Revisiting History
The Man who Made It Rain: The Rise and Fall of Honi the Circle Drawer
Wed / Apr 28 / 12:00 pm
Gila Fine and Rabbi Savenor
Zoom
How does a journey into the future destroy the most celebrated miracle worker of his time? Who was the rabbi whose immigration to Babylon ended in cruel humiliation? And why does a student swear to seven years of silence before traveling to Israel? Explore these questions and more at this exciting session.
Gila Fine is Editor in Chief of Maggid Books (Koren Publishers Jerusalem). She is also a teacher of Aggada, exploring the tales of the Talmud through philosophy, literary criticism, psychoanalysis, and pop culture. Fine is a faculty member of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and the Nachshon Project.