Join curatorial consultant Abby Schwartz and preparator and collections manager Sheri Besso for a behind-the-scenes look at the reinstallation of the galleries devoted to Torah, Life Cycle, and Holidays and Festivals. A light lunch will be served.
Please join us to celebrate the publication of two books memorializing our teacher and colleague Dr. Alan Mintz z"l and dedicated to the Hebrew fiction of Nobel Laureate S.Y. Agnon.
In 1540, a group of silk weavers from the city of Bologna, who called themselves “the partners” (ha-shutafim), printed a two-volume compendium of the Jewish liturgy for the yearly worship cycle. This maḥzor (prayer book) included both a commentary on the liturgy by R. Yohanan b. Joseph Treves, entitled Kimha d’avishuna (Flour Milled from Roasted Grain), and a commentary on Tractate Avot of the Mishnah (an oft-quoted anthology of rabbinic wisdom) by R. Obadiah b. Jacob Sforno.
A light catered Kosher lunch will be provided.
This talk will consider how the long history of Hebrew printing can transform dominant narratives about the history of the book and the origins of modernity.
The Heller Museum, Jewish Art Salon, Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, and Canvas invite you to celebrate the publication of BRIGHTON BEACH BIBLE by Joel Silverstein, essay by Ori Z. Soltes
Join us on the historic Cincinnati campus for our inaugural Alumni Study Retreat. Don’t miss this in-depth study opportunity with HUC-JIR's renowned faculty and the chance to connect with fellow alumni and current students.
Bucking denominational trends of the early 1920s, Stephen S. Wise's Jewish Institute of Religion was founded on freedom of thought and practice. The cadre of JIR alumni who would later join the […]
Join us on January 21st in partnership with the Cincinnati Skirball Museum for an afternoon filled with creativity, connection, and artful inspiration.
Join Rabbi Haim Rechnitzer, Ph.D. as we discuss his newly published Ars-Prophetica: Theology in the Poetry of Twentieth-Century Israeli Poets Avraham Ḥalfi, Shin Shalom, Amir Gilboa, and T. Carmi.
Join us on the HUC New York campus for a 2-day event. February 7th and 8th HUC will host an open house event. Activities will include recitals, sermons, and prayer. Full details will be shared in January. Attendees will be able to create their own schedule for this event.
