Limmud

Join us for a book presentation by Washington University in St. Louis professor Nancy Berg as she discusses her new book Exile and the Jews. This first comprehensive anthology examining Jewish responses to exile from the biblical period to our modern day gathers texts from all genres of Jewish literary creativity to explore how the realities and interpretations of exile have shaped Judaism, Jewish politics, and individual Jewish identity for millennia. In preparation for Tisha B’Av, Nancy will present her findings as to how these themes specifically interact with this occasion. The session will provide homer lidrush for the fast day.