Kohelet UPDATE ON SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE WITH RABBA HANNAH KAPNIK ASHAR

UPDATE ON SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE WITH RABBA HANNAH KAPNIK ASHAR

We have made ONE MORE SCHEDULING CHANGE to the learning series on the Amidah with Rabba Hannah.

The next class will be January 31st, instead of January 10th. 

The last class will now be on February 7th.

Each class will go from 12-1:15 at Kohelet.  Snacks will be served.  Even if you have not able to attend the earlier sessions, we will review our previous discussions together, so don’t let that stop you from attending!  We are learning beautiful new ways of attending to the Amidah prayer. Each new lesson breaks down a different part of the Amidah, so even if you missed previous sessions, you can get a lot of attending each new one.

As a reminder, the class is called “Ancestors, Powers, and Holiness”: The First Three Blessings of the Amidah as Poetry.  What becomes possible when we know the intention of the poets who crafted our liturgy?  Join us as we look at the poetry of the first three blessings of the Amidah – the central Jewish prayer. We will explore the contemporary liturgy, ancient versions of it, and the referenced biblical intertexts – the biblical stories and concepts invoked – to deepen our connection with prayer and its purpose. After exploring the text and context of each blessing, we will each craft our own prayer pages, making art alongside the text of the blessing. 

Hannah’s last service leadership with us as part of the Scholar in Residence will still be on Friday night January 31st.

Please RSVP to attend: Daniel Hettleman at danielhettleman@gmail.com