Past Session: March 6, 2008

The Jewish Feminist Research Group
(A Project of the Women's Studies Program at JTS)

PRESENTS:
Regular session with Book Release Event to Follow!

Thursday, March 6, 2008
5:30-7:00 PM

Temima Gezari:
An Art Education Pioneer

Ofra Backenroth, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean, The Davidson School of Education, JTS

Lia Lynn Rosen
Artist-Educator, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Drisha Arts Fellow, 2007-2008
MA, Art and Art Education, Columbia University Teachers College;

Deborah Miller, Ed.D
Associate Director, Melton Research Center for Jewish
Education,The Davidson School, JTS

At the session, Lia Rosen and Deborah Miller will join Ofra Backenroth in a discussion about her current work on the life of art and education pioneer Temima Gezari.

The event will be held in the Berman Board Room (2nd Floor, Near Library)
at the Jewish Theological Seminary, 3080 Broadway, NYC (@ 122nd St).

RSVP to JFRG.JTS@gmail.com to reserve a seat at the session and to receive a copy of the paper to be discussed.
For more info: www.TheJFRG.blogspot.com .

Come Celebrate: February 20, 2008

Come celebrate The Torah: A Women's Commentary and the members of JTS community who contributed to it:

Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses, Rabbi Jill Hammer, Dr. Judith Hauptman, Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky, Dr. Sharon Keller, and Dr. Adriane Leveen.

When: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 3:45 P.M.

Where: The Mendelson Convocation Center (JTS)

The Torah: A Women's Commentary brings together the research and insights of over a hundred Jewish women: scholars, rabbis, and poets from around the world. We will celebrate the publication of this groundbreaking volume, discuss the process and impact of creating a women's Torah commentary, and share some of its teachings.