Lecture Timetable / Vorlesungsverzeichnis Wise 2020
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Dear Students, The start of a new semester is always a bit of a miracle, especially in these challenging and promising times. Think of the scholars who must come together, the planning and forethought, the careful construction of a curriculum, patient and resilient administrative oversight and follow through, all supported by a serious educational institution. That work is itself a reflection of the hopes and dreams of a far wider group of people, those whose lives will be one day touched and elevated by the work you and your rabbinical colleagues will achieve one day in the future. You are about to engage in this grand collective effort, a reflection of the devotion, vision, and energy of a great number of people, skilled and learned pedagogues, rabbis from across the Continent and around the world, and the large numbers of Jews in Europe and elsewhere who are rooting for you and who will be the beneficiaries of your hard work and your learning. On behalf of them all, let us be the conduit of their blessings: we bless you with vigor and health to be able to devote yourself to your studies. We bless you with clear vision and determination to plumb the significance and depth of our sacred writings and the discernment to distill its wisdom into words, teachings, and example that will be accessible to today’s seeking humanity. We bless you with vigor to dive deep into a life of Mitzvot and Torah. Finally, we bless you with faith – in the Holy One, in our Masorah, in our people, in each other, and in yourselves. You are the repository of our hopes and aspirations. You hold our future in your hands. May you be blessed and may your learning soar! לשנה טובה! בברכת שלום ! [online version without signatures.] Rabbi Professor Dr. Bradley Shavit Artson Rabbi Professor Dr. Walter Homolka Dean of the Zacharias Frankel College in Potsdam and Rector of the Abraham Geiger College the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles Executive Director of the Zacharias Frankel College 1 DATES AND PERIODS OF TIME Semester period 01.10.2020 – 31.03.2021 Lecture period at the Colleges 19.10.2020 – 24.02.2021 Lecture period at the University of Potsdam 02.11.2020 – 12.02.2021 Winter break & 21.12.2020 – 01.01.2021 Lecture-free time 01.03.2021 – 31.03.2021 SEMESTER WELCOME & TERM TARGET TALKS L(A)UNCH DAY – FROM SOUP TO NUTS – A FRESH(MEN) 4 COURSE MENU Monday, 19.10.2020 ( 10:30 – 15:30) KANT-AGK TERM TARGET TALKS Tuesday, 20.10.2020 ( 10:00 – 17:00) RABB-AGK TERM TARGET TALKS Wednesday, 28.10.2020 ( 9:00 – 17:30) RABB-ZFC SEMESTER WELCOME Wednesday, 28.10.2020 ( 13:00 –15:00) [TBA] LECTURE-FREE DAYS IN THE SEMESTER: Jewish Holy Days, Festive Days and Commemoration Days: FRI, 02.10.2020 – SUN, 04.10.2020 Erev Sukkot / Sukkot I & II SAT, 10.10.2020 – SUN, 11.10.2020 Shmini Atzeret / Simchat Torah Legal Holy Days: THU, 03.10.2019 German Unity Day THU, 31.10.2019 Reformation Day (only Brandenburg) MON, 08.03.2021 International Women's Day (only Berlin) FURTHER JEWISH FESTIVE DAYS AND COMMEMORATION DAYS IN THE SEMESTER: Lectures and possible additional festive activities as well as internships are taking place. THU, 10.12.2020 – FRI, 18.12.2020 Erev Chanukah / Chanukah WED, 27.01.2021 International Holocaust Remembrance Day WED, 27.01.2021 – THU, 28.01.2021 Erev Tu BiShvat / Tu BiShvat THU, 25.02.2021 – SUN, 28.02.2021 Erev Purim / Taanit Esther / Purim / Shushan Purim SAT, 27.03.2021 – SUN, 04.04.2021 Erev Pessach / Pessach 2 TFILOT Rabbi Jona Simon, Cantor Isidoro Abramowicz, Rabbi Gesa Ederberg SHACHARIT LE’YOM CHAMISHI Thursday ( 8:30 – 10:00) 29.10.2020 / 05.11.2020 / 12.11.2020 / 19.11.2020 / 26.11.2020 / 03.12.2020 / 10.12.2020 / 17.12.2020 / 14.01.2021 / 21.01.2021 / 28.01.2021 / 04.02.2021 / 11.02.2021 Every Thursday we daven together at SHACHARIT — services will be offered in various forms, and prepared and lead jointly. An important goal is to keep the balance between the learning experience on the one hand and reflection and one's own prayer and religious experience on the other hand. will prepare בעל|ת תפילה and בעל| ת קריא ה Students will take over different tasks during services. Each individually with Rabbi Jona Simon (RABB-AGK), Cantor Isidoro Abramowicz (KANT-AGK) or Rabbi Gesa Ederberg (RABB-ZFC) the week prior to the service. After services, during breakfast, we will review the service and give practice-oriented feedback. TFILAH SKILLS — PREPARAING FOR THE WEEKLY THURSDAY SHACHARIT* *) for those who will lead service the coming week. RABB-AGK Rabbi Jona Simon, Cantor Jochen Fahlenkamp, Cantor Aviv Weinberg KANT-AGK Cantor Isidoro Abramowicz, Cantor Simon Zkorenblut RABB-ZFC Cantor Yuval Hed, Cantor Dr. Josée Wolff D. Min GEIGER CHANUKAH Cantor Jochen Fahlenkamp & Rabbi Jona Simon CANDLE LIGHTING, SUFGANIOT, SCHMOOZING & CHANUKAH SONGS Wednesday, 16.12.2020 ( 17:30) TFILOT WITH GUEST LECTURERS ( 9:00 – 10:00) Rabbi Dr. David Fine: Tuesday, 16.02.2021 – Thursday, 18.02.2021 Rabbi Professor Dr. Dalia Marx: Sunday, 21.02.2021 – Wednesday, 24.02.2021 MINCHAH- AND MAARIV WEEKDAY SERVICES See structure at page 10. 