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Guide to AdultEducation 2014-2015Open my eyes, that I may perceive the wonders of your teaching.– Psalm 119:18



WHAT'S NEW? HEBREW UNION COLLEGE–JEWISH INSTITUTEOF RELIGION COMES TO WHC ACADEMYWe're bringing the intellectual and educational leaders of theReform Movement to WHC for a special four-week course.HUC-JIR's students and alumni are leaders in synagogues,schools, and Jewish institutions worldwide. Now you can ex-perience what it's like to learn at HUC-JIR firsthand.See page 5 for more information.INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF JEWISHCIVILIZATIONJoin WHC's newest rabbi, Joseph A. Skloot, for an excitingexploration of the classic texts of Judaism. During this yearlongcourse, you'll journey from the ancient period, when our an-cestors composed the Hebrew Bible, to the birth of the modernState of Israel.See page 4 for more information.CONGREGATIONAL CONVERSATIONSThrough Congregational Conversations, WHC will take 24hours, from November through June, to study and discussthe themes of one book, Ari Shavit's My Promised Land. Wewill discuss the reality and future of Israel, Zionism, and Jew-ish identity, and we will ask ourselves: What is my PromisedLand?See page 9 for more information. WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015 | 3

WHC ACADEMY  Make Monday nights \"Academy Night.\" See what courses we have to offerstarting this fall and explore how you can deepen your connection toJudaism.WHC ACADEMY SCHEDULE:7:00–8:00 pm Mini Courses and Intro to Judaism8:00–8:15 pm Coffee Break and Conversation8:15–9:15 pm Core CourseCORE COURSEINTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF JEWISH CIVILIZATIONPart I: From the Canonization of the Hebrew Bible Through theSpanish ExpulsionMondays starting 10/6Part II: From Columbus’ Voyage Through the Founding of the Stateof IsraelMondays starting 1/5Instructor: Rabbi Joseph A. SklootTime: 8:15–9:15 pmLocation: TempleRegistration: See page 18Travel back in time and attempt to enter the minds of our ancestors byreading selections from the \"classics\" of Jewish civilization. Determinewhat these texts teach about the people who composed them, the timesin which they were composed, and what they have meant to their readerspast and present.The fall semester will focus on the ancient and medieval periods, from thecomposition of the Hebrew Bible through the Spanish expulsion. In thespring, we will concentrate on the early modern and modern periods, fromColumbus’ voyage to the New World through the birth of the modern Stateof Israel.Students are welcome to sign up for one semester or join us for a full yearof study.4 | WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015

WHC ACADEMY: FALL  MINI COURSESHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionComes to WHC AcademyStudy and engage in dialogue with some of today's greatest minds in Jewishscholarship.Time: 7:00–8:00 pmLocation: TempleRegistration: See page 18The State of American Judaism Today: A Dialogue with Rabbi AaronPanken and Rabbi M. Bruce LustigMonday, 10/6Instructor: Rabbi Aaron Panken, Ph.D., President of HUC-JIRReorienting American Liberal Judaism for the Twentieth Century:Stephen S. Wise and the Early Years of the Jewish Instituteof ReligionMonday, 10/13Instructor: Rabbi Shirley Idelson, Ph.D., Dean of HUC-JIR/New YorkHava Shapiro: The First Hebrew Feminist ForemotherMonday, 10/20Instructor: Dr. Wendy Zierler, Ph.D., Professor of Modern JewishLiterature and Feminist StudiesLet Justice Roll Like Water: Prophetic Roots of Modern DaySocial ActionMonday, 10/27Instructor: Rabbi Andrea Weiss, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Bible WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015 | 5

WHC ACADEMY: FALL MINI COURSES (continued)Kabbalah: An IntroductionInstructor: Gerdy TrachtmanDates: Mondays, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17Time: 7:00–8:00 pmLocation: TempleRegistration: See page 18This course will present an overview of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah,and explore selected mystical texts from the Zohar, the magnum opus ofKabbalah. We will discuss central Kabbalistic ideas such as the Sefirot, EinSof, the mystical understanding of evil, the soul, male and female aspectsof God, and dreams.The Torah of Poetry and the Poetry of TorahHow Contemporary Poetry Deepens and Expands our Appreciationof our Sacred TextInstructor: Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, WHC Scholar-in-ResidenceDates: Mondays, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15Time: 7:00–8:00 pmLocation: TempleRegistration: See page 18Deepen your study of Torah with close readings of poetic texts for eachweek's parsha. We’ll discover how a wide range of poets use themes,language, and points of view to provide new perspectives on texts that mayhave seemed difficult to unpack. The poetry in The Torah: A Women’sCommentary will be complemented by additional selections. All arewelcome, especially if poetry, or Torah, “is not your thing.” Together wecan discover new paths of delight! Prior experience with poetry—or Torahstudy—is NOT required!6 | WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015

