
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"Taking Stock Together: A Gathering for Communal Self-Assessment Between New Year's Day and Yom Kippur" –
"The Jewish-Israeli Journey" – An evening of study for the public at large that comes together at the juncture between end and beginning.
"The Days of Channukah" –
An evening event will be held together with the Itamar Bookstore in Kfar Aza and the Yaacov Herzog Center during Channuka 5767. (About 100 participants expected)
"When the Month of Adar begins . . ." –
A colorful day of study in honor of Purim, in the framework of the Food Festival sponsored by the Yoav Regional council (about 100 participants expected).
Study on the Eve of Shavuot (Tikkun Lail Shavuot) –
A special study and experiential evening for the public at large that includes a performing guest artist.
Study Days and Field Trips as part of the Summer Bible Festival 5767 –
Following upon the success of YHC's successful participation the past three years in the regional Bible Festival. (About 400 participants expected)
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