Congregation Beth Sholom

Adult Education Committee

presents:

David and Goliath and Shroedinger's Cat

Rabbi David Bockman presesnts a detailed view of the strange case of the giant killer in the books of Samuel.

Unlike what most of us remember (or think we remember) about the story of David and Goliath, we’ll look at the actual (multiple) texts in the Bible’s historical books of the period to try to understand literary, historical, political and propagandistic motifs from the point of view of science, historiography and more. Whether you are a novice (never read it before) or an expert (you have studied this book many times in both Hebrew and translation), you are sure to find the exploration of this topic new, unsettling, revelatory and strangely relevant to the concerns of your life today!

4 Thursday evenings from 8:15pm - 9:45pm

October 19, 26, November 2, and 9.