WHC ACADEMY: SPRING  MINI COURSESFriendship, Love, Sex, and MarriageInstructor: WHC ClergyDates: Mondays, 1/5, 1/12, 1/26, 2/2Time: 7:00–8:00 pmLocation: TempleRegistration: See page 18The first commandment enumerated in the Bible is \"be fruitful and multiply,\"yet it takes a lot to get to that point. How can Jewish teachings help us be-come better friends, partners, and spouses? Join the WHC clergy as we explorethis question and how Jewish tradition can help us make our relationshipsstronger and more fulfilling.One God: Many ImagesInstructor: Stephanie TankelDates: Mondays, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9Time: 7:00–8:00 pmLocation: TempleRegistration: See page 18Unlike other religious traditions, Judaism’s understanding of God, and the im-ages used to describe God, is not monolithic. In this course, we will study aneclectic selection of Jewish theological perspectives, from the Book of Genesis’personified God to the philosopher Spinoza’s God-in-nature. By understand-ing the diversity and creativity of these ideas, we will hopefully come to betterunderstand our own feelings about divinity and our place in the universe.Who Wrote the Bible?Instructor: Steven JacoberDates: Mondays, 3/30, 4/13, 4/20Time: 7:00–8:00 pmLocation: TempleRegistration: See page 18How many creation stories are found in the Book of Genesis? Why does Godhave different names? What is the relationship between biblical myth andhistorical reality? This mini course will explore the Bible from a literary per-spective and examine the sources, formats, and structure of the Five Books ofMoses (Torah). Higher criticism, one of several scholarly approaches to study-ing our holy books, will serve as basis for our discussion. WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015 | 7

INTRO TO JUDAISM  Instructor: Rabbi Aaron MillerDates: Mondays starting 10/6Time: 7:00–9:15 pmLocation: TempleRegistration: $120 per person, $180 per couple; contact Marsha Humphries at [email protected] or call 202-895-6303Judaism is not just a religion — it is a culture, a history, music, food, holi-days, and much more. Our Intro to Judaism course is designed for anyonelooking to learn more about our rich tradition, such as those consideringconversion, marrying someone Jewish, and interfaith couples. It is alsotaught so that students with more significant Jewish backgrounds leaveeach class with a deeper religious connection.Intro to Judaism is more than a class. It is an opportunity to learn aboutShabbat around a Shabbat table. It is a chance for students to developa sense of community with others in the class. It is a group of friends toexperience the countless Jewish offerings in the D.C. metro area together.The class offers exposure to the full compliment of WHC clergy, whotogether will help students of all backgrounds develop a strong understand-ing of our religion and a foundation for participating in Jewish life.Highlights for fall 2014:• Special Shabbat and dinner programs on Friday, October 10 and Friday, November 7;• Reading selections from engaging introductory texts, includ- ing Jewish Literacy by Joseph Telushkin, The Jewish Holidays by Michael Strassfeld, and The Jewish Study Bible edited by Berlin, Brettler, and Fishbane; and• Exciting educational units designed to ease your journey into understanding Judaism, including the Jewish calendar, Jewish life cycle, matters of faith, and matters of peoplehood.8 | WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015

