TCS Educational Opportunities

Talmud Tuesdays

In memory of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, learn Talmud together with Rabbi Wiederhorn, using some of Steinsaltz’ materials.

Next Session is Tuesday, March 9 at 12:00 pm

To register and receive the link click HERE

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Learning with Cantor

Monday Parashah

Jewish Film Club

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Journey with JTS

“The Other” in Jewish Text and Tradition

A four-part series. These classes take place through May on Mondays from 2-2:30 pm.

The link to sign up for these classes is http://www.jtsa.edu/spring-learning-series.

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The Listening Room

March 7- (Sunday at 2:00 PM) The Hazzanim of Switzerland

Register today

Hazzan Robert Kieval returns to the Listening Room to share the music of master Hazzan Louis Danto z”l. Blessed with a gift for singing in the bel canto style, his was a voice unlike any other in the cantorial universe. Joining the program will be his widow, Ruhama Danto, as well as other colleagues and friends who will share personal recollections.

See below for our upcoming Listening Room schedule (Times marked below in red and vary from week to week):

· March 7- (Sunday at 2:00 PM) The Hazzanim of Switzerland

· March 14 – (Sunday at 8:00 PM) Hazzanim – A Look at “The Next Generation”

· March 21 – (Sunday at 8:00 PM EDT – Note time change in your area) A Hazzanische Pesah

We invite you to sit back and enjoy the beauty and power of our cantorial traditions and listen to entertaining stories and commentary about the great hazzanim of past and present.

Register today.

The Best of Jewish Broadway

“An Evening with Stephen Sondheim”

with Cantor Bat-Ami Moses

Register once for both remaining sessions.
Please note: we exceeded our Zoom limit of 1000 attendees at last month’s program, so please log in early to ensure you get a spot. Should you be unable to join the meeting, it will be recorded and available for viewing in the near future.

Join Cantor Bat-Ami Moses and special guest artists this winter for a delightful three-part series, “The Best of Jewish Broadway,” where Cantor Moses will bring her professional background and expertise from the “Broadway Bima” right to your living rooms! One of the most prolific American Jewish composers and lyricists of our time, Pulitzer Prize-winner and eight-time Tony Award-winner, Stephen Sondheim is most known for his work in musical theater. He is known as one of the most important figures in the 20th-century musical theater and has been praised for having “reinvented the American musical” with shows that tackle unexpected themes with music and lyrics of unprecedented complexity and sophistication. Join Cantor Bat-Ami Moses and friends learning about and listening to some of your favorite songs from musicals such as West Side Story, Company, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, and Sunday in the Park with George. Featuring Bruce Piper on the piano with special performances by Cantor Magda Fishman and Cantor David Berger.

Series Concludes… March 18th, 2020 8:00pm EST “Secret Broadway Gems, Who Knew They Were Jewish?”

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ScholarStream

We are excited to sponsor another movement-wide Adult Learning program with the Rabbinical Assembly and USCJ, featuring scholars from JTS and the Conservative Yeshiva. Classes begin February 24 and will be FREE to all TCS members. See the list of classes below. Register for JTS classes HERE and the Conservative Yeshiva classes HERE. Use Coupon Code: WestportFeb21.

Jews and Power: From Biblical to Modern Times Wednesdays at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT

An exploration of the implementation of Jewish power, in the past and in the present. How have Jews rebelled against, accommodated to, and made use of structures of power in varying historical contexts?

• 3/3: Rabbi Gordon Tucker, “Allegations of Dual Loyalty in Jewish History”

• 3/10: Prof. Amy Kalmanofsky, “Rebels With a Cause: Insurrection in the Tanakh”

• 3/17: Prof. Marjorie Lehman, “The Power Dynamics of Queen Helene”

Reimagining Exodus Through Stories, Songs and Sightseeing Thursdays at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT (1st three sessions); Tuesday at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT (4th session)

Join faculty of the Conservative Yeshiva for some Passover-themed learning.

• 3/11: Dr. Stephen Arnoff, “These Songs of Freedom: Discovering the Rock and Roll Canon for Passover

• 3/18: Jonty Blackman, “Journeying to and Through the Promised Land: Part I of an In-Depth Tour of Some of Israel’s Most Notable Sites

• 3/23: Jonty Blackman, “Journeying to and Through the Promised Land: Part II of an In-Depth Tour of Some of Israel’s Most Notable Sites