Archives: Rabbi Rosembaum Lecture
Jewish Studies announces:
A Class with Rabbi Adam J. Rosenbaum, What Moses Maimonides ’ Eight Chapters Teaches Us About Everyday Living
September 10: We’ve Got Soul: Maimonides’ Theory About Soul Geography and Maintenance
November 12: What is Perfection, Anyway?
December 3: Where Pharaoh Got it Wrong: What Our Habits Say About Us
Please join Rabbi Rosenbaum for a three-part class exploring, The Eight Chapters, Moses Maimonides’introduction to Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers). Maimonides is one of the great scholars of Jewish history, and arguably, The Eight Chapters is the most concise description of Maimonides’ philosophy. What makes this book unique is thatt resonates with philosopher and non-philosopher alike, and gives a compelling suggestion of how to live Jewishly to the best of our abilities. In a sense, it is one of Judaism’s ultimate "self-help" books, and it is sure to resonate with all of us as we consider our daily habits and behavior. Rabbi Rosenbaum looks forward to your questions and participation. Texts will be provided.
Rabbi Adam J. Rosenbaum is the new spiritual leader of Synagogue Emanu-El, the Conservative congregation of Charleston. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2005 and was previously the assistant rabbi of Temple Beth Shalom in Livingston, NJ. He and his wife, Ellen Miriam Brandwein, have two children; Shoshana and Jonathan.