CONGREGATIONAL CONVERSATIONS WHAT IS MY PROMISED LAND? CAN ISRAEL BE AJEWISH AND DEMOCRATIC STATE?Join us in one of the most important conversations we, as a congregation,can have — to discuss the reality and future of Israel, Zionism, and Jewishidentity — in a new program at Washington Hebrew.Ari Shavit, Israeli journalist and author, will join us at Shabbat services andfor dinner afterward on Friday, November 21 to discuss his groundbreakingnew book, My Promised Land.This special Shabbat will kick off a year-long sicha (conversation) at WHC,as Israeli and American scholars join us each month to reflect on thebook’s themes in two-hour long Keynote Programs. Small, monthly, one-hour long sichot (discussion groups) — facilitated by our clergy, educators,and trained Temple members — will offer you the opportunity to engage inan in-depth exploration of this book.All sessions are free and open to WHC members and their guests. In ad-dition, one discussion each month will be at a Shabbat Sicha, meeting fordinner and discussion on Friday nights following services. There will be acharge for the dinner.The 2014-2015 Congregational Conversation will culminate on June 12when we come together for the last time for a siyum sefer (a final discus-sion) and Shabbat dinner following services. SAVE THE DATE Friday, November 21 6:00 pm at Temple Kick off the conversation with a special Shabbat service and dinner featuring Ari Shavit. For more information, contact Marsha Humphries at [email protected] or 202-895-6303. WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015 | 9

AMRAM SCHOLAR SERIESTHOUGHT-PROVOKING PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITYTime: 10:30 am, unless specified belowLocation: Temple, unless specified belowRegistration: Free, no registration requiredThis dynamic program of public lectures brings world-renowned authors,scholars, political leaders, policy experts, and theologians to WHC to sharetheir perspectives on timely issues or their research into Jewish culture andhistory.• Sunday, 10/26: Martin Fletcher, Israel, Gaza, and the Future: A Reporter's Perspective• Sunday, 11/2: Samantha Baskind, Jewish Artists and the Bible in Twentieth-Century America• Friday, 11/7 at 6:00 pm: Yochi Dreazen, The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War• Tuesday, 11/11 at 7:30 pm at St. Albans Parish: Dori Katz, Looking for Strangers: The Story of My Hidden Wartime Childhood• Sunday, 11/16: George Prochnik, The Impossible Exile: Stefan Zweig at the End of the World• Friday, 12/5 at 6:00 pm: Adam Kirsch, Rocket and Lightship: Essays on Literature and Ideas• Wednesday, 1/7 at 7:00 pm: Naomi Harris Rosenblatt, Bless the Bitter and the Sweet• Sunday, 1/11: Thomas Beller, J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist• Sunday, 2/1: Joel Hoffman, The Bible’s Cutting Room Floor• Sunday, 3/1: Edmund Levin, A Child of Christian Blood: Murder and Conspiracy in Tsarist Russia• Sunday, 3/29: David Kertzer, The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret His- tory of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe• Sunday, 4/26: Richard Cohen, Israel: Can It Survive?• Sunday, 5/3: Martin Goldsmith, Alex’s Wake: A Voyage of Betrayal and a Journey of Remembrance10 | WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015

MORE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESCHAPTERS OF THE HEART: EXPLORING SPIRITUALAUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIRWednesday Morning Study with Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell,WHC Scholar-In-ResidenceDates: Wednesdays, 10/15–12/17, no class 11/26Time: 10:00–11:30 amLocation: TempleRegistration: Free, no registration requiredJoin us for nine sessions of reading and responding to thoughtful Jewswho examine their lives through the lens of Jewish text and tradition. Ourdiscussion will begin with the provocative essays in Chapters of the Heart:Jewish Women Sharing the Torah of Our Lives. We will explore how per-sonal stories can open the way to deep conversation about Jewish identityand practice, and how stories connect us to one another. You will beinvited to explore your own life as Torah, discovering new language andperspective on your choices and challenges.SHABBAT MORNING TORAH STUDYInstructor: WHC ClergyDate: SaturdaysTime: 9:00–10:00 amLocation: TempleRegistration: Free, no registration requiredEvery Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group atTemple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English.Led by one of the clergy, we analyze, question, and reflect on Judaism’scentral text. All are welcome — just occasionally or every week — andabsolutely no background knowledge or familiarity with Hebrew is neces-sary! WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015 | 11

