Venue: The Jewish Center (New York, NY) The Jewish Center (New York, NY)

Gemara:

Rosh Hashana 

Halacha:

Avodah Zarah,  Beit HaKenesset 

History:

Bayit Sheni,  Period of Tanach,  Roman Period 

Mishna:

Avoda Zara,  Rosh Hashana 

Nach:

Melachim 

Description

Semester 3: Shi'ur 4. Building off of our previous discussions of the character of early Jewish society, we attempt to place in context the ubiquity in ancient synagogues uncovered by archaeologists of pagan imagery. In particular, we ask what this imagery would have meant to Jews during this period, and how it might (or might not) have come into conflict with the issur to make a pesel.