ALEPH 2024

The Land of Israel in Jewish Thought

Thursdays at 7:00pm | February 15-March 28, 2024 | Mandell JCC

The Institute of Jewish Ideas is a community-wide Jewish learning initiative, supported by a community donor through a family fund at the Jewish Community Foundation.

This year’s program will explore the evolution of “the Land of Israel” in Jewish thought from the Bible, to the teachings of the Rabbis, the place of the Land in the Jewish imagination in the medieval period, and finally its evolution in religious, cultural, and political terms in the modern period.

Session Schedule:

• February 15: Deena Grant, “The Land of Israel in Biblical Thought”

• February 22: Yoni Miller, “The Land of Israel in Biblical and Rabbinic Thought”

• February 29: Yoni Miller, “The Land of Israel in Biblical and Rabbinic Thought” (Part 2)

• March 7: Dana Fishkin, “The Land of Israel in Medieval Jewish Thought” 

• March 14: Avinoam Patt, “The Land of Israel and Modern Jewish Political Thought”

• March 21: Avinoam Patt, “The Land of Israel and Zionist Thought”

• March 28: Concluding panel discussion with course instructors

Hybrid Sessions: The series will be offered in-person at the Mandell JCC and online via Zoom for those who would like to join remotely.

$18 per person for the series

To register, visit MandellJCC.org/tix. 

Registrants will receive Zoom links the day of each event.

For More Information:

Contact Avinoam Patt at avinoam.patt@uconn.edu.

Financial assistance is available for those in need.