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Jewish Learning institute: Colorful Profiles
Jewish Learning institute: Colorful Profiles

Wed, May 14

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Chabad of Morristown

Jewish Learning institute: Colorful Profiles

Short Stories of Extraordinary and Unexpected Characters from Jewish History

Dates and Location

May 14, 2025, 7:30 PM

Chabad of Morristown, 168 Western Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA

The Details

4 Wednesday evenings starting May 14th @ 7:30pm.

Or 4 Thursday mornings starting May 15th @ 10:00am


This course is being offered for both online and in-person attendees.



Join this four-week journey to encounter twelve stories of Jewish history’s most fascinating men and women. Discover the incredible Jewish lives of converts, captives, royal advisors, philosophers, philanthropists, and more. You’ll be fascinated by their sacrifices, adventures, and achievements, and get a vivid look at our people’s rich heritage and history.


 

Lesson Outline

 

Lesson 1

Courageous Converts


A Roman prince outwits his uncle to study Torah, an Italian priest studies his way to a new life, and a Polish noble meets an old Jew studying Talmud on a Paris park bench—see their journey to Judaism and what came next.


Lesson 2

Influential Jews


Spain’s top Torah scholar leads a Muslim Army, an Amsterdam rabbi with a printshop talks England into readmitting Jews, and a rabbi teaches a Catholic scholar and saves Central Europe’s Jewish books— how did they integrate Judaism into their influence?


Lesson 3

Unsung Heroines


A businesswoman saves thousands from the Inquisition and rebuilds Jewish life across the Mediterranean, and a female Torah scholar shapes Halachic discourse while raising a family, feeding students, and caring for the sick—see the secret ways women shaped Jewish history.


Lesson 4

Heroes and Hostages


Four rabbis are captured by 10th-century pirates, Germany’s foremost Jewish leader is held for ransom, and thousands of East European Jews languish in Ottoman slave markets—how did Jewish communities respond?


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  • First Class Free

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  • Early Bird

    Includes Textbook

    $79.00

    +$1.98 ticket service fee

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  • RSVP for 1

    Includes Textbook

    $99.00

    +$2.48 ticket service fee

  • Couples Ticket

    Includes Textbook

    $150.00

    +$3.75 ticket service fee

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