JEWISH VOICES is an interactive education program--with presentations, courses, and scholar-in-residencies tailored to the learning desires of your congregation or other organization.

JEWISH VOICES topics---not available elsewhere---explore Jewish texts written in English for the past 200 years---long before Emma Lazarus wrote about the "huddled masses," and right up to the present.

"JEWISH VOICES gives English-speaking Jews a chance to feel that our own tongue can express authentic Jewish feelings."

---Rabbi Lester Bronstein, Congregation Bet Am Shalom, White Plains, NY

These writings are rich, dramatic---vibrant, cagey, poignant explorations of the New World, filled with the tensions experienced by an oppressed minority in a predominantly Christian society.

JEWISH VOICES : WHAT DOES IT OFFER YOU?

JEWISH VOICES unlocks the hidden treasures of Jewish writing in America since the 1800s---much of it now gathered through my own archival research.

Most of this literature has been excluded from anthologies and mainstream educational sources.

JEWISH VOICES offers traditional text-study in a new and exciting field. Participants have called the classes "serious fun."

"JEWISH VOICES programs are a fascinating extension of the Oral Torah."

---Rabbi Eli Havivi, Congregation Beth David, Greensboro, NC

JEWISH VOICES: YOU ARE THE AUDIENCE!

JEWISH VOICES expands Jewish literacy. It meets the cultural, ethnic, and educational aims of:

Jewish high school faculty in development seminars

These classes are individually designed for synagogues, Jewish cultural sites (including JCCs and Hillels), Shoah and Holocaust Resource Centers, interfaith groups, libraries, and poetry centers.

JEWISH VOICES WILL HELP YOU TO:

FIND your own Jewish heritage, even your own voice, as you gain new perceptions . . .

DISCOVER how our neglected Jewish writers devised images for their experience in the midst of Gentile society and shaped the ways we think and feel today . . .

GAIN a fresh perspective on the immigrant experience and new ways of understanding your own Jewish identity . . .

CELEBRATE and RELIVE the connections between modern Jewish creativity and traditional Jewish texts.

JEWISH VOICES: WHO IS THE TEACHER, LECTURER, AND FACILITATOR?

Dr. DANIEL A. HARRIS, a university educator for more than thirty years, is widely recognized as an exceptional speaker and discussion leader---with small and large groups alike.

Professor Harris leads provocative, interactive learning sessions that will enhance your involvement in Jewish culture and spark a fresh awareness of its vitality and depth.

By skillfully combining knowledgeable lectures and participant discussions, he elicits responses to recurrent questions of Jewish identity.

As he provides substantial background, commentary and guiding questions, he encourages genuine participation.

Short texts, requiring no prior preparation, enable quick approach to major issues.

JEWISH VOICES programs begin at your level of understanding and then move on. To enjoy and benefit, you only need an interest in important aspects of Jewish culture.