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Saturday, February 18 • 8:15pm - 9:30pm
When Your Tablets Shatter: Dementia in Rabbinic Law and Literature

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The painful reality of dementia in parents and teachers was as much a part of Talmudic life as it is for so many today. Drawing on Talmudic legend, modern journalism, and halacha (Jewish law), we will explore how Jewish tradition has responded to, portrayed, and even embraced dementia.

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Ben Greenfield

Yeshivat Chovevei Torah
Ben Greenfield is organizing and leading the Jewish community of waterfront North Brooklyn.  As Rabbi of the Greenpoint Shul, an inclusive Orthodox shul in historic/hipster/Hasidic-adjacent Greenpoint, Ben creates Jewish spaces that are inviting, warm, and rooted in exceptional Torah... Read More →


Saturday February 18, 2017 8:15pm - 9:30pm PST
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