"A time to plant, a time to reap" Poets Lea Goldberg and Yehuda Amichai take on the Megillah for Sukkot
Description
The Biblical megillah Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) is traditionally chanted during Sukkot. This philosophical text - a portion of which was popularized in the hit song "Turn! Turn! Turn!"- reflects on life's challenges and meaning. Join us to explore, discuss, and weigh how renowned Israeli poets Goldberg and Amichai responded lyrically to Kohelet's ideas. Poems will be provided in original Hebrew as well as English translations.
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Dr. Miriam Rosalyn Diamond is an educator, author, playwright, and Israeli music curator. She enjoys engaging learners from ages 5 to 100 and has taught at universities, Jewish institutions, libraries, as well as adult/community education centers. Miriam has researched, presented, and published about religious literacy, professional development in the Jewish community, spirituality, friendship, mattering, role play in learning, and ethical development. Her books include Encountering Faith in the Classroom (Stylus), Fostering Religious Literacy Across Campus (New Forums), and Protect Your Identity, Money & Information! How to Spot and Deal with Scams (Brookline). She holds a PhD in Educational Processes from Northwestern University, an MA in Counseling Psychology from Lesley University, and a BS in Rehabilitation Counseling from Boston University.
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