MORE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESBACK TO BASICSA Judaism Course for AdultsInstructor: Gerdy TrachtmanDates/Times/Locations: Tuesdays, 7:30 pm at Temple, or Wednesdays, 10:00 am at JBSC, or Wednesdays, 7:30 pm at JBSCCost: $150/semester for Temple Members $250/semester for Nonmembers $150 B’nei Mitzvah fee during 4th semester onlyRegistration: On-going; contact Gerdy, [email protected] or 301-762-6994In Back to Basics, course Instructor Gerdy Trachtman leads her studentsthrough an exploration of the principal ideas of Judaism on an academiclevel – taking students on a journey through theology, history, life cycleevents, Bible, Talmud, and much more.Taught by Gerdy Trachtman, retired WHC Religious School AssociatePrincipal and an engaging educator. This course has consistently receivedrave reviews, and former students have said that studying with Gerdy wastransformative and the highlight of their week. If you did not experience aBar or Bat Mitzvah as a teen and would like to do so now, WHC providesthe opportunity for participants who complete all four semesters of “Backto Basics” to become adult B’nei Mitzvah at a truly moving and specialservice.CONVERSATIONAL HEBREWInstructor: Gerdy TrachtmanDates: Thursdays starting 10/23Time: 10:00–11:00 amLocation: JBSCRegistration: $36, contact Gerdy, [email protected] or 301-762-6994You do not need to know how to read Hebrew to speak Hebrew! Startspeaking Hebrew conversationally with this innovative method that em-phasizes conversation over decoding the aleph bet.12 | WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015

MORE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESEARLY CHILDHOOD PARENTING WORKSHOPSWisdom, Perspective, and Community for Those with YoungChildrenThrough the support of WHC’s Edlavitch-Tyser Family Relations Forum,we invite those raising young children to join us for a pair of parental\"tune-ups\" with noted writers and parenting experts.All Joy and No FunInstructor: Jennifer SeniorDate: Tuesday, 12/2Time: 7:00 pmLocation: JBSCRegistration: Free, no registration requiredAward-winning journalist Jennifer Senior recognized that thousands ofbooks have examined the effects of parents on their children. In All Joy andNo Fun, she turns the question on its head and will join us to discuss theeffects of children on their parents’ marriages, jobs, habits, hobbies, friend-ships, and identities.Parenting in the Present MomentInstructor: Carol Naumburg, Ph.D.Date: Tuesday, 2/10Time: 7:00 pmLocation: TempleRegistration: Free, no registration requiredCarol Naumburg, Ph.D., author, and mother, writes in Parenting in thePresent Moment, that, \"the point is not that we always respond perfectly toour children, but that we keep trying. We keep coming back to the presentmoment, with kindness and acceptance, whenever we can. And when wefail, we do our best to be nice to ourselves about that, too.\" WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015 | 13

MORE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESTHE MOTHERS CIRCLEA Program for Non-Jewish Women Raising Jewish ChildrenInstructor: Rotating FacilitatorsDates: Starting in early 2015Registration: Free, contact Rabbi Susan Shankman, [email protected] or 202-895-6303If you are raising a family in a faith that is not your own and wonderingwhere to begin and what to do, we have a community of women whoshare your experience. We invite you to join The Mothers Circle, a freeprogram where you can learn about Jewish holidays and rituals in a com-fortable and nurturing environment and discover how to enrich your fam-ily’s Jewish experience and deepen your own connection to the religion ofyour partner and children.Mothers at every stage of life and from every type of family are welcome.You don’t need to have any prior Jewish knowledge or be a member ofWashington Hebrew Congregation to participate.READ WITH WHCWHC BooksDates: Tuesdays, 10/14, 12/9, 3/10, 5/12Time: 7:00 pmLocation: TempleRegistration: Free, contact Ellen Share, WHC Librarian, [email protected] or 301-354-3212This lively and stimulating group meets four times a year to discuss Jewish-themed books. We invite you to join us.Sisterhood's Literary GroupDates: Fridays, 10/24, 12/12, 2/20, 4/17Time: 10:00 amLocation: JBSCRegistration: Free, email Janice Burne, [email protected], or Lynne Emmer at [email protected] active and enthusiastic daytime book group is coordinated by WHC’sSisterhood and is open to the entire Temple community – both womenand men. Each year, we read a variety of fiction and nonfiction books andengage in discussions facilitated by congregants, clergy, and communitymembers with a significant connection to the book.14 | WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015

