Become Divine
Jonah Steinberg
The idea that humankind might somehow take part in the identity of God sounds so foreign that Jews may shy away from it. And there are certainly hazards in thoughts of divine humanity. Yet the idea is deeply rooted in our own tradition, and perhaps the challenges we face (and cause) in this world demand such a grand conception of humanity’s potential. This Beit Midrash, satisfying for advanced learners and supportive of newcomers, will study texts from Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, Midrash, Zohar, and Hasidut, with glances to non-Jewish traditions also.
Jonah Chanan Steinberg is an Associate Dean of the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College. He has taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the University of Judaism, and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. He is co-founder of Hebrew College’s Open Bet Midrash.
Categories
- Arts and Literature
- Spiritual and Religious Life
- Text for Everyone
- Extended Format
- Morning Course
