Al Shlosha Devarim … On Three Things the World Stands: Truth, Justice and the American Way? Exploring the Relationship between Jews, Judaism and the American Comic Book
Brian Fink
What do Samson, the Golem of Prague, Superman and The Thing have in common? How have medieval illustrated manuscripts influenced the creation of modern-day haggadot and megillot? Is a comic book an appropriate medium for discussing the Holocaust? If you could have any one super-power, what would it be? These questions and more, as we explore this topic through hevruta text study, group discussion, art, and the movies. All Hebrew texts will include English translations.
Brian Fink, back for his 5th Institute, is a student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. He recently spent a year in Israel, studying at Pardes and Hebrew University. He loves to talk about Reconstructionism, social justice (especially Avodah and the American Jewish World Service), and archaeology. Like Superman, he someday hopes to be able to fly.
Categories
- Arts and Literature
- Text for Everyone
- Afternoon Course