FACULTY BIOGRAPHIESRabbi Sue Levi Elwell, Ph.D., WHC Scholar-in-ResidenceRabbi Elwell has spent the last 30 years working with synagogue leaders tocreate and sustain healthy, inclusive, vibrant, and open-hearted communi-ties. She has served as a congregational rabbi in California, New Jersey,and Virginia, and has taught at the University of Cincinnati; University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles; LaSalle University; and HUC-JIR. She is the co-edi-tor of Chapters of the Heart: Jewish Women Sharing the Torah of Our Lives(2013). The founding Director of the Los Angeles Jewish Feminist Centerand first Rabbinic Director of Ma'yan in New York City, Rabbi Elwell isa Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute. She recentlyretired from the Union for Reform Judaism after 18 years of service.Rabbi Shirley Idelson, Ph.D., Dean of HUC-JIR/New YorkOrdained by HUC-JIR in New York in 1991, Rabbi Idelson has served atacademic institutions for most of her career, starting at Vassar College inNew York, then Carleton College in Minnesota, and Macalester Collegein Minnesota before returning to HUC-JIR as Associate Dean in 2002. Sheis a graduate of Dartmouth College, has a master's degree in Journalismfrom Columbia, and earned a Ph.D. in History from City University of NewYork. She has served as Dean of HUC-JIR/New York since 2007.Steven Jacober, WHC Executive DirectorSteven Jacober joined Washington Hebrew Congregation as ExecutiveDirector in 2007, bringing extensive experience in leading both non-profitorganizations and for-profit companies to his oversight of the Temple'soperations. Before assuming the position at the Congregation, Steve spent12 years as president of the School, Home, and Office Products Associa-tion, based in Dayton, Ohio. Steve is a graduate of Providence College andearned graduate degrees in Hebrew Bible from Columbia University.Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig, WHC Senior RabbiRabbi Lustig is senior rabbi at Washington Hebrew Congregation, wherehe has served for more than 25 years. Rabbi Lustig has long held leader-ship roles in the local and national Jewish communities. He has served onthe Washington, D.C. Mayor's Faith Advisory Board and as the NationalLiaison for National Day of Prayer. A committed social activist, he initiatedMitzvah Day at Washington Hebrew Congregation, which has become aninternational model for social justice programming. Rabbi Lustig is a proac-tive leader of Washington, D.C.'s interfaith community and organized thenation's first Abrahamic Summit, bringing together Christians, Jews, andMuslims for dialogue. Ordained at HUC-JIR, Rabbi Lustig also holds adoctorate of Divinity and master's degree in Hebrew Letters. He earned abachelor's degree with honors from the University of Tennessee. WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015 | 15

FACULTY BIOGRAPHIESRabbi Aaron Miller, WHC Associate RabbiRabbi Miller joined the WHC clergy team in July 2011. He was ordainedat HUC-JIR, simultaneously receiving a master's degree in Educational Ad-ministration in a combined program with Xavier University. As a student,Rabbi Miller was awarded the Schusterman Rabbinic Fellowship for studyof the opportunities and challenges of 21st century Jewish life, and he wasrecognized with the Rabbi Morris H. Youngerman Memorial Prize for themost outstanding sermon. He earned a bachelor's degree in Near Easternand Judaic Studies from Brandeis University.Rabbi Aaron Panken, Ph.D., President of HUC-JIROrdained by HUC-JIR in New York in 1991, Rabbi Panken has served as amember of the faculty and as Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Deanof the New York campus, and Dean of Students. He has taught Rabbinicand Second Temple Literature at HUC-JIR in New York since 1995, withresearch interests in the historical development of legal concepts andterms; narrative development; and development of holiday observances.He holds a Ph.D. in Second Temple and Rabbinic Literature from NewYork University, and an undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins Univer-sity. He currently serves on the faculty for the Wexner Foundation and theEditorial Board of Reform Judaism magazine, and has served on the Rab-binical Placement Commission, the Birthright Education Committee, theCentral Conference of American Rabbis Ethics Committee, and in a varietyof other leadership roles within the Reform Movement and greater Jewishcommunity. He became President of HUC-JIR in 2013.Rabbi Susan Shankman, WHC RabbiRabbi Shankman has served as a rabbi at Washington Hebrew Congrega-tion since 2001. Rabbi Shankman is co-chair of the Outreach and Mem-bership Committee of the URJ Mid-Atlantic Region, Vice President of theCCAR Mid-Atlantic Region, regional rabbinic advisor to North AmericanFederation of Temple Youth-Mid-Atlantic Region, and Vice President of theWashington Board of Rabbis. She serves on the Israel Quest committee ofthe Partnership for Jewish Life & Learning and is a member of the NationalAlliance Advisory Board of Jewish Women International, which honoredher with the 2006 Community Leadership Award. She was ordained byHUC-JIR, earned a master's degree in Religion from the University of Chi-cago Divinity School, and a bachelor's degree in History and Religion fromDartmouth College.16 | WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015

