How To Heal A Broken World:
The Jewish Mystical Tradition
with Eliyahu Stern / In Person
Long demonized as a relic of medieval times, Jewish mysticism has emerged as a source of inspiration for contemporary social justice, self help, and ecological movements. What about this ancient spiritual tradition attracts people to its ideals and practices? This exciting new seminar explores the history of Jewish mysticism in the context of present day concerns and politics with Yale professor Dr. Eliyahu Stern.
6 In-Person Sessions
Tuesdays
Sept 14 – Nov 30, 2021
10:30am – 11:45am EST
$475
Session 1: SEPT 14
What Is Jewish Mysticism?
Session 2: SEPT 28
Sabbateanism & Heresy
Session 3: OCT 12
Kabbalah & Social Justice Movements
Session 4: NOV 9
New Age Spirituality
Session 5: NOV 23
Contemporary Messianic Movements
Session 6: NOV 30
Pop Culture & Global Influences
Meet the moderator
Eliyahu Stern
Eliyahu Sternis Associate Professor of Modern Jewish Intellectual and Cultural History in the Departments of Religious Studies and History. Previously, he was Junior William Golding Fellow in the Humanities at Brasenose College and the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford. He is the author of the award-winning, The Genius: Elijah of Vilna and the Making of Modern Judaism (Yale University Press in 2012). His second monograph Jewish Materialism: The Intellectual Revolution of the 1870s (Yale University Press, 2018) details the ideological background to Jews’ involvement in Zionism, Capitalism, and Communism. His courses include Secularism: From the Enlightenment to the Present, Modern Jewish Intellectual History, The Holocaust in Culture & Politics. Learn more.