"It Ain't Necessarily So": Rereading Classical Bible Stories
The Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum - Bethesda
Every Sunday, September 18, 2016 - June 04, 2017
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker: Gideon AmirThe Book of Exodus
The Dennis and Philip Ratner Museum
Every Sunday, September 20, 2015 - June 05, 2016
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Gideon AmirThe Slow Road to Monotheism: Biblical Israel's Many Gods
Temple Shalom, Chevy Chase, MD
Monday, May 18, 2015
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Speaker: Dr. Julie GalambushWhat is the Good Life?: Happiness and Fulfillment in the Jewish Tradition
Congregation Har Shalom
Sunday, April 26, 2015
1:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Speaker: Multiple SpeakersAbraham as Family Man
Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD
Thursday, February 05, 2015
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Speaker: Gideon AmirThe Peace and Violence of Judaism
Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center
Sunday, May 25, 2014
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Robert EisenThe Essence of the Holiness of the Land of Israel
Adas Israel Congregation
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Speaker: Gideon AmirRereading Jacob and Joseph: The Dream and the Pit
Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center
Every day May 29, 2011 - May 30, 2011
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Dr. Avivah ZornbergBegins 1:30 pm on Sunday, May 29
Ends 3:00 pm on Monday, May 30Women in the Bible
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Every Thursday, December 02, 2010 - December 23, 2010
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Speaker: Michael GoldmanIt's All About Love: The Wisdom of Love
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Thursday, January 21, 2010
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Professor Naftali RothenbergThe Torah: Recent Translations and "Modern" Commentaries
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Every Thursday, September 10, 2009 - October 01, 2009
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Benjamin MintzOne God and the Commandment to Love Him: Deuteronomy 6:4-5
JCC of Northern Virginia
Every Sunday, March 15, 2009 - March 29, 2009
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Gideon AmirWhy the Ten Commandments Captured the Imagination of the World
JCC of Greater Washington
Every Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - March 25, 2009
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Stuart WeinblattWhat Happened to Joseph?s Bones and Other Stories from Egypt
JCC of Greater Washington
Every Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - February 25, 2009
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Michael SafraGenesis: Traditional and Modern Midrash
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Every Thursday, January 08, 2009 - January 29, 2009
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Harold WhiteRe-Reading the Book of Genesis
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, September 14, 2008 - May 17, 2009
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Gideon AmirThe Evolution of the Creation Stories in the Bible
JCC of Northern Virginia
Every Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - July 22, 2008
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Gideon AmirWhere Were the 42 Stops in the Desert?
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Every Thursday, January 31, 2008 - February 21, 2008
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Mr. Nat LewinParashat HaShavuah: As the Torah Turns, Modern Power in Ancient Words
JCC of Greater Washington
Every Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - January 23, 2008
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Michael FeshbachParashat HaShavuah
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, September 30, 2007 - June 01, 2008
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Gideon AmirAbraham, The Family Man: A Different Perspective on the Revered Patriarch
JCC of Northern Virginia
Every Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - October 02, 2007
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Gideon AmirMidrash on the Mountain: Rabbinic Views of the Giving of the Torah
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - June 06, 2007
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Jonathan PerlmanDreams in the Bible
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, March 11, 2007 - March 25, 2007
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Gideon AmirThe Collective God Experience at Sinai
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Sunday, November 19, 2006
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi George DriesenThe Torah's Description of the Jewish People's Complaints to Moses
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Every Thursday, November 09, 2006 - November 30, 2006
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Mr. Nat LewinArt Interpreting the Bible
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Sunday, November 05, 2006
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Mr. Phillip RatnerEve, the Feminine Prototype in the Garden of Eden
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Sunday, October 29, 2006
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Gideon AmirLeviticus: Discovering the Keys to a Difficult Book
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Every Thursday, October 12, 2006 - November 02, 2006
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Joshua MaroofGreat Moments of Illumination in the Bible - Part 1
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, September 10, 2006 - October 08, 2006
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Joshua O. HabermanA Close Look at Critical Passages in the Book of Exodus
