Sunday Series on Prophetic Voices
with Rabbi David
You are welcome to come to as many as you’d like. There is a discount for registering for all four sessions and if you sign up as a couple. Each session will be in person at Am Kolel’s Rockville Center & on Zoom at 10:30AM.
Session 1 - February 23 - Hebrew Prophets 1: Amos, Isaiah, and Jeremiah
Recommended Text: The Prophets, An Introduction by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Session 2 - March 30 - Hebrew Prophets 2: Hosea, Micah, and Ezekiel
Session 3 - April 27 - Modern Prophetic Voices: Martin Buber and Hannah Arendt
Martin Buber is an Austrian Jewish philosopher, author of On Zion and A Land of Two Peoples. Hannah Arendt is a twentieth century German Jewish philosopher who wrote on wealth, power, democracy and totalitarianism.
Session 4 - June 1 - Erev Shavuot, Prophetic Voices Today
Standing at Sinai with Arthur Waskow, Ernestine Rose, Judith Plaskow, and Peter Beinhart
Get more info on pricing and register at www.amkolel.org/courses If you have trouble registering contact Melissa at 301-770-4648 or email admin@amkolel.org.
Am Kolel - Kehila Library
Check out the Am Kolel - Kehila Library website! Four dedicated women, 3 retired libarians, Michelle Schuster, Judy Furash, Susan Freiband, and another wonderful volunteer, Roz Timberg, have spent the past year digitizing collection and are about 3/4 done with cataloging the collection online. Click here to learn more about the Am Kolel-Kehila library and browse the collection.
Looking for a secure future for Israel?
Want to help, but are confused? Consider these:
New Israel Fund: For over 40 years the NIF has worked to make Israel a more equal and democratic society. https://www.nif.org/
Standing Together: Grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace and social justice. https://www.standing-together.org/
A Land for All: A movement comprised of Israeli Jews, Palestinian citizens of Israel, and Palestinians, which proposes a two-state confederation as the solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. https://www.alandforall.org/
Torat Tzedek (Torah of Justice): Led by Rabbi Arik Ascherman, fights for the rights of Palestinians and Bedouins residing in the West Bank and Israel. https://www.torat-tzedek.org/
Rabbis for Human Rights: Israeli organization working in Israel and the occupied territories to prevent violations of human rights. https://www.rhr.org.il/
Alliance for Middle East Peace: Network of Palestinian and Israeli peacebuilders https://www.allmep.org/
Shalom Hartman Institute: Founded by modern Orthodox Jews, its mission is to strengthen Jewish peoplehood, identity, and pluralism and to enhance the Jewish and democratic character of Israel. https://www.hartman.org.il/
Women Wage Peace: Israeli grassroots peace movement with a goal to pressure the Israeli government https://www.womenwagepeace.org.il/en/
Feel Beit: A culture house for creating art, expanding perspectives and imagining new ways forward for Jerusalem. https://www.feelbeit.com/
