Colorful Profiles
Short 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.
WHEN & WHERE
Four Wednesday Evenings, via ZOOM, Starting May 7, 2025, 7:00-8:30 P.M.
ZOOM Meeting ID provided upon registration.
Instructor: Rabbi Yitzchok Slavin
This course is being offered via Zoom . JOIN NOW
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Fee: $89 (textbook included)
Lesson One
Courageous Converts
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
Influential Jews
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
Unsung Heroines
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
Heroes and Hostages
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?
WHEN & WHERE - Coming via ZOOM, Wednesdays @7pm, starting May 7, 2025
INSTRUCTOR - Rabbi Yitzchok Slavin