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Sunday, December 7 • 10:15am - 11:15am
The Chanukah Story: Historical Fiction or Spiritual Narrative?
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Hannukah is one of the most beloved Jewish festival but its origins are hard to pin down. Military victory or a miraculous cruse of oil? Merely a coincidence that the holiday of lights takes place at one of the darkest times of the year? Looking at historical, rabbinic and hassidic sources to try and create a more nuanced picture of this holiday.
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Nechama Goldman-Barash

Nechama Goldman-Barash is a graduate of Stern College and the Advanced Talmud Institute at Matan, a three year intensive program for Talmud study. She holds a MA in Talmud from Bar Ilan University and teaches rabbinic text and contemporary halacha at Pardes, Matan and various post-high... Read More →

Sunday December 7, 2014 10:15am - 11:15am EST
Classroom 15
  Text & Thought