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The Plagues Project

Studying The Ten Plagues with Our Kids

The Plagues Project: leading Jewish thinkers reflect on the ways that Jews have thought about Plagues for the last 3,000 years.
Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer is president of the Shalom Hartman Institute. Yehuda is a leading thinker and author on the meaning of Israel to American Jews, on Jewish history and Jewish memory, and on questions of leadership and change in American Jewish life. Yehuda led the creation of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America in 2010 as a pioneering research and educational center for the leadership of the North American Jewish community, and teaches in

Studying The Ten Plagues with Our Kids

As the world grapples with the effects of COVID and the chaos, uncertainty, and pain it has brought to humanity, leading Jewish thinkers to reflect on the concept of plague in both historical and current contexts.

Grounded in the Biblical text and the narrative of the Ten Plagues, The Plagues Project consists of more than 30 videos, each offering a unique perspective on Judaism and plagues and showcasing the variety of ways that Jews have thought about Plagues – both Biblical Plagues and plagues throughout history – for the last 3,000 years.

The Plagues Project collaboration between BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change, Judaism Unbound, 929 English, The Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, and jewishLIVE

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