Bible by the Bay
Sunday, April 13, 2008
A day of biblical learning with a rich array of workshops by leading scholars.
Keynote address by Professor Ziony Zevit
Were We Slaves in Egypt? Was there an Exodus? A conquest of Canaan?
Biblical Archaeology and Common Sense
Workshop session 1:
- Hardening Pharaoh’s Heart: The Moral Dilemma with Ken Cohen
- The Bible in Islam with Maha ElGenaidi
- How the Rabbis Read and Misread the Bible with Prof. Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert
- How Did they Write the Bible? The Origins of the Hebrew Alphabet with Dr. Jehon Grist
- Jerusalem: From Biblical Times to Today with Rabbi Daniel Kohn
- Independence: Narratives of the Nation, a State and Ourselves from the Bible to Modern-day Israel with Igael Gurin Malous
Workshop session 2:
- Heart on a Leash: The Biblical Story of Balaam and his Ass; A Cautionary Tale about the Importance of Mindful Living with Rabbi Alan Lew
- Listen to Her Voice: Women in the Bible with Miki Raver
- What the Bible Left Out: Miriam in Modern Poetry with Yiskah Rosenfeld
- Basic Human Rights in Biblical and Jewish Law with Nitzhia Shaked
- Thrive or Survive: Search for Meaning through Biblical Wisdom Literature
with Rabbi Henry Shreibman - The 12 Spies: Learning to Balance Vision with Reality with Rabbi Noam Silverman
- The Power of Regret: Abraham's Secret Trial with Rabbi Dan Steinberg
Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 1:00-5:00 pm
Kehillah Jewish High School
3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto - map
$15-25
Register with Lehrhaus Judaica at: www.lehrhaus.org/B3/register.html
(510) 845-6420
