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SPRING 2010 COLLOQUIUM OF THE ACADEMY FOR JEWISH RELIGION, CALIFORNIA

DIMENSIONS OF THE DIVINE PRESENCE:
The Meaning of Shiur Qomah in Jewish Mysticism, Liturgy, and Rabbinic Thought
with
Marvin Sweeney, PhD
AJR, CA Professor of Tanach and Professor of Bible at
the Claremont School of Theology

Shiur Qomah, an ancient midrash on the Song of Songs, has puzzled commentators and scholars for over a thousand years, with its proclamation of the size of the limbs and body parts of G-d. Dr. Sweeney will take up the challenge of this text, showing that the Shiur Qomah is fundamentally concerned with prayer and how to imagine the Divine Presence as one prays.

Response and Discussion by

Rabbi Mordecai Finley, PhD
AJR, CA Professor of Jewish Thought and Rabbi of Ohr-HaTorah Congregation,
Los Angeles

Joel Gereboff, PhD
AJR, CA Professor of Biblical Thought and Rabbinics and Associate Professor
of Religious Studies at Arizona State University

June 13, 2010, 5:00 pm*

Academy for Jewish Religion, California
Spiegel Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA
574 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024
There is no charge for this event.

*Please arrive early in order to park as we will start promptly at 5 pm.
Parking is available at UCLA Lot #2 (corner of Hilgard and Westholme).
Parking fee: $10

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