Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Taff

 

Saturday, April 6, 2013
12:45 pm
KOH Library and Cultural Center
2300 Sierra Boulevard, Sacramento, CA  95825

 

 

Join Rabbi Taff at the KOH Library and Cultural Center for a stimulating question and answer session about any and all things Jewish. Rabbi Taff will accept questions for submission before the event so be sure to drop them off at the MLC office before the sixth! This session is open to the entire community.

The Real Housewives of The Hebrew Bible - Hagar

The Real Housewives of The Hebrew Bible: Hagar

with Ricki Lobel

 

                                             

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
KOH Library and Cultural Center
2300 Sierra Boulevard, Sacramento, CA  95825

 

This month’s lecture in the ongoing series, The Real Housewives of the Hebrew Bible, spotlights Hagar. Hagar is both a revered and  criticized Biblical figure. Rabbinical commentators say she was Pharaoh's daughter who became Sarah’s handmaiden after Pharaoh claimed it was better she be Sarah’s slave than a mistress in another house. Hagar gave Abraham his first child, Ishmael, but both she and the boy were sent away when Sarah gave birth to Isaac. Some scholars view Hagar as a symbol of bondage or the sinful condition of humanity; the Islamic transition reveres her as the mother of Ishmael, who they trace back as being among the first father of Islam. Hagar may not have been a legal wife, but her story promises to spark much discussion among those attending the Real Housewives lecture. Ricki Lobel will be the guest lecturer. $5 suggested donation.

 

This program is open to the entire community. For more information or to RSVP please contact Taliah Berger at taliah@kohlcc.org or at the KOH Library and Cultural Center at 916-485-4143. RSVPs are greatly appreciated but not necessary to attend.