Participants study in small, skill-based groups and then receive a lesson on the same text from a master scholar. The Talmud havruta , Selections from the Tractate Megillah, taught by Rabbi Joel Roth, focuses on each of the Megillah's four chapters. The rabbinics havruta , Marriage and Divorce in Jewish Tradition,taught by Rabbi David Lincoln, is a textual examination of the enactments, laws and customs that have developed from biblical times until today. This year all courses will be held at Park Avenue Synagogue. Classes will meet from 7 to 9 pm for seven weeks.
Discounts are available for students and senior citizens.
The Jewish Theological Seminary, located at 3080 Broadway at 122nd Street, is the spiritual and academic center of Conservative Judaism worldwide.