BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1492@tign.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T163000 DTSTAMP:20251006T141850Z URL:https://www.tign.org/events/jewish-community-scholars-program-145/ SUMMARY:Jewish Community Scholars Program DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Community Scholars Program began in 2001 in Orange C ounty California to provide high level adult Jewish education. Technology has given CSP a global reach with partner synagogues in Israel\, Europe an d all of North America. As a partner synagogue\, Temple Israel members hav e access to CJP's vast array of live presentations from top notch scholars . CSP also has an extensive archive of past programs on You Tube.\n\n  \;\n\nThursday\, October 9th\, 23rd\, &\; 30th from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p .m. (PT) and 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom from London\n"Ben Sir a\, Enoch\, and Jubilees: Jewish Texts at the Edge of the Canon" led by wi th Rabba Dr. Lindsey Taylor - Guthartz\nIn this three-part series\, we’l l explore three ancient Jewish works that stood just outside the biblical canon yet shaped Jewish imagination for centuries.\nPart 1 - Ben Sira: A 1 \,900-year-old book that almost\, but didn't quite\, make it into the Bibl e\, the Book of Ben Sira (also known as Ecclesiasticus) is full of moral a dvice\, beautiful psalm-like passages\, and some unfashionable views about women. We will look at its fascinating history and sample some of the tex t.\nPart 2 - Enoch: Enoch only has a tiny part in the book of Bereshit\, b ut his apparent failure to die inspired later Jews to fill in the rest of his story. We're going to take a look at the First Book of Enoch\, from th e 3rd century BCE\, which includes a tour of heaven\, a universe bristling with angels\, a solar calendar\, and lots of apocalyptic stuff.\nPart 3 - Jubilees: Back in the second century BCE\, an adventurous Jew decided to rewrite the Bible ... and produced the Book of Jubilees\, a fascinating re ad with all sorts of secret information on the calendar\, the early life o f Abraham\, and God's plan for the Jewish people. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\ n\n \;\n\nSunday\, October 12th from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (PT) and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom from Jerusalem\, Israel\n \;"T he Simchat Torah Flag: From Biblical Roots to Modern Israeli Icon" led by Professor Shalom Sabar\nColorful\, festive\, and deeply symbolic\, the Sim chat Torah flag has long captured the imagination of Jewish children and c ommunities. Although its material history extends only to the late 19th ce ntury\, its conceptual roots lie in biblical and rabbinic traditions of th e degel (“banner”) and degel Torah. This lecture traces how the flag b ecame a miniature emblem of joy\, devotion\, and continuity—first in Ash kenazi communities\, especially in Eastern Europe\, later reshaped by Zion ist imagery\, and eventually reinterpreted in Israel and America. Its evol ving iconography—from the emblems of the 12 Tribes\, Torah scrolls\, and the Ark flanked by Moses and Aaron\, to Zionist leaders such as Herzl and Nordau\, and even the victorious generals of the Six Day War—mirrors ch anging Jewish identities\, hopes\, and ideals. Today\, contemporary design s reflect the diversity of Jewish life\, ranging from ultra-Orthodox inter pretations to politically correct\, modern versions. \; CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\n\nThursday\, October 16th from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m . (PT) and 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom from Washington\, DC\n" My Father’s Paradise: A Journey into Jewish Kurdistan" led by Ariel Saba r\nJoin award-winning journalist and author Ariel Sabar for a conversation about his acclaimed book My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq. Part memoir\, part history\, the book traces Sabar’s journey alongside his father\, a Jewish scholar born in a remot e Kurdish village\, as he uncovers the extraordinary story of one of the w orld’s oldest and most isolated Jewish communities. Through personal nar rative\, cultural history\, and themes of identity\, exile\, and belonging \, Sabar invites us into a moving exploration of heritage and the bonds be tween generations. \;  \;CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\n\nSun day\, October 19th from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (PT) and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom from NYC\n"Lines of Identity: A Conversation with C artoonist Liana Finck" led by Liana Finck\nAcclaimed cartoonist Liana Finc k draws with humor\, honesty\, and heart on everything from the awkwardnes s of daily life to the weight of cultural memory. A regular contributor to The New Yorker and author of graphic works such as Passing for Human and Let There Be Light\, Finck reimagines biblical stories\, wrestles with que stions of faith and doubt\, and explores motherhood\, Jewish identity and being human in general in both personal and universal ways. In this interv iew\, she will reflect on her creative process\, the intersection of art a nd Judaism\, and the power of cartoons to capture what is both timeless an d deeply contemporary.  \; CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\n\nCLICK HERE FOR MORE UPCOMING SESSIONS IN OCTOBER\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tign.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ Jewish-Community-Scholars-Program-2024_25_hero-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR