 Colorful ProfilesShort Stories of Extraordinary Lives from Jewish History Join this four-week journey to encounter twelve stories of incredible Jewish lives: converts, captives, royal advisors, philosophers, philanthropists, and more. Learn about their sacrifices, adventures, and achievements and get a vivid look at our people's rich heritage and history. See how yesterday's Jews navigated today's issues. Course Info
Four Tuesday Evenings @ Lubavitch on the Palisades Zoom option available. Meeting ID provided upon registration. Fee: $80
Early-bird discount: 10% off before 5/6/2025. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call our office at 201.871.1152, opt. 5, ext. 512. REGISTER: MYJLI.COM/LEARN/TENAFLY
COURSE OVERVIEW
Lesson One A Roman prince outwits his uncle to study Torah, an Italian priest studies his way to a new life, and a Polish noble meets an old Jew studying Talmud on a Paris park bench—see their journey to Judaism and what came next. 
Lesson Two Spain's top Torah scholar leads a Muslim Army, an Amsterdam rabbi with a print shop talks England into readmitting Jews, and a rabbi teaches a Catholic scholar and saves Central Europe's Jewish books— how did they integrate Judaism into their influence? 
Lesson Three A businesswoman saves thousands from the Inquisition and rebuilds Jewish life across the Mediterranean, and a female Torah scholar shapes Halachic discourse while raising a family, feeding students, and caring for the sick—see the secret ways women shaped Jewish history. 
Lesson Four Four rabbis are captured by 10th-century pirates, Germany's foremost Jewish leader is held for ransom, and thousands of East European Jews languish in Ottoman slave markets—how did Jewish communities respond?
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