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SUMMARY:Talmud Chaburah
DESCRIPTION:Want to take sharpen your Talmud skills? Join a weekly\, text-based study group where you’ll work through the Hebrew/Aramaic of the Gemara together\, sharpening both reading skills and analytical thinking. Guided by Rabbi Brawer\, this chaburah offers a collaborative space for deep learning and thoughtful discussion. \n\n\n\nPrerequisite: Participants should be comfortable reading Talmud in the original Hebrew/Aramaic.
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/talmud-chaburah/2026-01-30/
LOCATION:Tufts Hillel Building\, 220 Packard Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Jewish Learning
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SUMMARY:Ethiopian Jewry and the Lost Kingdom of the Gideonites
DESCRIPTION:This short presentation explores two interrelated subjects: the unique history of Ethiopian Jewry (Beta Israel) and the story of the Kingdom of the Gideonites—an independent Jewish polity that existed in the Ethiopian highlands between the 14th and 17th centuries. \n\n\n\nThe presentation will also include the latest discoveries and developments in the research on the Gideonites\, drawing on Dr. Wexler’s recent expedition to Ethiopia\, where he and his team searched for archaeological and historical evidence of the lost Kingdom of the Gideonites. \n\n\n\nDr. Elad Wexler is a Visiting Professor at Tulane University\, a scholar of Ethiopian Jewry\, and a filmmaker. \n\n\n\nProudly sponsored by: Department of International Literary and Cultural Studies\, Charles Smith Endowment Fund\, Judaic Studies Program\, Hebrew Program\, Tufts Hillel\, Department of History\, and Program in Medieval Studies
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/ethiopian-jewry-and-the-lost-kingdom-of-the-gideonites/
LOCATION:Laminan Lounge in Olin Center\, 180 Packard Ave\, Medford\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Jewish Learning
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