Bible
Rabbinic Literature
Weep, Pray, Love: Rachel in the Bible and Beyond
Get to know Rachel, from the Bible and beyond
Educator: Rabbi Avi Killip
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Course Details
Sessions
10
Recommended for
Everyone
Description
Rachel is one of the most confusing, beautiful, and tragic characters in the Bible. We may think we know Rachel as Jacob's beloved wife, but there is so much more to learn and wonder about her.
In this course, we will discover what makes Rachel such an interesting character, how she is embedded in and affects her family, and how she is presented and imagined throughout the Bible and Jewish thought. In examining texts from the Bible to rabbinic and modern commentaries we will try to meet Rachel and allow Rachel to introduce us to broader themes within the Bible and beyond it.
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Educator
Rabbi Avi Killip is the Executive Vice President at Hadar. A graduate of Hebrew College Rabbinical School, Avi also holds Bachelors and Masters from Brandeis University. She was a Wexner Graduate Fellow and a Schusterman Fellow. Avi teaches as part of Hadar's Faculty and is host of Hadar's podcasts, Responsa Radio and Ta Shma. Avi lives in Riverdale, NY with her husband and three children.
