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FJS Courses and Bible Study Center
Spring Trimester Begins Sunday, March 18, 2018
10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT
$100.00 - Friends of the Foundation
$120.00 - General Public
Biblical text does not spend a lot of words describing Biblical characters or their thoughts. Instead it concentrates primarily on their actions. As a result, we do not always get a full picture of the character or what motivates him or her. We are left to understand the characters and their deeds by ourselves.
Typically, we resort to either traditional or to more modern interpretations. By combining the views and theology of both we can reach a better extrapolation of the characters explored.
In class we will read stories of different characters in the Bible to find out what we can learn directly from the text, review what the traditional rabbis had to say about them, and then take a look at the modern interpretation, including feminist writings. This session we will explore women who "saved" a situation and include a special focus on prophetesses along with Aharon and Miriam.
Note that both traditionalists and modern interpreters had the same "limited" text in front of them and therefore, in some of these cases, what we will study can also be labelled as Midrash.
Event Location
Bender JCC of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD 20852
Please note: On Sunday, March 4, the class will meet at B'nai Israel at 9:40am for Dr. Benjamin Sommer's lecture: "Did the Exodus Really Happen?" Learn more about this Scholar in Residence program here.
Spring Trimester
(9 Classes)
10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT
at the Bender JCC of Greater Washington
March 18, 25 | April 8, 15, 22
May 6, 13 | June 3, 10
Sunday, March 18, 2018
10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT
Bender JCC of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD 20852
Sunday, March 18, 2018
10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT
Bender JCC of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD 20852
Session II
11 Classes
10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT
at the Bender JCC of Greater Washington
Winter Trimester
January 7, 21,28
February 4, 11, 18, 25
March 4, 11
Spring Trimester
March 18, 25
April 8, 15, 22
May 6, 13
June 3, 10
Sunday, March 18, 2018
10:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT
Bender JCC of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD 20852