The Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El
  Dr. Mark W. Weisstuch

DR.MARK WEISSTUCH received his doctorate in Theater History from the City University of New York. He has taught courses on the Second Temple, general Jewish history, the history of the Jews in Poland and Eastern Europe, and various subjects related to the Holocaust. Mark is Administrative Vice President of Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York.
 



 Courses Taught This Semester:

The End Is Near . . . Again: The Origins of the Apocalyptic Worldview
Dr. Mark W. Weisstuch
Oct 18, Nov 01, Nov 08, Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 13 Mon 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

In the face of calamity humanity finds solace in the vision of a sanguine uber-future.The religious, political and social pressure-cooker of the Second Temple era gave rise to apocalypsis (literally, revelation), a world view and a literary form that embraced notions of the end of days, final judgment, messianic delivery, life after death and heavenly mysteries. Explore these concepts and their historical context in readings from Daniel, the Book of Enoch, the Book of Revelation and more.




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