Join Rabbi Jacob Herber to explore how Jewish history and memory shape identity in this six-part course. Travel through Greece, Spain, Morocco, Poland, and Israel to uncover hidden stories, challenge dominant narratives, and connect past to present. Discover how collective memory informs who we are, and who we can become.
New Bonus! All students (and their families) will be invited to a night of food tastings from the communities that we “visit” during the course.
Lesson 1 - The Duty of Recollection: Telling the Jewish Story
Lesson 2 - Greece, Restoring Memory
Lesson 3 - Sepharad: Voices of Recollection
Lesson 4 - Morocco: Memory and Nostalgia
Lesson 5 - Poland: What to Remember, What to Forget
Lesson 6 - Israel: National Memory Evolving
Register Today at JewishVA.org/Melton
Use code Journey29 at checkout before 10/27 for a class discount.
Scholarships are available. Contact slautman@ujft.org for details.
This course is offered by the Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater in partnership with Congregation Beth El.
Sponsor: Konikoff Center for Learning