REGISTRATION
Ethics of Jewish Living |
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Day and Time: Tuesdays, 9:30am Start Date: Aug 25, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: Aug 25; Sep 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov 3, 10, 17; Dec 1, 8; Jan 5, 12, 19, 26; Feb 2, Feb 9, 16, 23; Mar 2, 9, 16, 23; Apr 6, 13, 20 Location: via Zoom Faculty: Talya Gorsetman - OR - Day and Time: Mondays, 8pm Start Date: Oct 13, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: Oct 13, 20, 27; Nov 10, 17; Dec 1, 8, 15; Jan 5, 12, 19, 26; Feb 2, 9, 16, 23; Mar 2, 9, 16, 23; Apr 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18, 25 Location: The Temple Faculty: Rabbi Steven Rau - OR - Day and Time: TBA Start Date: Spring 2021 Dates & Exceptions: TBA Location: Congregation Etz Chaim Faculty: Rabbi Dan Dorsch |
Crossroads of Jewish History |
Day and Time: Tuesdays, 10:45 am Start Date: Aug 25, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: Aug 25; Sep 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov 3, 10, 17; Dec 1, 8; Jan 5, 12, 19, 26; Feb 2, Feb 9, 16, 23; Mar 2, 9, 16, 23; Apr 6, 13, 20 Location: via Zoom Faculty: Judy Stolovitz - OR - Day and Time: Mondays, 7 pm Start Date: Oct 13, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: Oct 13, 20, 27; Nov 10, 17; Dec 1, 8, 15; Jan 5, 12, 19, 26; Feb 2, 9, 16, 23; Mar 2, 9, 16, 23; Apr 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18, 25 Location: The Temple Faculty: Rabbi Adam Starr |
Purposes of Jewish Living |
Day and Time: Wednesdays, 11:15 am-12:15 pm Start Date: Aug 26, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: Aug 26; Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov 4, 11, 8; Dec 2, 9; Jan 6, 13, 20, 27; Feb 3; Feb 10, 17, 24; Mar 3, 10, 17, 24; Apr 7, 14, 21. Location: via Zoom Faculty: Judy Stolovitz |
Rhythms of Jewish Living |
Day and Time: Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00 am Start Date: Aug 26, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: Aug 26; Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov 4, 11, 8; Dec 2, 9; Jan 6, 13, 20, 27; Feb 3; Feb 10, 17, 24; Mar 3, 10, 17, 24; Apr 7, 14, 21. Location: via Zoom Faculty: Talya Gorsetman - OR - Day and Time: Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm Start Date: Aug 25, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: Aug 25; Sep 1, 8,15, 22, 29; Oct 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov 3, 10, 17; Dec 1, 8; Jan 5, 12, 19, 26; Feb 2, 9, 16, 23; Mar 2, 9, 16, 23; Apr 6, 13, 20 Location: via Zoom/ Congregation Shearith Israel Faculty: Rabbi Melvin Sirner |
Jewish Denominations: Addressing the Challenges of Modernity |
Day and Time: Thursdays, 9-10:30 am Start Date: Aug 27, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: Aug 27; Sep 3, 10, 17, 24; Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Location: via Zoom/ Weber School Faculty: Judy Stolovitz - OR - Day and Time: Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30 am Start Date: Sept 8, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: Sept 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct 6, 13, 20; 27; Nov 3, 10, 17; Dec 1, 8, 15 Jan 5 (excluding Nov. 24, December 22, Jan. 29) Location: via Zoom/ Congregation Bnai Torah Faculty: Devorah Lowenstein |
Exploring a Forgotten World: A Social History of Medieval Jewry as Revealed in the Cairo Genizah |
Day and Time: Mondays, 7 pm (and one Wednesday) Start Date: Oct 5, 2020 Dates & Exceptions Oct 5,12, 19, 26; Nov 2, 9, 16, 30; Dec 7, 14 Location: via Zoom/ Congregation Etz Chaim Faculty: Dr. Shelley Buxbaum - OR - Day and Time: Tuesdays, 10:30 am-12 noon Start Date: Fall 2020 Dates & Exceptions: TBA Location: Temple Sinai Faculty: Dr. Shelley Buxbaum - OR - Day and Time: Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm Start date: October 2020 Location: Zoom with Congregation B’nai Torah |