FACULTY BIOGRAPHIESRabbi Joseph A. Skloot, WHC Assistant RabbiRabbi Skloot joined Washington Hebrew Congregation in 2014. Ordained in2010, Rabbi Skloot served and taught at numerous New York-area congre-gations while pursuing a Ph.D. in Jewish history at Columbia University. AtColumbia, he was awarded the U.S. Department of Education's prestigious Ja-cob K. Javits Graduate Fellowship. Rabbi Skloot received his A.B., cum laude,from Princeton University in history. As a rabbinical student at HUC-JIR, hewas among the first students to be awarded the Tisch Rabbinical Fellowship.Stephanie Tankel, WHC Interim Director of Religious School EducationStephanie Tankel joined Washington Hebrew Congregation in 2008. She alsoserves as the Course Coordinator for \"Bridging the Great Divide,\" a class ex-ploring the intersection of Judaism and Islam at American University. Prior toher arrival at WHC, Stephanie was the Principal Educator at The West LondonSynagogue of British Jews in London, England. She earned master's degreesin Jewish Education and Modern Jewish Studies from the Jewish TheologicalSeminary of America, and earned a bachelor's degree in Comparative Litera-ture, Hebrew, and Jewish Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Gerdy TrachtmanThe retired Associate Principal of WHC's Religious School, Gerdy Trachtmanhas taught courses in every aspect of Judaism at Baltimore Hebrew University,the Foundation for Jewish Studies, and other area synagogues in addition toWHC. Gerdy has degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and theSorbonne of Paris, two master’s degrees in Jewish Studies and Jewish Educa-tion from Baltimore Hebrew University, and has completed all the coursework for a Ph.D. in Jewish mysticism. She received the prestigious Gedaliaand Chana Cohen Award in General Excellence and also the Sidney BreibartAward in Jewish Philosophy. Gerdy earned the title of Reform Jewish Educatorfrom the National Association of Temple Educators.Rabbi Andrea Weiss, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Bible, HUC-JIRRabbi Weiss was ordained at the New York School and received her doctor-ate in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East from the University of Pennsyl-vania. She served as Associate Editor of The Torah: A Women's Commentary(URJ Press, 2008), which won the Jewish Book Council's 2008 Everett FamilyFoundation Jewish Book of the Year Award.Dr. Wendy Zierler, Ph.D., Professor of Modern Jewish Literature andFeminist Studies, HUC-JIRPrior to joining HUC-JIR, Dr. Zierler was a research fellow in the English De-partment of Hong Kong University, where she lived for five and a half yearswhile teaching at the University. She received her doctorate in ComparativeLiterature from Princeton University. WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015 | 17

WHC ACADEMY: REGISTRATION Save Time, Register Online! Visit: whctemple.org/educationName:______________________________________________Email: ______________________________________________Phone:______________________________________________Please enroll me in the following Mini Course(s) for Fall 2014/ Spring 2015:___ Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Comes to WHC Academy (10/6–10/27)____ Kabbalah: An Introduction (11/3–11/17)____ The Torah of Poetry and the Poetry of Torah (11/24–12/15)____ Friendship, Love, Sex, and Marriage (1/5–2/2)___ One God: Many Images (2/9–3/9)___ Who Wrote the Bible? (3/30–4/20)Please enroll me in the WHC Academy Core Course:___ Introduction to the History of Jewish Civilization, Part I (Fall)___ Introduction to the History of Jewish Civilization, Part II (Spring)Costs for WHC Academy Per Semester:Mini Courses & Core Course, Member: $25 _______Mini Courses & Core Course, Nonmember: $54 _______ Total enclosed: $__________No individuals will be denied participation due to financial hardship. For moreinformation, contact Rabbi Skloot, [email protected], 202-895-6348.Place this form and a check payable to WHC in:The WHC Academy drop box in the Temple lobby.Or mail it with your check to:Washington Hebrew Congregation/Rabbi Joseph A. Skloot3935 Macomb Street NWWashington, DC 20016Or fax it to:202-537-1091 and bring your check to the first session.18 | WHC GUIDE TO ADULT EDUCATION | 2014-2015



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