RECORDING OF Noah and Jonah: How Similar Stories Say Opposite Things About Human Transformation with Judy Klitsner – Zoom

Wed 20 Sep 2023 7:00 PM - Wed 24 Dec 2025 8:00 PM BST
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RECORDING OF Noah and Jonah: How Similar Stories Say Opposite Things About Human Transformation with Judy Klitsner image

Noah and Jonah: How Similar Stories Say Opposite Things About Human Transformation

Is it possible for human beings to change? To reveal the Bible's complex treatment of this question, we will explore the narratives of Noah and Jonah: two stories that share a remarkable number of themes, words and details, yet at the same time present opposing views on the notion of authentic and lasting inner transformation. Our explorations take on special relevance as we approach Yom Kippur, the holiday of introspection and hoped-for inner transformation.

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Judy Klitsner is a senior educator at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. A disciple of the great Torah teacher Nechama Leibowitz, Judy has educated a generation of students, of whom many now serve as teachers and heads of Jewish studies programs throughout the Jewish world. She lectures internationally at venues that span the denominational spectrum and has taught Bible to Christian and Muslim audiences. Judy Klitsner is the author of Subversive Sequels in the Bible: How Biblical Stories Mine and Undermine Each Other, which received a National Jewish book award. She is the founding board chair of Sacred Spaces, an organization that works to systemically address abuses of power in Jewish institutions. Judy is currently working on an original online commentary for Sefaria.

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