Beyond Borders: The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict |
Day and Time: Fridays, 9 am Start Date: Aug 21, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: Aug 21, 28; Sep 11, 25; Oct 16, 30; Nov 6, 20; Dec 4, 11 Location: Private Home Faculty: Liora Krug - OR - Day and Time: Fridays, 9 am Start Date: Jan 8, 2021 Dates & Exceptions: Jan 8, 22; Feb 5, 19; Mar 5, 19; Apr 16, 23; May 7, 14. Location: Private Home Faculty: Liora Krug |
Jewish Medical Ethics |
Day and Time: Tuesdays, 10:30 am-12 pm Start Date: Spring 2021 Dates & Exceptions: TBA Location: Temple Sinai Faculty: Dr. Shelley Buxbaum |
Social Justice: The Heart of Judaism in Theory and Practice |
Day and Time: Wednesdays, 9-10:30 am Start Date: Aug 19, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: Aug 21, 28; Sep 11, 25; Oct 16, 30; Nov 6, 20; Dec 4, 11 Location: The Kehilla Faculty: Rabbi Reuven Travis |
Foundations of Jewish Family Living |
Day and Time: Evenings Start Date: October 2020 Dates & Exceptions: TBA Location: Congregation B’nai Torah Faculty: Rabbi Ari Konigsberg |
Exodus / Shemot Part II: Revelation and Revolution |
Day and Time: Mondays, 10-11:30 am Start Date: Aug 17, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/14, 9/21, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9 Location: Congregation Ohr Hatorah Faculty: Talya Gorsetman |
Leviticus / Vayikra: A Call to Holiness |
Day and Time: Mondays, 10-11:30 am Start Date: Nov 16, 2020 Dates & Exceptions: 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 1/4, 1/11, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8 Location: Congregation Oh Hatorah Faculty: Rabbi Adam Starr |
Numbers / BeMidbar: Leadership Defied and Defended |
Day and Time: Mondays, 10-11:30 am Start Date: Feburary 22, 2021 Dates & Exceptions: 2/22, 3/1,3/8,3/15,4/5,4/12,4/19,4/26, 5/3 Location: Congregation Ohr Hatorah Faculty: Rabbi Adam Starr |
INFORMATION
Director
Talya Gorsetman, MJCCA Lisa F. Brill Institute For Jewish Learning, Director
Talya was born and raised in Manhattan and studied at Jewish day school before attending Midreshet Lindenbaum, a post-high school program in Israel teaching women Bible, Talmud, and Jewish law. Talya studied at Stern College for Women, earned her bachelor’s degree in Jewish studies from Yeshiva University, and attended Hunter College’s theater master’s program. Talya married Rabbi Adam Starr and went to Israel to complete the post-college Women’s Bruriah Scholars program at Midreshet Lindenbaum. Talya moved to Atlanta, serving as Drama Director at Camps Ramah, Moshava, and Yeshiva Atlanta High School. Talya was recently the Performing Arts Director at the Atlanta Jewish Academy. Talya and Rabbi Adam Starr are delighted to raise their children in the Atlanta Jewish community.
Assistant Director
Judy Stolovitz
Judy is the Program Associate at the Lisa F. Brill Institute for Jewish Learning at the MJCCA. She served on the GHA and AJA Boards for over a decade and in 2014, as Board President of GHA, she was involved in the creation of AJA. She received her M.A. in Islamic Studies and a Diploma in Education from McGill University and a B.A. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University. Judy is married with three wonderful children.
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Lisa F Brill Institute for Jewish Learning at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA)
5342 Tilly Mill Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
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