BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2814@tbegreatneck.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T203000 DTSTAMP:20231025T212911Z URL:https://www.tbegreatneck.org/events/tuesday-night-symposium-women-tzed akah-halakhah-spirituality-and-controversy-2023-10-31/ SUMMARY:Tuesday Night Symposium: Women & Tzedakah: Halakhah\, Spirituality —and Controversy! DESCRIPTION:Adult Learning Academy Tuesday Night Symposium\n\nWomen and Tze dakah: Halakhah\, Spirituality–and Controversy! \;\n\nGuest scholar: Alyssa Gray\, U.D. Ph.D.\nEmily S. and Rabbi Bernard H. Mehlman Chair in Rabbinics and Professor of Codes and Responsa Literature at HUC-JIR/New Yo rk \;\n\nTzedakah is rightly regarded as one of the key mitzvot and mo st characteristically Jewish of endeavors. Jewish women have always engage d in tzedakah\, and the story of their doing so is more eventful and contr oversial than one might expect. In our 3 sessions\, we will follow the Jew ish legal and social history of women’s tzedakah from the Talmud through the Middle Ages and into modernity. We will also learn about continuity a nd change as we observe how Jewish legalists adapt Jewish law in new times and places. \;\n\nFor more information\, call 516-487-0900. Registrat ion is not required. Join us in person or online via Zoom.\n\nJoin Zoom Ro om \;(Meeting ID: \;858 6898 6205 Passcode: shA8B1).\n\n \;\n\ nWe are grateful to Mary Alice Dobbin for her generosity in making our lea rning with HUC-JIR scholar Dr. Alyssa Gray possible. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tbegreatneck.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2023/10/Website-Tuesday-night-symposium-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Homepage END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR