Thu March 22, 2018
Spring Series with Tamar Zaken: Contemporary Issues through a Sephardic Lens
SEE EVENT DETAILSJoin us for a 4-part micro-course on Jewish thought with author and educator Tamar Zaken! The workshops will consist of 4 intimate sessions through which personal and contemporary issues will be examined through the lens of Mizrahi Jewish texts. The topics of this spring series include:
1/18 Names and Identity
2/22 Women's Empowerment through Sephardic and Middle Eastern Jewish sources
3/22 Authenticity and Intersectionality
4/12 Ha Lachma Ania: Stories of Mimouna, Welcoming in Guests and Coexistence
The next session on Women's Empowerment is coming up on 2/22.
How do Masorti/Traditional Mizrahi women address issues relating to Western feminism? In this session we will concentrate on the kitchen as a center for Masorti female empowerment. What is Mizrahi feminism all about? Should it be called something else as Mizrahi feminists develop their identity in the Middle East?
About Tamar Zaken:
Tamar Zaken has spent over a decade directing service learning Beit Midrash programs at Memizrach Shemesh, the Center for Jewish Social Leadership based in Jerusalem. She graduated from the Joint Program at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and received a Masters degree in Social Work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. Tamar is an informal educator, and community worker and now spends time translating Sephardic Rabbinic texts to expose English speaking audiences to their inspiring message of inclusion and justice.
This event is co-sponsored by Lehrhaus Judaica. Email Maya at [email protected] for the address!
Join us for a 4-part micro-course on Jewish thought with author and educator Tamar Zaken! The workshops will consist of 4 intimate sessions through which personal and contemporary issues will be examined through the lens of Mizrahi Jewish texts. The topics of this spring series include:
1/18 Names and Identity
2/22 Women's Empowerment through Sephardic and Middle Eastern Jewish sources
3/22 Authenticity and Intersectionality
4/12 Ha Lachma Ania: Stories of Mimouna, Welcoming in Guests and Coexistence
The next session on Women's Empowerment is coming up on 2/22.
How do Masorti/Traditional Mizrahi women address issues relating to Western feminism? In this session we will concentrate on the kitchen as a center for Masorti female empowerment. What is Mizrahi feminism all about? Should it be called something else as Mizrahi feminists develop their identity in the Middle East?
About Tamar Zaken:
Tamar Zaken has spent over a decade directing service learning Beit Midrash programs at Memizrach Shemesh, the Center for Jewish Social Leadership based in Jerusalem. She graduated from the Joint Program at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and received a Masters degree in Social Work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. Tamar is an informal educator, and community worker and now spends time translating Sephardic Rabbinic texts to expose English speaking audiences to their inspiring message of inclusion and justice.
This event is co-sponsored by Lehrhaus Judaica. Email Maya at [email protected] for the address!
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