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - May 24, 2006
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Stuart WeinblattThe Ups and Downs in the Joseph Story
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, April 09, 2006 - April 16, 2006
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Dr. Lillian Klein AbensohnHeroes of the Bible: From Abraham to Moses
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Every Thursday, March 02, 2006 - March 23, 2006
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Avrom Landesman"Original Sins"? The Garden of Eden vs. The Golden Calf
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - March 22, 2006
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Gilah LangnerExodus: From the Bible to the Siddur
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, January 04, 2006 - January 25, 2006
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Philip PohlCreation Myths Revisited
JCC of Northern Virginia
Every Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - November 22, 2005
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Gilah LangnerThe Evolution of Creation Stories
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, September 07, 2005 - September 28, 2005
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Gideon AmirNegotiations in the Torah
Hillel International Center
Every Thursday, February 03, 2005 - February 24, 2005
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Mr. Nat LewinConfrontations in the Bible
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - November 03, 2004
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Lyle FishmanThe Bible Grapples with Conflict and Resolution: A Journey through Genesis
Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center
Every day May 30, 2004 - May 31, 2004
All day
Speaker: Professor Ben HollanderHow to Treat Your Neighbor: Love, Hate, Help and Rebuke - Leviticus Chapter 19
Hillel International Center
Every Thursday, April 29, 2004 - May 20, 2004
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Mr. Norman ShoreBiblical Women Negotiating with Power
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - March 24, 2004
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Gilah LangnerMoses' Struggle Against Death in Jewish Legend and Lore
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - February 25, 2004
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi William RudolphBiblical Women Negotiating with Power
JCC of Northern Virginia
Every Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - February 10, 2004
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Gilah LangnerTorah Villains and Villainesses: The Darker Side of the Biblical Cast of Characters
Hillel International Center
Every Thursday, January 08, 2004 - January 29, 2004
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Benjamin MintzThe Matriarchs in Midrash
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - January 29, 2003
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Morris FaiersteinWho Cares About Leviticus?
Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County
Tuesday, October 29, 2002
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Arnold Jacob WolfHard Cases in the Torah: Disputes Moses Couldn't Decide
Hillel International Center
Every Thursday, October 24, 2002 - November 14, 2002
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Mr. Nat LewinGenesis: Creation, Sin and the Patriarchs
Hillel International Center
Every Thursday, September 26, 2002 - October 17, 2002
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Avrom LandesmanNoah and the Flood: Uncovering the Mysteries of the Text and its Message
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - June 05, 2002
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi William RudolphScandals in Sandals: New Readings of Familiar Stories
Holiday Inn
Every day February 17, 2002 - February 18, 2002
All dayGenesis: The Patriarchs and Matriarchs
JCC of Northern Virginia
Every Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - February 05, 2002
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Dr. Erica BrownA Modern Jew Reads Deuteronomy
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, January 09, 2002 - January 30, 2002
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Samuel ScolnicMoses' Farewell Address: Readings in Deuteronomy
B'nai B'rith Building
Every Thursday, November 01, 2001 - November 29, 2001
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Mr. Hillel FranklinCovenant in the Bible: With Mankind, with Man and with Israel
B'nai B'rith Building
Every Thursday, October 04, 2001 - October 25, 2001
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Avrom LandesmanThe Stories of Isaac: Tragedy, Trauma and Triumph
B'nai B'rith Building
Every Thursday, January 04, 2001 - January 25, 2001
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Mark RobbinsThe Joseph Story: A Drama of Dreams and Destiny
B'nai B'rith Building
Every Thursday, November 09, 2000 - December 07, 2000
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Jack LuxemburgDefense Pleas in the Torah
B'nai B'rith Building
Every Thursday, October 12, 2000 - November 02, 2000
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Mr. Nat LewinFamily Conflicts in the Torah
Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Every Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - November 01, 2000
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Joel TesslerWhen Bad Things Happen to Good Matriarchs
University Research Company
Every Wednesday, January 26, 2000 - February 09, 2000
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Avis MillerMoses, Exodus and the Torah
B'nai B'rith Building
Every Thursday, January 06, 2000 - January 27, 2000
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Speaker: Rabbi Avrom Landesman