Don't miss the return of our Emory@Shearith series, featuring a lunch and learn program in the sukkah with Dr. Craig Perry, Associate Professor in Emory's Department of Middle Eastern & Asian Studies. View Dr. Perry's bio here. 

Lunch will be served. 

The program is graciously sponsored by Susan & Stanley Tenenbaum.

Dr. Perry will speak on the topic ‘The Living Sea Scrolls’: New Histories of Jewish Life in the Middle Ages.

Over the last century, our knowledge of medieval Jewish history has been revolutionized by a stunning discovery. This discovery was a cache of nearly 400,000 manuscripts and documents that accumulated in the attic of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo over the course of a millennium. This course will explore how these documents shed new light on Jewish life in during the time of Islamic empires, the Crusades, and the life of Moses Maimonides in Egypt. Participants will have the chance to read and discuss original writings from this collection that prompt us to ask new questions about the present-day and to imagine new possibilities for Jewish futures.

Register below.

To register for the 3-session series with Dr. Perry on Mondays, November 4th, 18th, and December 2nd, click here.