Upcoming Event: The World of Dreams and Dreamers

An announcement from the Congregation B'nai Israel:

On Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 7pm, Arlene Agus, a founder of the Jewish feminist movement in the United States and a current faculty member at the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning in Manhattan, will be leading a discussion about the world of dreams and dreamers at Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

 The May 12 lecture is the first of a two part series. The second lecture will be on June 16, 2011 at 7pm.  While the lectures are related, it is not necessary to attend both to enjoy them.  Agus, a highly sought after speaker, will be discussing how dreams are distinguished from intuition, imagination, hallucinations and madness.  When asked about the topic, Agus said, “dreamers did not end with Jacob and his ladder. The Bible and Talmud are rich with dreams of messages from God to humans, or the dead to the living. For centuries scholars debated dreams’ interpretation and legal status. Using sources from Maimonides to Soloveitchik, Freud to Gilligan, Glueckel to Mendele, we will examine the world of dreams.”

The Adult Education Committee at Congregation B’nai Israel is proud to host Agus here in the Two River area. In addition to her work at the Skirball Center in Manhattan, Agus is a Jewish Resource Advisor to the Jewish Child Care Association and an executive consultant to Jewish family foundations. She is also a contributing author to Beginning Anew: A Woman's Companion to the High Holidays and What Happens After I Die?

Founded in 1922, Congregation B’nai Israel is affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.  Located at 171 Ridge Road, Rumson, NJ, the synagogue currently serves over four hundred families from many towns in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

For more information or to attend this fascinating discussion of dreams, please RSVP to Allison Newfeld, Administrator, at rsvp@cbirumson.org.