Jewish History Lectures Schedule!
Jewish History Lectures Resume October 19 at Avenue J
JEWISH HISTORY @ AVENUE J
A Community Project of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
Monday Evenings, 7-8 pm, 1602 Avenue J, Brooklyn NY 11230
Beginning October 19, 2015
Open to the Community
Separate Seating
All Lectures are Free of Charge
Free Download of The Kabbalah of Forgiveness (Tomer Devorah)
Free for the High Holiday Season: a free download of The Kabbalah of Forgiveness, a translation and commentary of Rabbi Moshe Cordovero’s Tomer Devorah. Especially valuable reading in preparation for Yom Kippur!
To download, visit https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/464044 and enter coupon code BQ57Y, valid through October 7, 2015.
If you really must have a hard copy, visit Amazon or Createspace.
May you enjoy the cleansing power of forgiveness!
Avraham Zacuto, Jewish Astronomer to Columbus (This Week in Jewish History)
Brief video describing the life and activity of Avraham Zacuto, Spanish-Jewish Astronomer and Historian whose work contributed directly to the travels of Christopher Columbus and other 15th-century explorers.
Jews, Tisha B’Av, and World War I (This Week in Jewish History)
Brief discussion of the anniversary of Tisha B’Av, the onset of World War I, and its implications for Jewish History.
Warsaw Ghetto Deportation (This Week in Jewish History)
In July of 1942 (coinciding with Av 5702), the Nazis began a major deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto to the Treblinka concentration camp. By September, 235,000 Warsaw Jews were murdered in the gas chambers.
Rashi (This Week in Jewish History)
Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitshak) was a great 11th century commentator on the Torah. This brief video outlines his major scholarly contribution within historical context.
Who was Viktor Frankl? Jewish Biography as History
Viktor Frankl was a noted psychologist whose experience in the Holocaust formed the basis of logotherapy, his therapeutic approach to help people find meaning in suffering and in life.
Who Was Sigmund Freud? Jewish Biography as History
A brief biography of Sigmund Freud, with emphasis on his Jewish background and identity. Part of the Jewish Biography as History Series, more available at http://www.henryabramson.com.
