Rabbi Toby Manewith‘s Spring Class:  "Women of Valor and Much Much More" 

Around Shabbat tables across the world, women listen as men –most often their spouses –recite the words of Eshet Chayil/A Woman of Valor. Meant to elevate and praise a woman for her work, it concentrates mainly on her efforts in support of her family. Women throughout Jewish history have been commended for just this type of service, but a few in every generation - partnered and not - have gone beyond, and sometimes around, these roles and made a name for themselves by doing the unexpected. In this four week course, you’ll learn about just such women from four different eras of Jewish history –including Yael, Bruriah, Licoricia of Winchester and Hannah Rochel Verbermacher. Class will be held on four consecutive Mondays in March (5, 12, 19, 26) at 7:30 at the JCC. (The name Licoricia alone should be enough to make you want to learn more!)

 

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