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A Taste of Maharat: Summer Learning 2024

July 9 - August 8

 

For information on the brand NEW Gemara Intensive: Mondays - Thursdays July 15 - August 2, 2024 click here

 

See what all the buzz is about, and spend five weeks learning Maharat Torah and thought with our esteemed faculty, students, and alumnae. All classes will be taught on Zoom. Open to all. Everyone is encouraged to register.

 

More information, including course descriptions, is available below.

 

Schedule

Tuesdays 1:30-3:00 pm ET

Talmudic Magic and Miracles

Director of Academic Affairs Rabbanit Dr. Liz Shayne ‘21

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Wednesdays 9:30-11:00 am ET

From Antiquity to Today: Are We Our Mothers' Daughters?

Yehudit Mazur-Shlomi ‘27 

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Wednesdays | 12:30-1:30 pm ET

Weekly Insights from the Me’or Eynayim (The Light of the Eyes)

Director of Spiritual Development Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler ‘18 

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Thursdays 1:30-3:00 pm ET

Rabbinic Insults: Exploring Talmudic Tales of Snubs and Slights 

President and Co-Founder Rabba Sara Hurwitz 

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Costs

General Community: $180 per class

Maharat Students & Alumnae: free

Students: 50% discount

Discounts are available for people who register for three or more courses.

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Financial assistance is available. Please contact Rachel Zorbaron.

Course Descriptons

Course Descriptions

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Tuesdays 1:30-3:00 pm ET

Talmudic Magic and Miracles 

Director of Academic Affairs Rabbanit Dr. Liz Shayne ‘21

The Talmud is filled with extraordinary stories, and sometimes we mean that quite literally. There are stories of rabbis working miracles, conversations about magical incantations, the first appearance of a Golem, and much more. In this class, we will look at different stories in the Talmud dealing with themes of magic and miracles and, in studying these magical narratives, understand a little more about the power of fantastical stories that shape our tradition.

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Wednesdays 9:30-11:00 am ET

From Antiquity to Today: Are We Our Mothers' Daughters?

Yehudit Mazur-Shlomi ‘27 

This course will explore the role of women in Jewish history from the heroines of the Tanakh to modern Jewish women born in Russian and Soviet empires. Each session will focus on a different pair of women throughout history, highlight the parallels between ancient and modern Jewish history, and between these women and ourselves. Come learn about the connections between women like the biblical Deborah and Golda Meir, Talmudic heroine Bruriah and Nechama Leibowitz, and more.

 

Wednesdays | 12:30-1:30 pm ET

Weekly Insights from the Me’or Eynayim (The Light of the Eyes)

Director of Spiritual Development Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler ‘18 

Learn the weekly parsha through the eyes of the Me’or Eynayim (the Light of the Eyes), the work of Menachem Nachum Twersky of Chernobyl (1730-1797), a student of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezritch. Gain spiritual and emotional strength from its profound insights. New and continuing students are welcome to join.

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Thursdays 1:30-3:00 pm ET

Rabbinic Insults: Exploring Talmudic Tales of Snubs and Slights 

President and Co-Founder Rabba Sara Hurwitz 

Throwing insults at your chevruta, friend, or guest is as ancient as the Gemara itself. But are these insults harmless, and meant in jest, or do they have irreparable consequences?  Together we will study five stories that will explore this question. And who knows, maybe you will learn some useful Talmudic slurs to toss around today!

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Gemara Intensive

Gemara Intensive

Spend three weeks learning gemara with Maharat Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Jeffrey Fox. The intensive is intended for students working on close reading of Rashi and Tosafot. The group's focus will be opening Sugyot of Masechet Nidda. The intensive will take place on Zoom. 

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The expectation is the students can prepare the gemara on their own and that shiur will be dedicated to reading rishonim on the daf. 

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Mondays-Thursdays, July 15- August 2, 2024
9:00 - 9:15 am ET: Group Learning of Mussar
9:15 - 11:30 am ET: Seder
11:30 am - 12:30 pm ET: Shiur

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Please contact jfox@yeshivatmaharat.org to learn more about the class level. 

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Costs:
General Community: $360

Maharat Students & Alumnae: free

Students: 50% discount

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Financial assistance is available. Please contact Rachel Zorbaron.

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