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:1527@tign.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T140000 DTSTAMP:20251106T180414Z URL:https://www.tign.org/events/jewish-community-scholars-program-153/ 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\nSundays\, November 2nd\, 9th\, 16th\, 23rd &\; 30th \;from 10 :00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (PT) and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom fro m Poughkeepsie\, NY\n"Judaism: The Big Questions" led by Professor Marc Mi chael Epstein\n\nProf. Marc Michael Epstein returns for a five-part\, excl usive CSP series that tackles Judaism’s most urgent\, perennial question s—rooted in deep tradition\, framed for today’s seekers. Across five S unday sessions\, we’ll probe: Nov 2nd – The Monotheism Question (are J ews really monotheistic\, and what does “real” monotheism mean?)\; Nov 9th – The Prophecy Question (who speaks for God—and who decides?)\; N ov 16th – The Land Question (why the Promised Land is both anchor and fl ashpoint)\; Nov 23rd – The Rationalism Question (how far reason can stre tch when it meets mysticism)\; and Nov 30th – The Gender &\; Sex Ques tion (reconciling ancient texts with contemporary understandings). Come to wrestle\, question\, and discover—together. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n  \;\n\nTuesday\, November 2nd\, 11th \;from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m . (PT) and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom from New Orleans\n"Seei ng into the Life of Things: Imagination and the Sacred Encounter" led by R odger Kamenetz\nIn this author presentation\, Rodger Kamenetz invites us o n an exhilarating journey that weaves together poetry\, personal experienc e\, and spiritual exploration. Drawing from his new work \;Seeing into the Life of Things\, Kamenetz reveals how imagination itself can be a nat ural spiritual path. From the rhythms of his native New Orleans to his fri endship with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi\, visionary founder of Jewish Renewal\, Kamenetz connects everyday life with the deepest spiritual longi ngs. In his talk Rodger will teach a simple but powerful blessing visualiz ation practice from his new book \; that he integrates with the mornin g Jewish gratitude prayer modeh/modah ani\, a way to cultivate resilience in difficult times. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\n\nThursdays\, Nove mber 13th\, 20th &\; Tuesday\, December 2nd from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m . (PT) and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom from London\, UK\n"Shak espeare and the Jews" led by Dr. Aviva Dautch\nJoin us at CSP for a new th ree-part series with Dr. Aviva Dautch\, exploring Shakespeare through a Je wish lens—history\, geography\, and biography. Together we’ll revisit The Merchant of Venice in light of fresh archival discoveries\, map London ’s Jewish landscape in Shakespeare’s time\, and consider the case for Emilia Bassano Lanier as the “Dark Lady.” Come learn\, question\, and discover how these stories reshape what we think we know about Shakespeare —and about ourselves. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\n\nSundays\, No vember 2nd\, 9th\, 16th\, 23rd &\; 30th \;from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a .m. (PT) and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom from Poughkeepsie\, N Y\n"Judaism: The Big Questions" led by Professor Marc Michael Epstein\n\nP rof. Marc Michael Epstein returns for a five-part\, exclusive CSP series t hat tackles Judaism’s most urgent\, perennial questions—rooted in deep tradition\, framed for today’s seekers. Across five Sunday sessions\, w e’ll probe: Nov 2nd – The Monotheism Question (are Jews really monothe istic\, and what does “real” monotheism mean?)\; Nov 9th – The Proph ecy Question (who speaks for God—and who decides?)\; Nov 16th – The La nd Question (why the Promised Land is both anchor and flashpoint)\; Nov 23 rd – The Rationalism Question (how far reason can stretch when it meets mysticism)\; and Nov 30th – The Gender &\; Sex Question (reconciling ancient texts with contemporary understandings). Come to wrestle\, questio n\, and discover—together. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\n\nTuesday November 18th from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (PT) and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom from Tel Aviv\, Israel\n"In-Between Notes: Geography\, Culture\, &\; the Shaping of Israeli Music" led by Yael Cherni\nWhat de fines Israeli music? Is there a truly local sound shaped by geography\, hi story\, and cultural fusion? How have Arabic and Middle Eastern aesthetics influenced what we now call classical music\, Israeli rock and pop? In th is session\, Yael Cherni explores these questions and traces the complex m usical dialogue between East and West that has influenced Israel’s uniqu e sonic identity. \;Join us for this special one-hour online session i n honor of the memory of CSP patron\, Bernard “Barney” Gilmore (z"l)\, beloved Professor of Music at UC Irvine. \;CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\ n \;\n\nTuesday\, October 28th\, November 25th &\; December 30 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (PT) and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom from New York (members only series)\n"Survival and Renewal: The Modern Jew ish Story of Rome" led by Dr. Samuel Gruber\nFollowing our recent three-pa rt exploration of the Jews of Rome from antiquity through the era of the G hetto\, Dr. Gruber returns to guide us into the next\, equally dramatic ch apter of this community’s story. In our new three-part series\, we will trace the journey of Roman Jewry from the 19th century to the present\, a period marked by seismic change and reinvention. From the fall of the Ghet to walls in 1870 and the opportunities and challenges of emancipation\, th rough the rise of Fascism and the devastating impact of the Holocaust\, to the difficult but determined postwar efforts at renewal\, remembrance\, a nd cultural preservation\, we will explore how one of the world’s oldest Jewish communities adapted\, endured\, and reshaped its identity in the f ace of modern upheaval. Along the way\, we will encounter voices of resili ence\, creativity\, and leadership that illuminate not only the history of Rome’s Jews\, but also broader questions of Jewish belonging\, survival \, and continuity in the modern world.  \; CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n  \;\n\nCLICK HERE FOR MORE UPCOMING SESSIONS IN NOVEMBER\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:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR