Events
Revolutionary Text Study
Session 5 of 6
A Six-Part Series on Michael Walzer's Exodus and Revolution
Do you have the same conversations at your Passover Seder, year after year? Are you looking for something that might spice things up this time around? Do you crave substantive and meaningful Jewish learning in community? Do you seek connections between traditional Jewish texts and contemporary political history?
Exodus and Revolution, by Michael Walzer, traces the dynamics of revolution, redemption and liberation through the biblical story of the Israelites leaving Egypt for the Promised Land. It also examines later retellings of Exodus by diverse groups including classical rabbinic interpreters and political actors who used the story as the rallying point for their own revolutionary struggles – from African American resistance to slavery and Jim Crow, to the British and French Revolutions, to the guerilla liberators of various Latin American countries.
Over the course of 6 weeks together, we will unpack Exodus and Revolution through intensive learning in chevrutah (in pairs) and through facilitated discussions that will be guided by some of NYC's leading rabbis, scholars, and activists.
April 9, 2008
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
TBA
New York, NY
RSVP to Audrey at 212.792.2871 or asasson@ajws.org. This program is brought to you by American Jewish World Service, AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, and Encounter.
