The CBAJ Adult Education Committee presents a virtual lecture series on
The Experience of the High Holy Days in the Arts!
Three Tuesday evenings at 8 pm in the CBAJ Zoom Room
(access information below).
August 25: The Art of the High Holy Days
Naomi Roter of the Jewish Art Education Organization will take us through 1500 years of the Jewish visual art depicting the experience, objects, and symbolism of the High Holy Days.
September 1: The Experience of the High Holy Days in Literature
Dr. Gillian Steinberg, English teacher at SAR High School and formerly a tenured Associate Professor of English Literature at Yeshiva University and director if its writing program, will explore depictions of the High Holy Day experience in contemporary literature.
September 8: The Music of the High Holy Days
Cantor Eric S. Freeman, Associate Director of Yeshiva University's Belz School of Jewish Music, will teach about the history and meaning of the traditional liturgy and melodies of the Yamim Noraim.
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob
380 Whitehall Rd
Albany, NY 12208
All services are currently operating on a different schedule than the one below.
Please note that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, services are not currently open to visitors or travelers.
All services are open ONLY to members and friends of CBAJ who live in the local region and register in advance and agree to abide by our health and safety protocols.
