Through poetry spanning the biblical Song of Songs, medieval Hebrew poetry, Sephardic romances in Ladino, Yiddish poetry, and the works of contemporary Jewish writers, we will explore how love has been expressed and reimagined across centuries of Jewish literary tradition. The workshop combines poetry reading with historical context and conversation about universal themes such as love, longing, belonging, loss, and hope. Through shared reading and discussion, we will discover how verses written centuries ago continue to speak to our emotions, relationships, and search for belonging today.
Through poetry spanning the biblical Song of Songs, medieval Hebrew poetry, Sephardic romances in Ladino, Yiddish poetry, and the works of contemporary Jewish writers, we will explore how love has been expressed and reimagined across centuries of Jewish literary tradition. The workshop combines poetry reading with historical context and conversation about universal themes such as love, longing, belonging, loss, and hope. Through shared reading and discussion, we will discover how verses written centuries ago continue to speak to our emotions, relationships, and search for belonging today.
Beyond being one of the foundational texts of Jewish tradition and one of the five scrolls in the Writings (Ketuvim) of the Tanakh, the Song of Songs (heb. Shir Hashirim) invites us to immerse ourselves in love in its many forms. Its verses playfully express sensual, passionate, and spiritual dimensions of love, opening the way to multiple interpretations. In this workshop, we will go into the close reading of selected passages, and explore the visible and hidden faces of love revealed in their words.
Food is much more than nourishment. It carries memories, traditions, and stories from one generation to the next. In this interactive conversation, we will explore the role food has played in our families and Jewish lives, sharing favorite recipes, childhood tastes, holiday dishes, and the people who taught us to cook them. Together, we'll reflect on how food shapes identity, preserves tradition, and expresses love, hospitality, and belonging across generations.
What does the Torah have to say about love? Is love a feeling, a commitment, a partnership, or something that grows over time? Through reading some of the stories in the Torah, we will explore different expressions of love: romantic love, companionship, family bonds, loyalty, sacrifice, and covenant. Together, we will examine how these ancient narratives continue to challenge and inspire our understanding of relationships today.
Una actividad creativa para todas las edades
Este taller, abierto a todas las edades, explorará la relación entre la vida y la muerte a través del dibujo, con el objetivo de conectar las plantas que habitan en el abandonado cementerio judío medieval de Montjuïc con el recuerdo de las miles de personas que allí están enterradas.
La primera parte del taller consistirá en realizar un reconocimiento de la flora. Una vez identificadas las plantas, los participantes aprenderán tanto los usos (medicinales, alimentarios, cosméticos, espirituales, artísticos…) de algunas de ellas como la relación que puedan tener con la cultura judía y medieval. Finalmente, cada participante elaborará un dibujo de una o más plantas observadas. De esta manera se dará una identidad y un retrato a las diferentes especies que cohabitan dentro del recinto del cementerio.
The Taube Center for Jewish Life & Learning invites you to an educational workshop and thematic walk, focusing on significant Polish Jewish literary figures who lived, worked, or were connected to Warsaw. Often, great Polish Jewish writers including Tuwim, Leśmian, and Baczyński are not present in Polish nor Jewish consciousness as major literary figures of Jewish background. Similarly, Jewish authors and poets, such as Dinezon, Peretz, and Singer, are frequently not acknowledged in the Polish history of literature as key personalities linked to Poland and its capital, Warsaw. The event will bridge these perspectives by introducing notable individuals within the context of the city, a common ground where Polish and Jewish masterpieces were penned..
The program will combine two expert-led elements, each 1.5 h long:
Educational Workshop: This will take place at the organizer's headquarters, a location in near proximityl to where the Jewish Writers' Union was based for most of the interwar period.
Beit Midrash: Akeidat Yitzchak – Binding the Words of Covenant
Date: 15. September 2025.
Time: 19:00–21:00
As we approach the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, whose observance includes the reading of Akedat Yitzchak (Bereshit 22:1–19), we invite you to a special Beit Midrash session that connects the profound symbolism of this story with this year's European Days of Jewish Culture theme – "People of the Book".
Through the study of sacred texts, conversations on morality, faith, and obedience, and creative reflection in the spirit of midrash, we will explore together the meaning and relevance of this story in a contemporary context.
This session is intended for all those interested in Jewish learning, interfaith dialogue, and textual interpretation.
The format will include studying texts in pairs and small groups, guided discussion, and written reflection.