January 28th – Shabbat Shacharit/Morning Service and Cairo Genizah Conversation

Join members of The Little Minyan as we enjoy a Shabbat morning together with worship beginning at 10 a.m. If you have a Tanakh, please bring it with you to follow our reading and conversation about Parsha Bo.

Following our service, at 11:30 a.m., we will have our customary vegetarian potluck luncheon – please bring a dish to share.  We have a treat this month – a presentation by LM member, David Frankel, a graduate student at OSU. David’s topic teaser follows.

The Cairo Genizah and Progressive Judaism today: The Cairo Genizah was a storage room in the attic of the old Ben Ezra Synagogue in Fustat (Old Cairo).  When it was discovered over 100 years ago, scholars found hundreds of thousands of Jewish documents, many of which were over 1000 years old.  So what does a 100-year-old discovery of 1000-year-old documents have to do with the ever-changing face of Judaism today?  You may be surprised! Join us as we discuss the story of the discovery of the Genizah,  the world that it uncovered, and the questions that arise when we learn about a Jewish society much different than our own.

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