3 Geiger Shabbatot For many years, the Abraham Geiger College has regularly celebrated “Geiger Shabbatot”. Originally initiated by Rabbi Professor Dr. Dalia Marx, it gave students an opportunity to conduct a Shabbat on their own and to be able to deviate from the community forms. That way, organizing prayer and associated activities are practiced and refined. This generates immense benefits in terms of working with smaller and inexperienced communities. Alumni, lecturers and teachers will be guiding and joining forces. Also, liturgy has an aesthetic side — a body with soul, not a mechanical approach, is the goal at Geiger Shabbatot! The spiritual need of the Geiger community should come to the fore and that way provide a memorable Shabbat experience to which everyone is looking forward. Guitars, drums, clarinets are welcome — lots of things may be tried. A well-designed but still creative and liberal Shabbat, a consistent, concerted and practiced group per- formance is the goal; a goal that also reflects students’ professional futures, where arrangements and concerted practices are part of their daily crust. 4 CO-USING COLLEGES ROOMS For a trouble-free and guaranteed usage of allocated rooms, for example for one-on-one coachings, private lessons, meetings, events, etc., availabilities must be checked, and the room booked in advance and as early as possible and with respect to current hygiene and distancing rules and the total number allowed for each room. Users must keep rooms clean and include time to clean up and set up within the scheduled time. House regulations and quiet time must be observed (see compendium). In order to guarantee everyone’s safety, the current winter semester 2020-21 has been planned with a careful choice of on-site learning and online learning. Use of symbols: on-site learning, limited to safety regulations, combination with online participation is possible. Links are provided on time. online learning, considering lecturers’ and students’ learning capacities. Online learning classes might return to on-site learning classes if the situation improves. For the on-site learning, we would like to ask you, to follow the regulations and keep in mind not to exceed the maximum number of people per room. A sign with a number next to each room, shows the maximum number of people allowed according to this list: 5 LECTURE SCHEDULE STRUCTURE* RABB-ZFC REFLECTIVE GROUP SUPERVISION 16:00 – 19:00 Tuesday RABB-ZFC FRANKEL BEIT MIDRASH 15:30 – 18:30 KANT-AGK MASTERCLASSES & REHEARSALS 17:00 – 18:30 ALL MAARIV 18:30 – 18:40 Wednesday RABB-ZFC FRANKEL BEIT MIDRASH 20:00 – 21:00 ALL SHACHARIT 8:30 – 10:00 RABB-ZFC FRANKEL BEIT MIDRASH 11:00 – 13:00 KANT-AGK LECTURES & SEMINARS 11:00 – 13:00 RABB-AGK LECTURES & SEMINARS 11:00 – 13:30 RABB-ZFC FRANKEL BEIT MIDRASH 14:00 – 16:00 Thursday ALL MAARIV 16:00 – 16:10 KANT-AGK LECTURES & SEMINARS 14:00 – 17:00 RABB-AGK LECTURES & SEMINARS 14:00 – 17:30 RABB-ZFC FRANKEL BEIT MIDRASH 16:30 – 17:30 ALL LECTURES & SEMINARS 9:00 – 12:15 Friday Because of the current spacial distancing regulations, a mutual Friday Shacharit is not scheduled this semester. Detailed information on participants, lecturers, rooms and times1 are given in the following lecture timetable. Participation is mandatory for the students listed. *) Please see timetable for deviations 1 All lectures begin at the exact given time, sine tempore. 6 LECTURES, SEMINARS, INTENSIVE COURSES AND OTHER EVENTS October 2020 Thu, 01.10. – PULS course registration, enrollment, and withdrawal period. Tue, 10.11. Fri, 02.10. – Erev Sukkot / Sukkot / Hoshana Rabbah / Shmini Atzeret / Simchat Torah Sun, 11.10. Date Group Time Room Title Wed, RABB-AGK 21.10. RABB-ZFC UP FIRST SEMESTER WELCOME AT THE SCHOOL OF JEWISH BA-STUD 10:00- R9.20 THEOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM WITH LUNCH AND (UP) 17:00 5 POTSDAM CITY GUIDED WALKING TOUR. MA-STUD (UP) Date Group Time Room Lecturer Title Fri, 09:00- Eres Holz KANT-AGK OL 23.10. 10:30 MUSIC THEORY Prof. Dr. Admiel Kosman [E] 09:00- [E] RABB-AGK OL 10:30 THE POSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF A RABBI IN RABBINIC RABB-ZFC LITERATURE RABB-AGK 09:00- Rabbi Nils Ederberg 5. OG RABB-ZFC 12:00 MIQRA [E] Susanne Marquardt 10:45- RABB-AGK OL [E] 12:15 RABB-ZFC INTRODUCTION TO THE LIBRARY Shabbat – Parashat Noach, 24.10.