Bible Studies, History, Jewish Culture, Tanach, Tours

An exciting virtual tour of the museum’s Jewish highlights. Escape the confines of your home and join us for an inspiring ramble around one of the greatest museums in the world, by yourself or with your whole family.

Meet Rameses the Pharaoh, Achashverosh of Persia and Sennacherib the Assyrian. Discover some of the key artefacts that inform and deepen our understanding of the Bible. Bring your Matzah sandwiches for lunch on the way (or breakfast in America, or tea-time in Israel!). And don’t worry, the guide can mute everyone so your matzah munching won’t disturb the tour.

Your guide is Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum, Dean of LSJS, who has been giving unforgettable tours at the British Museum to thousands of people for over a decade. Have your interest piqued and your questions answered. Treat yourself to a meaningful and fun ramble this year. Adults, students, teenagers and whole families welcome. (And you won’t have to worry about the weather!)

Time: 2pm in the UK (Israel: 4pm; New York: 9am; South Africa: 3pm)
Length : 90 minutes
Fee: £20 per household

Please follow the below link to purchase tickets and for further information.

https://www.lsjs.ac.uk/the-lsjs-british-museum-pesach-ramble-2020-1117.php

Dr Aviva Dautch will explore modern Jewish writing about the stories, themes and celebrations of Pesach. We will study a range of poems (in Hebrew and translation) by Israeli poets including Yehuda Amichai and Agi Mishol as well as English poems by writers ranging from Joanne Limburg to Longfellow, and enjoy the humour of famous literary seders in novels by Michael Chabon and Herman Wouk.

Book online at: https://tinyurl.com/sederwithancestors or call 020 8203 6427 at least 1 hour before class starts.

Lectures delivered via Zoom. Link to class sent via email.
£12 per person, per class.

Join Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum on Zoom for this incredible pre-Pesach lecture. Link sent by email in advance.

So many stories we read or watch on TV replay the battle of right against wrong, good against evil. This highly-original lecture will show how the roots of this conflict lie in the clash between Moses and Pharaoh. Torah, Midrash and Egyptology will help us uncover this classic confrontation that could form the basis of a great discussion at your Seder table this year.

Book online at: https://tinyurl.com/pesachexodus or call 020 8203 6427 before 5pm on the day
£12 per person

Dr Aviva Dautch will explore modern Jewish writing about the stories, themes and celebrations of Pesach. We will study a range of poems (in Hebrew and translation) by Israeli poets including Yehuda Amichai and Agi Mishol as well as English poems by writers ranging from Joanne Limburg to Longfellow, and enjoy the humour of famous literary seders in novels by Michael Chabon and Herman Wouk.

Book online at: https://tinyurl.com/sederwithancestors or call 020 8203 6427 at least 1 hour before class starts.

Lectures delivered via Zoom. Link to class sent via email.
£12 per person, per class.

Join Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum.

This week's guests include Tamar Weizer in Tel Aviv, Rabbi Joe Wolfson in New York City & Rabbi Ramon Widmonte in Johannesburg.

New ideas, surprise guests, inspiration and humour – all packed into thirty minutes.

Join via zoom: https://zoom.us/j/265051011
Let’s be Bidud Beyachad, be Isolated Together

This lecture will give you a chance to look at the big picture of Sefer Shemot. Why were the Israelites enslaved? How were they ready to encounter God in the wilderness? Why was a ‘Tabernacle’ built? These questions and more will be discussed by Rabbi Dweck through his distinctive style and insightful teaching.

Book in advance (by 5pm) at: https://tinyurl.com/explainexodus
Join via Zoom link (which is sent in advance to your email address)