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Weekend Study
Scholars in Residence	Saturday Afternoon Learning Series

Scholars in Residence Weekends
The congregation is pleased to present four scholar weekends during 5769. We will welcome these noted scholars to teach throughout the weekend. Please see below for individual weekend schedules. Open to the community at no charge. Saturday morning talks will take place during the Shabbat service, which begins at 9:30. Saturday afternoon talks will take place following the service, at approximately 12:30 p.m., in conjunction with a light Kiddush lunch. This year's theme is  "The Bible as Art and Inspiration" Flyer coming soon
Prof. Amy Kalmanofsky Assistant Professor of Bible, Jewish Theological Seminary		January 23 - 25, 2009
Mothers, Daughters and Sisters: The Real, the Ideal and the Monstrous in the Hebrew Bible   Friday, 8:15 p.m.: "Women in the Bible and the Biblical World" Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. (during the service): D'var Torah Saturday afternoon (after the service): "Monstrous Mothers and the Maternal Ideal in the Hebrew Bible" Sunday morning: "Powerful or Problematic? Sisters and Daughters in the Bible"
Sponsored by the Mozelle Saltz Memorial Endowment Fund as part of Sisterhood Shabbat
Cantor Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelson Instructor in Nusach, H.L.Miller Cantorial School at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and the Hebrew Union College School of Sacred Music		February 20 - 22, 2009
Musical Pathways to Spirituality   Friday, 6:15 p.m.: Carlebach and Debbie Friedman Shabbat Service at 6:15 p.m. Lecture at 8:30 p.m.: "Music: Bringing the Community and the Service Together" Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. (during the service): "Actively Participating in Cantorial Singing" Saturday afternoon (after the service): "Zemirot (table songs): the Building Blocks of Synagogue Music" Sunday morning: "Behind the Scenes of the Movie A Cantor's Tale"
Sponsored by the Tillie Laskin Fenichel Scholar-in-Residence Fund
Rabbi Max Ticktin Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature, George Washington University		March 20 - 22, 2009
Modern Jewish Literature as Midrash   Friday, 8:15 p.m. (during the service): "The Bible and Modern Hebrew Poetry" Saturday afternoon (after the service): "The Bible and Hebrew Fiction" Sunday morning: "Biblical Themes and Characters in Yiddish Literature"
Sponsored by the Tillie Laskin Fenichel Scholar Fund, the Esther Saks Abelman Yiddish Culture Fund, and the Jewish Study Center
Prof. Robert Alter Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, Jewish Studies Program, University of California at Berkeley		May 15 - 17, 2009
The Bible as Great Literature   Friday, 8:15 p.m. (during the service): "Reading Biblical Narrative" Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. (during the service): D'var Torah Saturday afternoon (after the service): "Reading Biblical Poetry: Psalms" Sunday morning: "Kohelet: Wisdom Literature in the Bible"
Sponsored by the Tillie Laskin Fenichel Scholar-in-Residence Fund

Saturday Afternoon Learning Series
*Rabbi Jay David Sales, z"l, Memorial Shiur Individuals of all levels are welcome to attend this interactive, no- pressure text-based study, which is taught by various members of the community. No Hebrew reading ability is necessary. Teachers have included: Baruch Weiss, Norman Shore, Shira Hannah Fischer, Rabbi Morris Faierstein, Shalom Flank, Rabbi Joel Alter, Rabbi Gilah Langner, Rabbi Kenneth Cohen, Rabbi Toby Manewith, Sheldon Kimmel, Paul Blank, Nechama Masliansky, David Smolar, Alisa Abrams, Erica Sager Pelman, Rosa Alonso, and Rabbi Charles Feinberg. Open to all, no charge and no need to register. One Shabbat (Saturday) each month, after Kiddush, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. A room will be available for parents who provide adult supervision of children during the shiur.		2008 - 09 Dates forthcoming
* Rabbi Jay David Sales was a teacher of Bible, Rabbinics, and Hebrew language, and a highly involved member of the Jewish community. Jay passed away at the early age of 41. This series is dedicated to his memory and to continuing the loving study of Torah he nurtured during his life.

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