Come On Baby, Light My Fire ($50.88 temple members/$63.60 non-members)

Mondays, August 8, 15, 22, 29 (10:30 a.m. - noon)

Course Summary: The Jewish sages of the Talmud were blessed with great wisdom and creativity. They mastered more than four languages, had extensive knowledge of legal systems and also possessed phenomenal political skills. But I don't recall anyone claiming that they were Saints. In this mini-course we will read together a selection of salacious stories about the sages of our post-Biblical sacred texts.

We will be exposed to Rabbis who, at times, were exposed themselves, as well as to the ways they thought and wrote about desire, sex and love.

We will focus on unedited texts from the Mishnah and the Talmud (in English) that will be accessible to you on your device and can be printed at home. All students are welcome to participate in the discussion and to blush as needed.

Facilitator: Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit-Halachmi, according to rumor, is a descendent of King David. Although without red hair or any other proof, you can find his creative liturgy in various reform prayer books and his children are all named after the dynasty.
Ofer has a graduate degree in Talmud and Jewish Education. He served as a rabbi in Congregation “Shir-Chadash” outside of Jerusalem. Rabbi Ofer co-developed the “Aspaklaria” methodology of using the arts for Jewish education and community building. He curated numerous art exhibits in Israel and is a beloved teacher in congregations around the world. You can learn more about him and with him on his website: HebrewTrainer.com.

SPICE Policies:
All SPICE courses must be registered for and paid for in their entirety. Due to a new MD sales tax regulation, we are now required to charge 6% sales tax on all courses delivered electronically. Once it is safe to hold our courses in person, we will cease having to collect sales tax.

Until otherwise noted, all SPICE courses for January-June 2022 will be presented on Zoom. If you are unable to attend a session, most SPICE courses will be recorded for your convenience.

SPICE fees are per head, not per household, with a 50% off fee for second registrants within the same household.

A minimum of 15 enrollees per course are required in order to hold the course. If a course must be canceled, those registered will be notified and a SPICE credit will be issued.

Registration Information:
Reservations may be made via email to Sherri Bell, sboxerbell@gmail.com, or by telephone to Sherri Bell, SPICE Chair at 410-303-2483.
Payment may be made in one of three ways:
1. A check may be mailed to: Sherri Bell, 1 Clifton Court, Pikesville, MD 21208
Your check should be made payable to Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation with SPICE and the course name written on the memo line.
2. You may use a credit card. Please note that the synagogue charges a 3.1% credit card use convenience fee.
3. You may have the course billed to your synagogue account if you are a member.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our SPICE programs. Your patronage allows us to continue to seek out highly reputed facilitators who are able to continue to bring you a breadth of topics to enhance your lifelong learning goals.

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