BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1532@tign.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T140000 DTSTAMP:20251110T182959Z URL:https://www.tign.org/events/jewish-community-scholars-program-155/ 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\nThursdays\, November 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 f rom London\, UK\n"Shakespeare and the Jews" led by Dr. Aviva Dautch\nJoin us at CSP for a new three-part series with Dr. Aviva Dautch\, exploring Sh akespeare through a Jewish lens—history\, geography\, and biography. Tog ether we’ll revisit The Merchant of Venice in light of fresh archival di scoveries\, map London’s Jewish landscape in Shakespeare’s time\, and consider the case for Emilia Bassano Lanier as the “Dark Lady.” Come l earn\, question\, and discover how these stories reshape what we think we know about Shakespeare—and about ourselves. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nSundays\, November 2nd\, 9th\, 16th\, 23rd &\; 30th \;fro m 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (PT) and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom from Poughkeepsie\, NY\n"Judaism: The Big Questions" led by Professor Mar c Michael Epstein\n\nProf. Marc Michael Epstein returns for a five-part\, exclusive CSP series that tackles Judaism’s most urgent\, perennial ques tions—rooted in deep tradition\, framed for today’s seekers. Across fi ve Sunday sessions\, we’ll probe: Nov 2nd – The Monotheism Question (a re Jews really monotheistic\, and what does “real” monotheism mean?)\; Nov 9th – The Prophecy Question (who speaks for God—and who decides?) \; Nov 16th – The Land Question (why the Promised Land is both anchor an d flashpoint)\; Nov 23rd – 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). Com e to wrestle\, question\, 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-Betwe en Notes: Geography\, Culture\, &\; the Shaping of Israeli Music" led b y Yael Cherni\nWhat defines Israeli music? Is there a truly local sound sh aped by geography\, history\, and cultural fusion? How have Arabic and Mid dle Eastern aesthetics influenced what we now call classical music\, Israe li rock and pop? In this session\, Yael Cherni explores these questions an d traces the complex musical dialogue between East and West that has influ enced Israel’s unique sonic identity. \;Join us for this special one -hour online session in honor of the memory of CSP patron\, Bernard “Bar ney” Gilmore (z"l)\, beloved Professor of Music at UC Irvine. \;CLIC K HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\n\nThursdays\, November 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"Shakespeare and the Jews" le d by Dr. Aviva Dautch\nJoin us at CSP for a new three-part series with Dr. Aviva Dautch\, exploring Shakespeare through a Jewish lens—history\, ge ography\, and biography. Together we’ll revisit The Merchant of Venice i n 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 stori es reshape what we think we know about Shakespeare—and about ourselves. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\n\nTuesday\, October 28th\, November 25 th &\; 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 a nd Renewal: The Modern Jewish Story of Rome" led by Dr. Samuel Gruber\nFol lowing our recent three-part exploration of the Jews of Rome from antiquit y through the era of the Ghetto\, Dr. Gruber returns to guide us into the next\, equally dramatic chapter of this community’s story. In our new th ree-part series\, we will trace the journey of Roman Jewry from the 19th c entury to the present\, a period marked by seismic change and reinvention. From the fall of the Ghetto walls in 1870 and the opportunities and chall enges of emancipation\, through the rise of Fascism and the devastating im pact of the Holocaust\, to the difficult but determined postwar efforts at renewal\, remembrance\, and cultural preservation\, we will explore how o ne of the world’s oldest Jewish communities adapted\, endured\, and resh aped its identity in the face of modern upheaval. Along the way\, we will encounter voices of resilience\, creativity\, and leadership that illumina te not only the history of Rome’s Jews\, but also broader questions of J ewish belonging\, survival\, and continuity in the modern world.  \; C LICK 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