Temple Beth-El

Tuesday Night Symposium: Two Special Evenings for Purim

Tuesday, March 4, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Miriam & Moses Center for Pluralistic Adult Jewish Learning presents:

March 4  What’s So Funny About the Book of Esther?
Instructor: Rabbi Dr. Andrea Weiss, Hebrew Union College
Prior to Purim, participants will study the one comedic book in the Bible, the Book of Esther. Learn about what classifies Esther as a comedy and what makes the ancient story of this feminist heroine so relevant today.

March 11  Purim: The First Jewish Holiday
Instructor: Rabbi Joe Skloot, Rabbi Aaron D. Panken Assistant Professor of Modern Jewish Intellectual History at HUC-JIR/New York 

Join us in person or online via zoom. No registration is needed.