Adult Ed: From Deuteronomy to Ruth and Back Again

Adult Education Zoom Series with Dr. Regina Stein

In honor of Women’s History Month, we will study the Book of Ruth against the background of some of the laws and values presented in Deuteronomy.

How did Biblical characters respond to threats to their family’s continuity? What is the relationship between agriculture and human fertility in the Bible? Join us as we explore the ways in which various characters in the Book of Ruth experienced identity, home, homelessness, and return.

Thursdays 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
8 Zoom Sessions
February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16, 23

All texts will be provided in English and Hebrew. No previous knowledge of either Hebrew language, the Tanach (Hebrew Bible), Deuteronomy or other Biblical books is required.

Dr. Regina Stein is the Scholar-in-Residence at the Museum at Eldridge Street. She has taught for Temple Emanu-El’s Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning, the Wexner Heritage Foundation, CLAL, the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel, the Academy for Jewish Religion, and the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. Dr. Stein is formerly the National Director of the Hadassah Leadership Academy.

Please find the Zoom link under “Additional Information” at the very bottom of your confirmation email.