Me’ah Select: Judaism and Islam

January 17, 2017 Wayland $350.00
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Registration is open for Judaism and Islam at Congregation Or Atid in Wayland.

Class begins Jan. 17 and meets alternating Tuesday nights, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

This course will explore the intertwined destinies of Judaism and Islam, beginning with the Talmudic idea of the Jews and Arabs as cousins, continuing through the Jewish background to the Islamic religion, and concluding with the Muslim-Jewish symbiosis during the medieval period.

Topics will include:

  • Biblical origins of the Ishmaelites and the rabbinic identification of Ishmaelites with Arabs
  • Influence of Jewish teachers and Judaism on Muhammad (570-632), the founder of Islam
  • Relationship between the five pillars of Islam and Judaism
  • Qur’an’s attitudes to Jews and Judaism
  • Status of Jews as dhimmi (“protected minority”) under Islam
  • Role of the Jews in Islamic societies
  • Golden Age of Jewish life in Muslim Spain
  • Influence of Arabic poetry on medieval Hebrew poetry
  • Arabic writings of Judah Halevi and Moses Maimonides
  • Recent discoveries about Judeo-Islamic civilization in the Cairo Genizah
  • Status of Jews living under Islam before the founding of the State of Israel

To register and for more information visit http://hebrewcollege.edu/meah, or contact Sara Brown at meah@hebrewcollege.edu or call 617-559-8708

Me’ah Select is a ten week in-depth exploration of a specific theme, text, personality or slice of Jewish history. Our talented faculty, known for their scholarship and dynamic approach to adult learning, bring their classes to life through the study of literature, history, art, and original texts and source material.

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Fact Sheet
When
Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where
Congregation Or Atid
97 Concord Rd
Wayland, MA 01778
Price
$350.00

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