LITERATURE + LECTURES

The Center for Jewish Living and Learning at the Jewish Community Center of Houston and Rice University present  Rice University/JCC Lecture Series: Envisioning Jerusalem in the Pre-Modern World.

The Jewish Community Center, in collaboration with Rice University, has created an annual lecture series presented by faculty associated with the Jewish Studies Program. Lectures will be held at the Jewish Community Center. The series is underwritten by the Maurice Amado Foundation.

Schedule of 2010 Fall Lectures:

Thursday, October 14
The Earthly Jerusalem: Judean, Roman, and Byzantine Remains of the Holy City
Instructor: Dr. Shira Lander

Thursday, October 21
Heavenly Jerusalem in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature
Lecture by Dr. Matthias Henze

Thursday, October 28
Imagining Jerusalem in Late Medieval and Renaissance Art
Lecture by Dr. Diane Wolfthal

The Jewish Community Center has founded the Center for Jewish Learning and Living, a collaborative process that brings together the arts and culture programming of the Center, such as the Book and Arts Fair, the Jewish Film Festival, and the Jewish Music Festival, and the education initiatives of the Center, such as the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, and the Bunny and Leo Horvitz Scholar-in-Residence Program. In addition, this collaboration brings additional programs and staff to the Jewish initiatives of the JCC, with high hopes that more members of our community may be touched by meaningful Jewish experiences.