Returning Home: A Study Journey in Jewish Thought

Three study sessions led by Prof. Maoz Kahana. We will read the Talmud, Midrash, and Hasidic writings and talk about time, eternity, and annihilation; paths and trails; eternal return; and God and humanity.

Thursdays | 21 Elul–6 Tishrei | September 3–17 | 19:00–20:30 | At Beit Avi Chai

Tuition: ₪50 for the series (three sessions)

At the threshold between one year and the next, a window opens for us through which we can pause and contemplate the reality of our lives and the changes taking shape within us. This year, we will dedicate “Elul Time” to looking inward and outward, and to moving together on the threshold of home—back and forth—between the past and the future, and between dismantling and reassembling and rebuilding.

In the study and creative workshops of “Elul Time,” we will engage in studying texts, writing, music, photography, and creative work, as well as practicing breath and body–mind presence. All are invited to a profound and creative space, where together we will gather the fragments of this period and try to create from them connection, hope, a sense of place, and meaning as we approach the coming new year.