The Gershman Y Fall 2011 Brochure

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BEGINNING MAH JONGGInstructor: LD Marantz

Dates: 2 Mondays, October 3 & 10Time: 6:30-9:45 pm

Dates: 4 Tuesdays, Sept. 20- Oct. 11Time: 12 pm-1:30 pm

Dates: 2 Wednesdays, Nov. 9 & Nov. 16Time: 2:00-5:15 pm

Cost: $100

Have you and/or some of your friends wantedto take a cr ack*bam*dot at learning to playMah Jongg? Come as an individual or set upyour own group of friends so that you canlearn to play together. Each lesson will includesupervised play. Private table lessons. Classsize limited to six.

Have a group of friends and want tolearn, but these times dont work for you?Contact the Y and we can help youcreate a custom class!

MASONIC TEMPLE TOURDate: Tuesday, October 4Time: 10:00-11:00 amLocation: 1 North Broad StreetCost: $8 (must register in advance)

Youve passed it on the street many timesand its one of P hiladelphias most historic,magnificent, and to some, secret landmarks.Get a first-hand look inside the Masonic Templeand learn about the Order of the Masons andthe art and architecture of this historic edificewith a guided tour.

PIRKE AVOT THE ETHICALFOUNDATION OF LAWInstructor Rabbi Ira Stone, BZBI SynagogueDates: 7 Tuesdays, Oct. 11, Nov.15, Dec.6,

Jan. 10, Feb. 7, Mar. 6, April 17Time: 12 pm-1:30 pmCost: $180 for all 7 sessions,

or $30 each session (Counts for CLE credit)

Includes a vegetarian/dairy lunch

Pirke Avot, or Chapters of the Fathers is one

of the most popular collections of Rabbinicwisdom extant. Among major commentators,it is considered to contain the moral principleswhich engender the law. By enacting thesemoral principles, the founding Patriarchs andMatriarchs as well as Moses and the People ofIsrael prepared themselves to receive Torahand thereby found statutory law on ethics.Learn about this fascinating text with r abbinicauthority Rabbi Ira Stone.

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THE THEATRICAL WORLD OFWENDY WASSERSTEINInstructor: Diane SteinbrinkDate: 2 Wednesdays, October 12 & 19Time: 10:30 am-12 pmCost: $40

Jewish American playwright Wendy Wassersteinwas one of theaters most celebrated writers.This short course will feature a discussion ofthe life and family influences on the works ofWasserstein and will include monologues fromher best-known works: The Heidi Chronicles, TheSisters Rosensweig, andAn American Daughter.

PLAYWRITING WORKSHOPInstructor: Jacqueline GoldfingerDate: 4 Sundays, Oct. 16, 23, Nov. 13, 20Time: 6:00-8:00 pmCost: $100

A four-week playwriting workshop led byplaywright Jacqueline Goldfinger will look atplaywriting through both published texts andstudents own work. The workshop w ill includediscussions on how to win competitions,get your work produced, and self-produce.Students are welcome to share their ownwork or simply listen and learn from classdiscussions. All experience levels welcome.

ALFRED HITCHCOCK:THE EARLY YEARSWith the Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Instructor: Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D.Director of Education, BMFI

Date: 4 Tuesdays, Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8Time: 10:00 am-1:00 pmCost: $100 for BMFI members,

$125 for non-members

To register, please call 610-527-4008 x107

Alfred Hitchcock did not simply emerge fromthe cinematic ether a fully-formed filmmakerto create classics like Rear Window (1954).By then, hed been directing pictures in Europeand the U.S. for nearly thirty years. Learnabout some of the directors better knownBritish work, such as The Lady Vanishes(1938), as well as his initial forays intoHollywood, including his very first (and nearlyhis last) American film, Rebecca (1940). Theseearly pictures contain some of the elementsfor which Hitch would later become famous.

THE MEANING OF JUDAISM:JEWISH PHILOSOPHY& EXISTENTIALISMFOR BEGINNERSInstructor: Dr. Elliot RatzmanDates: 5 Wednesdays, Nov. 2-Dec. 7

No class, November 23Time: 11:00 am-12:30 pmCost: $120

Through short readings from philosophy,literature and memoir well explore the BigQuestions in Judaism: Gods existence, thepurpose of Judaism, the relationship of lawand love, the problem of suffering and evil,living a moral life under modern conditions,and how Judaism differs from Christianity.Our dialogue partners will be the fascinatingJewish thinkers of the 20th century Emmaunel Levinas, Franz Rosenzweig,Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Hescheland Rav Soloveitchik.

