 Colorful ProfilesShort Stories of Extraordinary Lives from Jewish History Join this four-week journey to encounter twelve stories of Jewish history's most fascinating men and women. Discover the incredible Jewish lives of converts, captives, royal advisors, philosophers, philanthropists, and more. You'll be fascinated by their sacrifices, adventures, and achievements and get a vivid look at our people's rich heritage and history.
Starts May 7th
Four Wednesdays
Course offered online and in-person Tuition (textbook included)
Individual: $145 Scholarships Available
Sponsorship Opportunities Course $550 | Scholarship $145 | Lesson $136 | Snack $118
Course sponsored (to date) by: Sue Ann Arnall, Connie Bachman in loving memory of Gary Bachman,
 
Lesson One (May 7th) A Roman prince outwits his uncle to study Torah, an Italian priest studies his way to a new life, and a Polish noble meets an old Jew studying Talmud on a Paris park bench - see their journey to Judaism and what came next. 
Lesson Two (May 14th) Spain's top Torah scholar leads a Muslim Army, an Amsterdam rabbi with a printshop talks England into readmitting Jews, and a rabbi teaches a Catholic scholar and saves Central Europe's Jewish books - how did they integrate Judaism into their influence? 
Lesson Three (May 21st) A businesswoman saves thousands from the Inquisition and rebuilds Jewish life across the Mediterranean, and a female Torah scholar shapes Halachic discourse while raising a family, feeding students, and caring for the sick - see the secret ways women shaped Jewish history. 
Lesson Four (May 28th) Four rabbis are captured by 10th-century pirates, Germany's foremost Jewish leader is held for ransom, and thousands of East European Jews languish in Ottoman slave markets - how did Jewish communities respond? |
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