Series on the Five Megillot: Book of Ruth
with Morah Yehudis Fishman,
Thursday, May 19 7:00 pm — 8:30 pm
We will take an in-depth look at The Book of Ruth, the special scriptural scroll read and studied for Shavuot. This book, a beautiful story on its own, is read and studied on the day we became the People of the Book and of laws. Ironically, the Talmud points out that there are no laws mentioned in Ruth. Also, we note that there is controversy surrounding her conversion, and she has mysterious links to King David and the Messiah. Come learn about these issues and more in a class that will leave you with answers and, if we’re lucky, even more questions.
Suggested Donation: $5-members, $10–non-members

Morah Yehudis Fishman has been teaching Torah and Chassidic writings for over forty years to students of all ages and backgrounds, both on the east coast and the Midwest. She has been a director of several Jewish organizations in Santa Fe and Colorado. Her articles and poetry, on a wide variety of Jewish interests, have been printed in many publications as well as on the web.

Preparing for Shavuot
With Reb Zalman Schacter-Shalomi
Monday, May 16th 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Abraham Joshua Heschel said that Torah is the answer for all of our questions. If this is so, then what are the appropriate questions? Come to this engaging talk by our Reb Zalman, to discover your/our questions for this Shavuot, as we learn more about the giving of Torah and how it is the ceramic glue that holds our tradition together.