The Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El
  Rabbi Alfredo F. Borodowski

RABBI ALFREDO BORODOWSKI recently joined The Skirball Center For Adult Jewish Learning as Executive Director. Previously, Rabbi Borodowski served as Executive Director of The American Friends of the Hartman Institute. Alfredo was ordained as a rabbi by the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano and is a graduate of the Melton Senior Educators Program at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Alfredo teaches at JTS’s rabbinical and graduate schools, and has served as a pulpit rabbi for more than a decade. He has written extensively in academic and popular journals, and published Isaac Abravanel on Miracles, Creation, Prophecy, and Evil in 2003 (Peter Lang Press).
 



 Courses Taught This Semester:

Moses: A Comparative Exploration in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Rabbi Alfredo F. Borodowski
Oct 18, Oct 25, Nov 01, Nov 08, Nov 15, Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06 Mon 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Who owns Moses? What happened to him between that day he was rescued from the Nile and his rediscovery of his roots as an adult? Who inculcated him with a sense of compassion and justice? What prompted him to kill? Study how the Torah, the Rabbis, Philo of Alexandria, the New Testament and the Koran as well as modern Jewish thinkers filled the textual gaps in the life of Moses, transforming him into the ultimate religious seeker and a paragon of perfect humanity.
Great Debates in Jewish History
The Hans A. Vogelstein Course in Jewish Studies
Dr. Neil Gillman, Rabbi Alfredo F. Borodowski
Oct 13, Oct 20, Oct 27, Nov 03, Nov 10, Nov 17, Dec 01, Dec 08 Wed 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Judaism has always fostered disagreement even on the very essentials of Jewish belief and practice.Many of these disagreements have led to memorable debates that have resounded through the ages:Moses and Aaron over the golden calf,Maimonides and Yehuda Halevi on the uses of philosophy, Herzl and Ahad Ha’Am on the nature of Zionism, and Heschel and Kaplan on the demands of modernity. Renew these debates under the guidance of two master teachers.
Genesis in Painting and Midrash
Jill Nathanson, Dr. Adriane Leveen, Dr. Arnold M. Eisen, Rabbi Alfredo F. Borodowski
Oct 14 Thurs 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

How do we read Genesis 1 in an age of science?

What is the potential role of art as contemporary Midrash?

Join the Skirball Center for a viewing of the painting installation "Genesis: New Translations" by artist Jill Nathanson, followed by a discussion with these renowned scholars.

This event will take place the Derfner Judaica Museum at The Hebrew Home at Riverdale, 5901 Palisade Avenue, Riverdale, New York 10471

Note: Transportation to the Derfner Judaica Museum will be provided upon registration only. Space is on a first-come first-served basis.

Register today to ensure availability.

To register, please call 212.507.9580.




Podcasts:
 Why I Changed My Mind: Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski (04/27/2010)
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