JEWISH PERSPECTIVES

ON URBAN AGRICULTURE& FOOD JUSTICEInstructor: Nati Passow, Jewish Farm SchoolDate: Thursday, November 17Time: 6:30 pmCost: $10, $5 for Center City CSA members

Cities are playing an increasingly importantpart of a sustainable future, and a largecomponent of that is urban food production.Simultaneously throughout the large urbancenters in the US, millions of people lackaccess to healthy, fresh, sustainably producedfood. In this text study and discussion, NatiPassow, Executive Director of the Jewish FarmSchool, will share some perspectives on urbanagriculture and food justice from the Jewishtradition. We will look at various challengescurrently facing Philadelphia, as well as someof the inspiring projects currently underway

making real change.Light refreshments provided by

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401 South Broad StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19147

215.545.4400www.gershmany.org

TO PURCHASE TICKETSThe best way to get tickets and informationto all events is w ww.gershmany.orgor call 215-545-4400.

The box office phones are open weekdaysfrom 10:00 am 5:30 pm.

Tickets are available online 24/7.

FLEX SAVINGSLooking to save even more money onGershman Y programs? Now you can! Everytime you buy tickets to 3 or more unique

events, including PJFF films, all at the sametime, youll save 10%. And theres no limit tothe number of times you can take advantageof this offer! So try something new and buytickets today.

There are just a few limitations:

1. Good only on programs valued at $8or more. (We cant give the show away!)

2. Not good on fundraising events orpremium tickets.

3. Multiple ticket purchases to the same eventdont count. (We want to see you at manyevents, not just one!)

4. A class series counts as one event.

5. Not valid with any other discounts.

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Lets Make Music September 12 Class Begins p.8Lo Mir Reden Yidish September 12 Social Program Begins p. 13Open Mah Jongg Play September 13 Social Program Begins p.13Beer and Board Games September 14 Social Program Begins p.13Creating a Jewish Food Ethic September 15 Books and Ideas p. 4

Holler for Challah September 16 Cook Jewish p. 7Leon Bibel September 18 Gallery Reception p. 15Before and After Utopia September 18 Gallery Reception p. 15Allergic Girl September 20 Books and Ideas p. 4Beginning Mah Jongg September 20 Class Begins p. 10Masonic Temple Visit September 21 20 s/30s Social p. 12Rosh Hashanah Cooking September 22 Cook Jewish p. 7Intro to Fall Theater September 22 Class p. 9Breakdancing September 22 Class Begins p. 9Precious Objects September 25 Sunday Brunch p. 6Play With Clay September 25 Class (kids) p. 8Pottery Wheel Class September 26 Class (adults) p. 9

Walking in the Wissihickon October 2 Special Event p. 15Masonic Temple Visit October 4 Class p. 10Jewmba October 5 Class Begins p. 9The Choosing October 11 Books and Ideas p. 5Jewish Ethics Class October 11 Class Begins p. 10World of Wendy Wasserstein October 12 Class Begins p. 10Sukkah in the Garden Dance party October 15 Lets Celebrate! p. 3

Playwri ting Workshop October 16 Class Begins p. 11Jewish Mural Arts Trolley Tour October 16 Being Jewish in the City p. 14An Evening of Shouts and Murmurs October 17 Special Events p. 15Manufactur ed Landsca pes October 18 Being Jewish in the City p. 14Hitchcock: The Early Years October 18 Class Begins p. 11An Evening with Sharon Pinkenson October 19 Books and Ideas p. 5Boiling Mad: Inside Tea Party America October 23 Sunday Brunch p. 6Imaging and Imagining Our Cities October 23 Being Jewish in the City p. 14Modern Jewish Classic Cooking October 25 Cook Jewish p. 7Shock Value October 27 Books and Ideas p. 5Mutter Museum Visit October 30 20s/30 s Social p. 12Lets Make Music October 31 Class Begins p. 8

Wine Tasting November 1 30s/40s Social p. 12The Meaning of Judaism November 2 Class Begins p. 11Belly Dancing November 3 Class Begins p. 9PJFF Opening Night November 5 Jewish Film Fest Begins p. 16JKIDPHILLY Expecta nt Parents Class November 8 Class Begins p. 820s/30 s Shabbat Dinner November 11 20s/30 s Social p. 12Lunch with Myla Goldberg November 17 Books and Ideas p. 5Jewish Urban Agriculture November 17 Class p. 11

Hezbollah and the War Against Israel December 4 Sunday Brunch p. 6Latkepalooz a December 11 Lets Celebrate! p. 3Moo Shu Jew Show December 24 Lets Celebrate! p. 3

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