BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3693@tbegreatneck.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T143000 DTSTAMP:20241031T182128Z URL:https://www.tbegreatneck.org/events/special-shabbat-weekend-with-rabbi -dr-joshua-garroway/ SUMMARY:Special Shabbat Weekend with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Garroway DESCRIPTION:The Miriam &\; Moses Center for Pluralistic Adult Jewish Lea rning \npresents\nScholar-in-Residence Rabbi Dr. Joshua Garroway\nRabbi Dr . Joshua Garroway joins us for a special Shabbat weekend. Rabbi Garroway i s the Interim Dea\, Sol and Arlene Bronstein Professor of Judaeo-Christian Studies/Professor of Early Christianity and the Second Commonweath\, Hebr ew Union College.\nFRIDAY\, DECEMBER 6\n5:30 p.m. Congregational Dinner\nJ oin us for a delicious Shabbat dinner from our own in-house caterer\, W Ko sher Events. \;\nClick here to register.\n7 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service with Rabbi Dr. Garroway\nWhat's a Half Jew? Fuzzy Identities\, Ancient &am p\; Modern and musical guests The Shabbatones\nThe question of "who is a J ew?" can be complicated in today's world. Many people even describe themse lves with terms like Jew*ish*\, half-Jewish\, Jewish-adjacent\, and more. The fuzzy boundaries around today's Jewish identity are hardly a new pheno menon\, however. Ancient Jews dealt with nearly the same issues and concer ns. Come and learn why Jewish identity has been so uniquely complicated fo r more than two millennia. Featuring drums\, clarinet\, and bass guitar\, along with our cantorial soloist’s powerful voice\, Stephanie &\; The Shabbatones bring energy\, joy\, and an exciting blend of Jewish and secu lar music to elevate our prayer experience.\nSATURDAY\, DECEMBER 7\n9:15 a .m. Torah Study with Rabbi Dr. Garroway\nThe Apostle Paul: A First-Century Reform Jew?\nHis disparagement of the Torah and his conferral of the Abra hamic covenant on Gentiles have earned Paul the reputation among Jews as a perfidious huckster who abandoned Judaism to create another religion. Is it possible we've been too hard on Paul? Might modern Jews come to see him as a loyal Jew—indeed a Jew much like ourselves?\n10:30 a.m. Shabbat Mo rning Service and Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Brown\n12:30 p.m Lunch &\; Learn with Rabbi Dr. Garroway\nWhat's a Messiah\, Anyway?\nAnticipating a messi ah has been a feature of Judaism for centuries. Worshipping a messiah has become the central feature of Christianity. But where did this idea of a m essiah come from? What is a messiah and how have Jewish conceptions change d throughout the years?\nClick here to register for lunch.\n \;\n  \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tbegreatneck.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2024/10/joshua-garroway-alternate-with-2-pages-500-x-500-px.jpg CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Homepage,Lifelong Learning,Services,Worship & Spirituality END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR