THEOLOGY AND ETHICS AFTER THE HOLOCAUST (HADAR - PROJECT ZUG)

Description

Rethinking faith after the Holocaust

Location

ONLINE

Date & Time

THURSDAYS, 12-1:30pm (ET), Nov. 12, 19; Dec. 3, 10

"No statement, theological or otherwise, should be made that would not be credible in the presence of the burning children."

 

-- Rabbi Yitz Greenberg

Course Description :

The Holocaust was more than the greatest catastrophe in Jewish history. It is a watershed in human civilization. The event challenges the credibility of religions, in particular Judaism and Christianity, confronts the fundamental assumptions and self-understanding of modern civilization, and demands revisions in ethical norms and behaviors.

One of the world's leading Holocaust theologians, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, in decades of teaching and writing, has taken up the challenges of this conversation head-on. As he concludes, the Holocaust is far too big an event to assimilate into any prior version of Jewish theology. It requires new answers and new paradigms.

In this course, we will explore Greenberg's revolutionary framework of covenant and what he sees as the core vision of Judaism in the modern world in order to begin thinking about these huge, terrifying, and challenging themes. 

THURSDAYS, 12-1:30pm (ET)

 
DATES:  Nov. 12, 19; Dec. 3, 10
About the Instructor:
 
Dr. Sandra Lilienthal has a Masters in Jewish Studies and a Doctorate in Jewish Education. In 2015, she received the prestigious Covenant Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. Sandra has over 25 years of experience in Jewish Education working with all ages in both Brazil and the US. For the past 15 years, Dr. Lilienthal has focused exclusively on teaching adults. She is a Melton faculty member and the author of the Pillars of Judaism curriculum. Sandra is currently working on the Living Wisdom curriculum - nine new courses being taught by Melton schools all around the world. She is a guest speaker at many synagogues in the tri-county area, presents at Limmud conferences in the US and Canada and is invited for scholar-in-residence programs around the country.
 
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