2008 PENN LECTURES IN JUDAIC STUDIES

Beginnings:
Jews, Christians, & The Roman Empire

OPENING PROGRAM

Thursday, January 24, 7:00 PM
Jews, Christians, and the Roman Empire: An Introduction
Dr. Natalie B. Dohrmann
University of Pennsylvania
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 19106
Seating is limited, RSVP required

 

LOWER MERION

(Co-Sponsor: Kehillah of Lower Merion)

Tuesday, Feb. 5, 8:00 PM
Did Prophecy End?
The Trauma of Exile in Second Temple Judaism
Dr. Hindy Najman
University of Toronto
Suburban Jewish
Community Center-B’nai Aaron
560 Mill Road
Havertown, PA 19083

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 8:00 PM
Magic Contests between Rabbis and Witches in Rabbinic Literature
Dr. Joshua Levinson
Hebrew University
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El
1001 Remington Road
(Corner of Lancaster Ave.)
Wynnewood, PA 19096

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 8:00 PM
Art and Jewish Identity:
The Encounter with Early Christianity, Paganism, and Rome
Dr. Rina Talgam
Hebrew University
Main Line Reform Temple
410 Montgomery Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096

Wednesday, May 21, 7:30 PM
Capital Punishment and Early Rabbinic Culture
Dr. Beth Berkowitz
Jewish Theological Seminary
Har Zion Synagogue
1500 Hagys Ford Road
Penn Valley, PA 19072

CENTER CITY

(Co-Sponsor: Kehillah of Center City)

Tuesday, March 4, 7:00 PM
The Magic of Jewish Incantation Bowls: From Late Antiquity to Today
Dr. Yuval Harari
Ben-Gurion University
Congregation Mikveh Israel
44 North 4th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Wednesday, March 19, 8:00 PM
From Exile to Diaspora: Reflections on the Book of Esther
Dr. Hindy Najman
University of Toronto
Gershman Y
401 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19147

Wednesday, March 26, 8:00 PM
Gay Marriage or Gladiators?
Early Rabbinic Controversies about Jewishness and Non-Jewishness
Dr. Beth Berkowitz
Jewish Theological Seminary
Germantown Jewish Center
400 West Ellet Street
Philadelphia, PA 19119

OLD YORK ROAD

(Co-Sponsor: Kehillah of Old York Road)

Monday, April 7, 7:00 PM
Art and Jewish Identity:
The Encounter with Early Christianity, Paganism, and Rome
Dr. Rina Talgam
Hebrew University
Reform Congregation
Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road
(US Route 611 & PA Route 73)
Elkins Park, PA 19027

BUX-MONT

(Co-Sponsor: Kehillah of Bux-Mont)

Tuesday, April 15, 7:00 PM
The Magic of Jewish Incantation Bowls: From Late Antiquity to Today
Dr. Yuval Harari
Ben-Gurion University
Congregation Beth Or
239 Welsh Road
Maple Glen, PA 19002

Tuesday, May 20, 7:30 PM
Angels, Messiahs, and the End of the World:
From Daniel to Revelation
Dr. Annette Yoshiko Reed
University of Pennsylvania
Or Hadash-
A Reconstructionist Congregation
190 Camp Hill Road
Fort Washington, PA 19034

 

WEST CHESTER

(Co-Sponsor: Kehilla of West Chester)

Friday, Feb. 8, 8:00 PM
Memories of the Holy Temple in Late Antiquity
Dr. RaÝanan Boustan
UCLA
Kesher Israel Congregation
1000 Pottstown Pike
West Chester, PA 19380

 

SOUTH NEW JERSEY

Thursday, March 6, 7:30 PM
The Ordinary Lives of Litigious Women Revealed by the Fatal Bar Kokhba Revolt
Dr. Hannah Cotton
Hebrew University
Temple Emanuel
1101 Springdale Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

This series is made possible through a generous endowment from the Harry Stern Family Foundation and the generous support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, the Jewish Community Foundation, and a consortium of local synagogues and communal institutions

Penn Lectures in Judaic Studies are free and open to the public

For Information: www.cajs.upenn.edu
Call: Dr. Cynthia Saltzman at 215.238.1290 x507
E-mail: cyns@sas.upenn.edu