ScholarStream 5782

Following a successful launch of the Rabbinical Assembly's ScholarStream program in 5781, a full year of programming is slated for 2021 - 2022. Beginning in October and spanning all the way up to Shavuot, the Conservative Movement seminaries and institutions are partnering to offer eight series that will bring you face-to-face with the brightest and most engaging scholars our movement has to offer. 

Scholarstream 5782 features three distinct arcs of learning that stand alone or flow into each other. Cultivating Our Relationships (series 1 & 2), Defining Our Sacred Spaces (series 3, 4, and 5), and Renewing Our Resilience (series 6, 7, and 8) will offer an exploration of who we are, where we are in relation to others, and how we move forward in this complicated world.

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Registrants will receive the Zoom link for each series in a reminder email sent about a week before the start of each series, and again on the morning of each session. The deadline to register for a given session is 10 AM ET on the morning of the session.

Series 6: the power of the prophets 

All sessions are at 8pm.

Tuesday, March 22

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, "Jonah: A Prophet Who Failed His Way to Success"

Description: What makes a true prophet? According to the Torah, one whose prophecy comes to pass. But if that’s so, what happens when people do teshuvah (repent) and avert the evil decree? Does that make the prophet a fraud? Jonah thought so, and insisted on strict truth instead of compassion. Let’s dive into a fishy exploration of truth and justice vs. compassion and repentance in one of the Bible’s best stories!

Tuesday, March 29

Rabbi Ernesto Yattah, "A Focus on Amos"

Description: What makes the prophet Amos such an inspiring Biblical figure? Using Abraham Joshua Heschel’s The Prophets, we will explore Amos within the context of his contemporaries, his experiences, and his prophecies.

Tuesday, April 5

Prof. Ben Sommer, "Debate among the Prophets: Isaiah vs. Jeremiah"

Description: How did Isaiah and Jeremiah differ on their views of the Temple and Jerusalem?  What does their disagreement teach us about prophecy, and about Jewish tradition more generally?

Tuesday, April 12

Bex Stern Rosenblatt, “My Eyes are Finished by Tears” - Resilience and Lament

Description: We have all read the stories of Genesis many times over and have interpreted them in sermons and lessons. The goal of this session is to examine them in the context of family ethics.  What bad practices do they exemplify, and what does Jewish law tell us about how to form better family relationships and avoid family violence?

ALL Session DATES

Full descriptions of the upcoming series will be shared soon.

Series #2: Ethics
Tuesdays, November 2, 9, 16, 23 at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT 

Series #3: The Roots of Conservative Judaism 
Tuesdays, December 7, 14, 21 at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT 

Series #4: The Other Within - Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in a Pluralistic Movement
Wednesdays, January 19, 26 and February 2, 9 at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT

Series #5: Halakha - The Process Moving Forward & the Forward-Moving Process 
Wednesdays, February 16, 23 and March 2, 9 at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT

Series #6: The Power of the Prophets
Tuesdays, March 22, 29 and April 5, 12 at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT

Series #7: Liturgy of Miracles - Hanukkah, Purim, and Yom Haatzmaut 
Tuesdays, May 3, 10, 17, 24 at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT

Series #8: Israel - Models of Resilience 
Wednesdays, May 11, 18, 25 and June 1 at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT

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