W103 | Some Lesser Discussed - But Utterly Interesting - Figures from the Hebrew Bible | Howard Jaffe Wednesdays - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Online |
Everyone knows Moses, but what about his brother, Aaron, or his sister, Miriam? We will explore both the Biblical text (in English translation, of course) as well as traditional commentary (and in some cases, contemporary commentary) about six different figures from the Hebrew Bible whose stories may not be as well-known but have powerful and valuable lessons for us. In addition to Aaron and Miriam, we will look at the stories of: Abraham; Jacob, Rachel and Leah; Joseph; and others to be chosen based upon input from class participants. We will generally devote one session to each figure/set of figures and explore who they seem to have been as human beings, who they strove to be, and what we can learn from them that might enrich our own lives. Rabbi Howard L. Jaffe received his Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters (1981) and was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (1983). He was the senior rabbi of Temple Isaiah of Lexington, MA for 22 years, beginning in August of 2000. Previously, he was the rabbi of Temple Har Shalom in Warren, New Jersey, and associate rabbi of Temple Israel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Throughout his rabbinic career, Rabbi Jaffe has served on the boards of a variety of community organizations, including two terms as president of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association, chair of the Lexington Interfaith Clergy Association, and chair of the Boston Area Association of Reform Rabbis. During his years in Minnesota, he served on the faculty of Macalester College and the University of St. Thomas, and was a guest lecturer to the student bodies of St. John Vianney (preparatory) Seminary and the St. Paul Seminary. He has been a regular lecturer at various churches in each of the communities in which he has lived and worked. |
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