Mary Warrener Torah and Shakespeare

B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation
Synagogue Scholar Series

Mary Warrener

“Torah and Shakespeare in Conversation:
Genesis, Richard III and Hamlet”
Sunday, December 7, at 10:30 AM
Refreshments at 10 AM
In Person and via ZOOM

According to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks in his book The Dignity of Difference, conversation is the “greatest single antidote to violence,” but when fear makes direct conversation difficult, we can look to literature to help us find wisdom – the truth that can’t be faked. Torah and Shakespeare can tell us that this moment, fraught with so much conflict, may be new to us, but it is also old. By listening to Torah and Shakespeare in conversation, we will try to access some much-needed perspective, to fear less, to believe in the world we can make together.

Mary is a professor at SUNY Orange Community College, where she taught the college’s Shakespeare course for 23 years, as well as other literature, writing and philosophy courses.

All are welcome. Non-members are requested to pre-register via website link coming soon.

For Zoom link or for more information, contact the B’nai Sholom office: office@bnaisholomalbany.org or 518-482-5283