Theological Vertigo: Living in Proximity to Plague

The Plagues Project: leading Jewish thinkers reflect on the ways that Jews have thought about Plagues for the last 3,000 years.

Erin Leib Smokler

January 8, 2021

January 8, 2021

Erin Leib Smokler

Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler is a former faculty member at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. She is also the Dean of Students and the Director of Spiritual Development at Yeshivat Maharat, where she teaches Hasidism and Pastoral Torah, and a faculty member at the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Erin earned both her PhD and MA from the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, and her BA from Harvard University. She was

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Theological Vertigo: Living in Proximity to Plague

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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