

Our Evening Study Programmes
Jews, Violence and War
Join Rabbi Joel every Tuesday evening at 7:30pm on Zoom from Dec 12th to Jan 2nd.
For the almost two thousand years of our forced dispersal, after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, Jews have lived in a state of extreme physical powerlessness. We have lived without exercising the normal methods of coercion applied by large collectives like nation-states to control deviant behaviour within and existential threats from without. This did not stop our people from reflecting on how we should use such power appropriately were we to ever re-enter the fray of world politics as an autonomous state. In this mini-series we will examine biblical, rabbinic, medieval and modern sources on Jews, violence and war.
Hachnasat Orchim (Hospitality)
A 2-part series with Rabbi Joel which took us through the Tanakhic and Talmudic sources on the subject of hospitality and welcoming visitors.
Click here for the recording of the 1st session on Feb 14th
Click here for the recording of the 2nd session on Feb 21st
100 Years of Popular Music
This new series with KNM member Nahum Gordon focuses on rock music, but will also encompass other genres such as the blues, country, rock and roll, folk, pop, Motown, soul, etc.
This started on Zoom in February with a look at some of the significant songs and performers between 1920 and 1949 and has continued up to 1979. Nahum restarted the series in July and is now looking at the music of the 1990's. Sessions are on Zoom at 7:30pm on Mondays (check calendar) and everyone is welcome.
Click below for the recordings of this series:
1. Feb 20th - The 20's to the 40's
3. March 13th - The 60's (up to 1963)
4. March 20th - The 60's `(64 - 65)
5. March 27th - The 60's (66 - 67)
6. April 3rd - The 60's (68 - 69)
17. August 21st - 1983 (January - July)
18. Sept 4th - 1983 (August - December)
Previous Series
Exploring the poetry of the central texts of Shabbat prayer
The four services of Shabbat each have a unique Amidah, unlike weekdays when all Amidst share a common set of texts. This series of study sessions looked at those unique prayers read on Shabbat
8 November
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15 November
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22 November
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29 November
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06 December
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The source materials can be found here.
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