Ma'ayan, the Hebrew word for wellspring, recalls the lyrical metaphor of Torah as the spring from which knowledge flows.Ma'ayan, the Hebrew word for wellspring, recalls the lyrical metaphor of Torah as the spring from which knowledge flows.
An award-winning community-based program, Ma'ayan provides women in the Greater Boston area with a setting for intensive text study. Ma'ayan fosters spiritual and intellectual growth through serious and respectful engagement with the texts of Jewish tradition.
Upcoming at Ma'ayan
Tuesday 7/ 6 - Wednesday 8/4 Discover the beauty of the Piyutim (liturgical poetry) for Tisha b'Av with Rabbi Reuven Cohn Encounter the Uri Zvi Greenberg's haunting Holocaust lament with Reconsider the mitzvah (commandment) of Tzedakah with Rabbi Elliot Kaplowitz Click here for more information. |
Sunday, July 18, 2010 Aveilut or Teshuvah? Analyze the two Haftarot of Tisha b'Av and discover the relationship between two powerful motifs of the day, Aveilut, mourning, and Teshuvah, repentance. Our exploration will extend to relevant passages in the Gemara and in Maimonides' Mishneh Torah. Click here for details; click here to register online.
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Monday, October 18 - Ma'ayan's Fall Semester Planning is now underway for Ma'ayan's Fall semester. If there is something you would particularly like to study this Fall, or to get involved with Ma'ayan in other ways, we welcome your input. Click here to email Roselyn Farren, Ma'ayan's Program Director
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