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URL:https://www.tbzbrookline.org/events/jewish-life-and-thought-in-medieva
 l-spain-al-andalus-with-tbz-member-rabbi-lenny-gordon-2024-04-03/
SUMMARY:Jewish Life and Thought in Medieval Spain (Al Andalus) with TBZ Mem
 ber Rabbi Lenny Gordon
DESCRIPTION: 10 Wednesdays\, Winter/Spring 2024: 2/7\, 2/14\, 2/28\, 3/6\,
  3/13\, 3/20\, 3/27\, 4/3\, 4/10 &amp\; 4/17\, 7:00-9:00 pm\, Online.\nCos
 t: $450 (financial aid is available through Hebrew College)\nOffered in co
 njunction with Me’ah: During the Middle Ages in Spain — Jews\, Christi
 ans\, and Muslims shared a common home and interacted in the realms of med
 icine\, government\, philosophy\, and mysticism. For us\, Al Andalus (Spai
 n) offers a model for a pluralistic society where diverse religious commun
 ities co-existed\, shared space\, built institutions\, and learned from on
 e another. In this way\, the Jewish men and women of medieval Spain were\,
  in some centrally important ways\, the first “modern” Jews. They were
  a religious minority\, constantly renegotiating their religious and cultu
 ral identities in the face of two vast\, overwhelmingly powerful religious
  empires. We will explore diverse strategies of leading figures who produc
 ed lasting achievements in the arts\, in religious life\, and in Jewish th
 ought\, including Maimonides (Code of Jewish Law\, Guide for the Perplexed
 )\, Nahmonides (Commentary to Genesis and the Barcelona disputation)\, Bah
 ya (Duties of the Heart)\, Rabbenu Yonah (Gates of Repentance) and Yehuda 
 Halevi (Kuzari). Their legacy continues to have an impact today as we re-i
 magine Jewish life and identity in America. No prior background is assumed
 .\nRegister Here: https://hebrewcollege.edu/blog/course/jewish-life-and-t
 hought-in-medieval-spain-al-andalus/\nSuggested Background Readings: The J
 ews of Spain\, Jane Gerber and The Ornament of the World: How Muslims\, Je
 ws and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain\, Maria
  Menocal\nNOTE: This course is designed for people interested in learning 
 more about the Jewish experience in Spain and/or interested in joining our
  Hebrew College Jewish Discovery Tour of Spain in May 2024. This May\, in 
 conjunction with Keshet Educational Tours\, ME’AH will offer a trip to e
 xplore Jewish Spain. Check out the tour details at:  https://www.keshetis
 rael.co.il/meah
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning
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