Tikkun Leil Shavuot

In the Valley, the Board of Rabbis of Greater Phoenix is offering a Tikkun Leil Shavuot gathering, a free study program, in preparation for the holiday from 7-9:45 pm on May 21 at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N Scottsdale Road.

Up for discussion is: Seven Weeks Later: Imagine transporting the four children of the Seder to Mount Sinai for the giving of the Torah. How would each child–wise, wicked, simple and unable to ask–respond to revelation? The session will consider different ways that Jewish texts have understood the blessing–and burden–of accepting the Torah.

Keynote speaker is Rabbi Dvora E. Weisberg, PhD. Rabbi Weisberg is Associate Professor of Rabbinics and Director of the School of Rabbinic Studies at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles. Her book, Levirate Marriage and the Family in Ancient Judaism, (University Press of New England/Brandeis University Press, 2009) explores the ancient rabbis’ vision of the family and the roles of individuals within it; it was a finalist in the 2009 National Jewish Book Awards.

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