Feminist Midrash

Mon, 12/13/2021, -- Kate Lawn
Feminist Midrash

7:00 – 8:30 PM on Tuesdays, March 8, 15, & 22 (Zoom)

Each session of this class will examine a different midrash from the book Dirshuni, and incredible collection of feminist midrash by modern Israeli women. We will examine these midrashim both on their own terms and to help us gain insight into the larger project of creating new Torah that speaks to us. This class is part of the Open Beit Midrash series and meets on Zoom from 7:00-8:30PM on Tuesdays, March 8, 15, & 22.

Jessica Belasco

Jess is a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where she is focusing on midrash and pastoral care, and is a Wexner Graduate Fellow. On her path to rabbinical school, Jess studied in Jerusalem for three years, as well as at Yeshivat Hadar in New York. Her interests include using Jewish sources to facilitate honest conversations about human and spiritual experience and developing disability-informed readings of Jewish text. Jess is also a fellow in the SVARA teaching Kollel.

Register here:

  • Please note that there is a member and non-member rate for this class.
  • For GJC members, registration is $30. For non-members, registration is $45. As a courtesy to our highest level donors (Nediv Lev), registration fees are waived for all Koleinu Beit Midrash classes. Scholarships are available for GJC members.
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