Special Events and Lectures
For more information on Arts & Culture events, please contact Susan Silverman, Director of Arts & Culture, at 299-3000 x106, silverman@tucsonjcc.org.
University of Arizona Center for
Judaic Studies Memorial Lectures
Each lecture begins at 7:30 p.m.
Tucson Jewish Community Center Auditorium
Free and open to the public.
2007/2008 Shaol Pozez Memorial Lecture Series
November 19, 2007
Kenneth W. Stein - Professor, Emory University, Director of ISMI
“What Works in Arab-Israeli Negotiations:
Is the Window for an Agreement Still Open?”
December 17, 2007
Gerhard L. Weinberg - Emeritus Professor of History, University of North Carolina
“New Boundaries for the World: The Visions of Eight World War II Leaders”
January 7, 2008
Carol Bakhos - Associate Professor of
Late Antique Judaism, UCLA
“Ishmael on the Border Between Judaism and Islam”
February 4, 2008
Bruce Zuckerman - Professor of Religion, University of Southern California
“Bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Texts Back to Life”
March 3, 2008
Nadav Tamir - Consul General of Israel
to New England
“Prospects for Peace in the Middle East”
For information, contact Jeanne Davenport at the UA Center for Judaic Studies, 520.626.5758, or visit: http://fp.arizona.edu/judaic/.
For other JCC Adult Education programs, contact Tucson JCC, 520,299.3000, ssilverman@tucsonjcc.org or www.tucsonjcc.org.
Jewish Arts Alliance presents:
Jewish Meditation Series:
Ripening our Souls through Counting the Omer
Mondays through June 2 • 7-8 p.m.
In the counting of the omer from Passover to Shavuot, we have the opportunity to develop seven key spiritual qualities as defined in the Kabbalah. These sessions include a brief teaching on the attribute of the week, sitting in silent meditation, and sharing thoughts.
May 5: Tiferet: harmony
May 12: Netzach: endurance
May 19: Hod: glory
May 26: Yesod: partnership & creativity
June 2: Malchut: manifestation
Instructor: Deborah Mayaan, M.A., energy work practitioner
You may attend any or all sessions. No registration required. Suggested donation $5 per session. For more information, contact Deborah at 881-2534, dmayaan@mindspring.com.
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