In this course, we will explore the creative textual form known as midrash. Using the book Dirshuni: Contemporary Women’s Midrash as a doorway, we will move through the early stories of the Torah, studying new midrashim and uncovering radical new meanings behind well-known stories. First, we will open up the questions: what is midrash and why is it so central to a living Judaism? We will explore the ways in which the inter-textual nature of midrash opens up rich and imaginative new layers within the Biblical sources and the ways in which the form provides us with a toolbox to creatively and personally engage with ancient texts. We will study ancient and new midrashim and try our hand at creating one of our own. Open to all.

Led by Rebecca Minkus Lieberman

Thursday mornings - 10 - 11:30 am CT online

6 weeks: Oct. 16, 23, Nov. 6, 20, Dec. 4, and 11

Registration cost: $175