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Past and Presence:Encounteringthe High Holidays

Past and Presence:Encounteringthe High Holidays

Jul 28, 2026

This three-part online webinar series explores how Jewish tradition has preserved, interpreted, and renewed the themes of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur through sacred objects, timeless texts, and personal prayer.

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Resilience and Hope on Tishah Be鈥檃v

Resilience and Hope on Tishah Be鈥檃v

Jul 23, 2026

Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School and Dean of the Division of Religious Leadership, reflects on Tishah Be’av.

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AJL Conference: Celebrating Our Graduates

AJL Conference: Celebrating Our Graduates

At the recent Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) conference, we celebrated the graduation of 13 participants in the certificate in Judaica and Hebraica librarianship program.

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Summer 2026 Faculty News

Summer 2026 Faculty News

Jul 21, 2026

Over the summer, the 91快活林 faculty has been engaged in academic research and scholarship both at home and across the globe.

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Upcoming Events

Aug 7

91快活林 in the Berkshires Summer 2026鈥擲ession II

Massachusetts | Community Courses | 91快活林 in the Berkshires

In the second session from our Berkshires series, Dr. Shira Billetwill explore thetimelywisdom for our technological age that is found in classical Jewish philosophical reflection on the cosmos and the place of the human being in the divinely created world order.

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Aug 17

Objects of Awe: The Meaning of the High Holidays Through Treasures from the 91快活林 Library

Online | Online Learning | Past and Presence:Encounteringthe High Holidays

Rabbi Marcus Mordecai Schwartz will explore how objects from The 91快活林 Library preserve memory, shape religious imagination, and offer fresh perspectives on the spiritual work of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

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Aug 24

Fear, Trauma, and the High Holidays: Reading Ancient Texts with Compassion

Online | Online Learning | Past and Presence:Encounteringthe High Holidays

Rabbi Naomi Kalish will explore how the themes of fear and trauma surface throughout the High Holidays.

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Aug 31

From Nothing to Nothing: Finding Your Own Voice in Prayer

Online | Online Learning | Past and Presence:Encounteringthe High Holidays

CantorRabbiShoshi Levin Goldberg will explore the quiet prayer recited at the conclusion of the Amidah.

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Oct 6

Biblical Hebrew I: Jumpstart Your Biblical Hebrew (fall afternoon)

Online | Biblical Hebrew | Online Learning

In ten live online sessions, learn the 鈥渂ig ideas鈥 in Biblical Hebrew.

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