Jewish Reckoning with Power: A Halachic Left Learning Series (Boston event)

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Come to our first event in Jewish Reckoning with Power: A Halachic Left Learning Series -- with future events planned in NYC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. Each event will be livestreamed/recorded in order to allow everyone to watch speakers in other cities.

Much of our recent Torah, writing, and teaching has engaged directly with the urgent realities of Israel/Palestine. In this program, we are intentionally stepping back, toward a broader and more abstract question that underlies so many of those conversations: How does Jewish tradition understand, justify, resist, and reckon with power?

Each day of learning will feature shiurim from multiple teachers exploring different dimensions of Jewish engagement with power: textual, halachic, historical, and ethical. While the sessions will not all address the same sources or case studies, together they aim to open a shared conversation and provide conceptual tools that can deepen our Torah learning and inform contemporary Jewish moral and political thinking.

In our first event in the series, hear from

• Rabbi Aryeh Klapper on dina demalkhuta dina and civil disobedience
• Rabbi Avigayil Halpern on the power dynamics of rabbinic authority
• And one more teacher TBD!

Coffee / hors d'oeuvres / desserts will be served -- please RSVP so we can estimate how much to order! Looking forward to learning with you! ❤️

*** We believe in learning Torah from all. Speaking does not imply agreement with Halachic Left's political positions. Institutional affiliations are for identification purposes only.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender Street, Cambridge, United States

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