Rabbinic Inferno: Hell in Classical Judaism
- Event Type
- Seminar/Symposium
- Sponsor
- Beth Emet: The Free Synagogue (Evanston, IL)
- Date
- Nov 5, 2021 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
- Speaker
- Dov Weiss
- Registration
- Registration
- Contact
- Program in Jewish Culture & Society
- jewishculture@illinois.edu
- Phone
- 217-333-7978
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- Originating Calendar
- Jewish Culture and Society
Join the Adult Education program at Beth Emet and Professor Dov Weiss for a discussion of his current research. In argument against the American Reform Jewish stance of the 1885 Pittsburgh Platform that Gehenna (Hell) is an idea that is not rooted in Judaism, we will examine ancient Jewish discourse about Gehenna to unearth the distinctive values, aesthetics, fantasies, and hopes found within classical Jewish culture. Member fee $25, or included in Friday morning package; non-member fee $35