Exile and the Jews

This series will examine Jewish responses to exile from the biblical period to the modern day. Considering texts from all genres of Jewish literary, we will explore how the realities and interpretations of exile have shaped Judaism, Jewish politics, and individual Jewish identity for millennia. The word "exile" and its Hebrew equivalent, galut, evoke darkness, bleakness - and yet the condition offers spiritual renewal and endangers great expressions of Jewish cultural creativity. 

Please join us for the following classes:

• Exile as Human Condition (September 4th)
• Exile in Ancient History (September 18, Otcober 9 and 23)
• Exile and Holidays (November 6 and December 4)
• Divine Presence in Exile (December 18 and January 8)
• Exile as Penance and Atonement (January 22 and February 5)
• Life in Exile (February 12 and March 5)
• Internalized Exile (March 26 and April 2)
• Exile in Medieval and Modern History (April 16 and April 30)
• Language as the Locus of Exile (May 14)
• Negation, Ambivalence, Affirmation of Exile (May 28 and June 11)
• Make-up Day (June 25)

Wedesdays, 1-2:30 PM

KTI Social Hall

Registration Required

Participants are strongly encouraged to purchase their own copy of the book Exile and the Jews, edited by Nancy E. Berg and Marc Saperstein (JPS, 2024):

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