Shabbat Scholar Series The Shabbat Scholar Series is a wonderful combination of great food, great scholars and great company! Begin your Shabbat with a warm and participatory Shabbat service. Enjoy the first two courses of a beautiful Shabbat meal followed by the opportunity to learn and to engage some of the most exciting Scholars of our times. While the adults are learning, Schara Tzedeck’s youth department is offering exciting programs such as biblio-drama, and other creative programs. Dates: February 22, 2008            Join us:                    Kabbalat services begin at 5:30 pm                    Dinner 6:30pm

 

Adults:    $25
Children $15

February 22, 2008 - "Torah and The Pleasure Principle" with Dr. William Kolbrener, Bar Ilan University, Israel

Reservations are necessary - please call the Synagogue office 604-736-7607 or for more information please call Shelley Karrel, 604-736-7607, ext. 302 or email shelley@scharatzedeck.com

 

        Previous Shabbat Scholar Series Events:

• January 18, 2008 - "Art and Technology: New Vistas for Torah Study" with Rabbi Chaim Brovender, President of The Academy for Torah Initiatives and Directions in Jewish Education, and Rosh Yeshiva of WebYeshiva.org.

• November 23, 2007 - The Origin of Life - Chance or Design. A 21st Century Analysis with Dr. Michael Behe, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Behe will discuss his book The Edge of Evolution.
  
• Dec. 8, 2006  For Everything A Blessing, with Dr. Kenneth Prager, Director, Clinical Ethics, Columbia University Medical Center. Read "For Everything A Blessing", Dr. Prager's story.

• January 26, 2007 with Rabbi Yaacov Marcus, Faculty, Neve Yerushalayim College.

• February 23, 2007 The Crime of Humiliation in Jewish Law with Rabbi Joseph Polak, Executive Director, Hillel,Boston University.