emple Emanu-El’s adult education programs are free; no registration is required. Attend whenever it is convenient for you. Enter at the Marvin & Elisabeth Cassell Community House (One East 65th Street), unless noted otherwise. Additional lectures and discussions have been scheduled as part of Emanu-El Reads… and our Library & Museum Lectures.
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2011-2012 adult education brochure.
2011-2012 adult education brochure.
| JERUSALEM IN EARLY JEWISH PRAYER: POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR MYSTICAL? |
 Professor Stefan ReifTuesday, November 29, 2011 • 6:30 PM WHICH IDEAS ABOUT Jerusalem did the early Rabbis inherit from earlier Jewish traditions? How did they employ those when they composed their prayers? Did various groups then adjust their wording to take account of how they saw the future Jerusalem? Using rare manuscript evidence from the Cairo Genizah, Professor Stefan Reif will trace the history of the Holy City’s place within the earliest Jewish prayer books. STEFAN REIF is emeritus professor of medieval Hebrew studies and fellow of St. John’s College in the University of Cambridge. He is the author of many books and articles and has lectured widely in Europe, Israel and the U.S. His latest volumes are A Jewish Archive From Old Cairo, Problems With Prayers and Charles Taylor and the Genizah Collection. |
| THROUGH THE IDES OF MARK: THE ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORY OF TEMPLE EMANU-EL |
 Mark Heutlinger, Temple AdministratorThursday, March 15, 2012 • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM and 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EXPERIENCE A BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR and discussion of the salient features of the Temple Sanctuary and Beth-El Chapel with someone who knows the building inside and out. For those who want to learn more about our historic and architecturally magnificent Emanu-El, this program offers a unique opportunity to understand the architectural symbolism, the aesthetic beauty and the historical context of our Fifth Avenue landmark. Don’t miss this highly acclaimed lecture-tour! |
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