Haftarah Class
Led by Jeffrey Rosen

Outsized  prophetic personalities! High holiday introspection! Divine admonition and catastrophe! Three strong women who are feminist role models! These topics and more will be featured as the  Adult Education Committee  presents the eighth year of Haftarah Classes.

The classes will be held on the second TUESDAY of each month at 4:00 pm via Zoom.  

This year’s classes will follow the general format of prior years’ classes. The class involves detailed discussion and textual analysis of each of the Haftarot described below in English with occasional reference to the Hebrew . 

The class strives to be inclusive . No knowledge of Hebrew or Jewish texts is required. Everyone is welcome, regardless of background or level of knowledge.

Each class is devoted to the study of a specific Haftarah. Themes considered include the historical background  and character of the Prophet who authored the Haftarah ; the historical context of the Haftorah; the structure and theme of the Haftarah; how the Haftarah relates to the holiday or Torah portion with which that Haftarah is associated; and what other portions of the Tanach , Jewish classics, or outside literary sources might illuminate that Haftarah. These outside sources  have ranged from “Oedipus Rex'' to Shakespeare to “The Godfather.”   

September 10, 2024: HAFTARAH FOR THE SECOND DAY OF ROSH HASHANAH- JEREMIAH 31:2 -20,  ETZ HAYIM  P.1230.

 Who was Jeremiah? How does this Haftarah fit into our High Holiday themes of remembrance and mercy? What does this Haftarah say about redemption? Can we relate this Haftarah to the very special Torah reading for the Second Day of Rosh Hashanah, the Akedah?

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