Prof. Ruhama Weiss, Jerusalem

Talmud Course: The Rabbis of the Amora’ic Period

This course deals with the world and the mindset of the Amora’im. Up to Pesach we are going to study sugiyot from tractate Pesachim, in May we will continue to get to know these rabbis through the lense of tractate Yoma.

Wednesdays, February 1 and 15, March 1, 15 and 29, May 10, 17 and 31

9:00-10:30 London / 10:00-11:30 CET / 11:00-12:30 Jerusalem

To receive the Zoom link please write to: dr.u.offenberg at web.de

 

 

Rabbi Akiva Weingarten, Dresden/Basel:

Radicalism or Ultra-Orthodoxy? Ideas and Development of Chassidut

Mini-Course of 4 classes:

Tuesdays, February 7 and 21, March 14 and 28, 10:00-11:00 London / 11:00-12:00 CET

To receive the Zoom link please write to: rabbinat at migwan.ch

 

 

Rabbi Ruven Bar Ephraim, Zurich:

Veganism and Judaism

What can we find in our sources about cruelty towards animals and about the question: Is it a mitzvah to eat animals or their produce? 

Mini-Course of 2 classes

Wednesdays, March 8 and 22, 10:00-11:00 London / 11:00-12:00 CET

To receive the Zoom link please write to: rabbiyehoshoua at gmail.com

 

 

Rabbi Akiva Weingarten, Dresden/Basel:

Why People Leave the Ultra-Orthodox World

What does it mean to grow up there? Which tasks does this put in front of Liberal Judaism? Why is this a chance for non-Orthodox Judaism?

Wednesday, April 19, 10:00-11:00 London / 11:00-12:00 CET

To receive the Zoom link please write to: rabbinat at migwan.ch

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Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild, London/Milano

End of Life issues 

How does progressive Judaism deal with the pragmatic and the philosophical questions that arise in today’s world of medicalised dying and autonomy of individuals? Texts and discussion. 

Mini-Course of 2 classes

Mondays, April 17 and 24, 10:00-11:00 London / 11:00-12:00 CET

To receive the Zoom link please write to: dr.u.offenberg at web.de

 

Rabbi Ulrike Offenberg, Berlin/Hamelin:

Regina Jonas and her Rabbinic Work in Berlin and Theresienstadt 1938-1944

New research about the life and work of the first woman rabbi

Tuesday, May 2, 10:00-11:00 London / 11:00-12:00 CET

To receive the Zoom link please write to: dr.u.offenberg at web.de

 

Rabbi Nathan Alfred, Jerusalem:

Torah Through Animals

Animals lurk throughout the Torah (indeed in every parasha they can be found!) - we just often neglect them. This session will demonstrate how focussing attention on animals can shed light on several textual and topical issues. 

Thursday, May 11, 11:00-12:00 CET / 12:00-13:00 Jerusalem

To receive the Zoom link please write to: dr.u.offenberg at web.de

 

Rabbi Jackie Tabick, London:

Why Do People Convert?

Looking at her research for her PhD and her experiences running the Reform Beit Din for the UK and the European Progressive Beit Din, Jackie will try to begin to unravel motivations and the way they are now changing in the UK.

Wednesday, June 14, 10:00-11:00 London / 11:00-12:00 CET

To receive the Zoom link please write to: dr.u.offenberg at web.de

 

Rabbi Iris Ferreira, Strasbourg:

Chaza”l and Gender.

What does their frame of thinking offer to us in the modern world – and in which ways may we challenge it?

Mini-Course of 3 classes

Tuesdays, June 6, 13 and 20, 10:00-11:00 London / 11:00-12:00 CET

To receive the Zoom link please write to: rabbiyehoshoua at gmail.com

 

Language:

Tuition will take place in English, but access to the texts in Hebrew and Aramaic is expected.

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Where:

The course is going to be held via Zoom over the Internet. 

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Payment details:

The classes by Prof. Ruhama Weiss will cost 80 Euros for the 8 classes, payable to ERA.
 

All other classes are offered free of charge for ERA members, but we would be grateful for a donation to ERA for any classes you attend.
 

We all also be offering you the opportunity to watch recordings if you are unable to attend in real time.

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You may either pay by wire transfer (Preferred method) using the bank information here below:

BANK: BNP PARIBAS FORTIS

ACCOUNT NAME: ERA

ACCOUNT ADDRESS: 80 rue des Primeurs, 1190 Brussels, Belgium

IBAN: BE73 0018 5114 4360

BIC: GEBABEBB

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Or you may pay by card using the following link on our Payfacile payment platform :
https://www.payfacile.com/era/c/shiurim-5783

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