Temple Beth Shalom is offering the following engaging adult education opportunity at no cost. This engaging presentation is offered via Zoom to Temple members and the community-at-large. Register for this event by clicking on the appropriate https:// link below and completing the registration form. (This procedure is different from what we have done in the past. It is necessary because we have invited the community-at-large to participate.)
After you complete the registration form, you will receive an acknowledgement. You will then receive the invitation link prior to the event. If it is easier, you may register for the event by contacting the Office at office@seashul.org or via phone at (609) 266-0403.
Temple Beth Shalom Scholars Series (2 of 3)
Oy, Oy, Oy, and A Bottle of Rum: Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean — rescheduled to February 7, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
A long history of Jewish involvement in maritime navigation and cartography, anti-Spanish sentiments, a sense of adventure, and even royal British support spawned 17th and 18th Century Jewish pirates and corsairs in the Western Hemisphere and Africa’s Barbary Coast. Who were these Jewish swashbucklers, how successful were they, and what was their ultimate fate? What is their place in the history of modern piracy? Rabbi Lance Sussman takes us on a Jewish adventure across the sea, blending identity, prosperity, and criminality as well as a look at the general romance with pirates and their brutal reality. This special program is presented by Rabbi Lance Sussman, Ph.D., Rabbi of Reform Congregation of Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, PA, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Gratz College.
If you plan to join us, we ask that you complete the registration form by Sunday, February 7, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. by using this Google form: https://bit.ly/34dfBEO
More about Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D.:
Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D., a native of Baltimore, Maryland, has served as the Senior Rabbi of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel of Elkins Park, PA since 2001. Previously, he was the Rabbi of Temple Concord of Binghamton, NY and Associate Professor of Jewish History at Binghamton University, SUNY. Rabbi Sussman has also taught at Princeton, Hunter College and Rutgers. Currently, he is Chair-Elect of the Board of Governors at Gratz College in Melrose Park, PA. and an Honorary Trustee of Delaware Valley University. Rabbi Sussman is a specialist in the field of American Jewish history, has written several books and numerous articles on the American Jewish experience. Currently, he is working on a television documentary on the history of the Philadelphia Jewish community with History Making Productions. He is also editing a collection of his sermons and essays, “Portrait of an American Rabbi.” Rabbi Sussman and his wife of 42 years Liz Zeller Sussman, Director of the KI Preschool, have five children and two grandchildren.