Scholar-in-residence Rachel Korazim will present a special torah study, Israeli Poems for Our Post-October 7 World, at Temple Beth-El of Great Neck on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.
The community is welcome to watch the program on Zoom at Temple Beth-El and then attend Shabbat morning services and a Kiddush brunch or view the session remotely.
Participants will read poems written by Israelis during the challenging times following the calamity of Oct. 7. These poems, raw and painful, come from many different segments of Israeli society and express a beautiful tapestry of voices.
Korazim is a Jewish education consultant for curriculum development regarding Israel and the Holocaust.
She opens a window to Israeli society through literature, including stories, poems, and songs from top Israeli writers, and invites listeners to engage with the Jewish state in an innovative way.
This session is generously sponsored by Dorothy and Ed Greenbaum and is part of The Miriam & Moses Center for Pluralistic Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Beth-El, a leader in shaping the future of pluralistic Judaism on the western North Shore.
Serving those who desire an authentic 21st-century Jewish experience, the Reform synagogue is committed to inclusion, gender egalitarianism, full and equal participation of all, civic involvement, modern spirituality, social action and support of the State of Israel.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Korazim created a global community of hundreds of learners who meet regularly to study Israeli poetry online.
She teaches at Israel’s well-known learning centers, such as Pardes and the Shalom Hartman Institutes, as well as in numerous world Jewish communities.
Temple Beth-El, the peninsula’s oldest synagogue, has been serving the community for more than 95 years and is located at 5 Old Mill Road in Great Neck.
Learn more by visiting www.tbegreatneck.org, by calling 516-487-0900 or by emailing info@tbegreatneck.org. RSVP for the Shabbat Kiddush at bit.ly/3XA4AZT.
