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Seinfeld's Jewish Messages |
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Laura Novello ('07) a Seinfeld
enthusiast and Learning Night regular, carefully selected and edited four
Jewishly-themed episodes from Seinfeld: (1) Circumcision and the over-reactive
Mohel (2) The Rabbi Gossip (3) The Lobster Temptation (4) The Anti-Dentite.
Together with Rabbi Mendel she prepared an accompanying commentary booklet with texts from classic Jewish sources highlighting the themes of these episodes. |
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| The flyer promoting the class & the booklet cover. | Laura introduces the unusual subject matter for a Shabbos House Learning Night. |
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| The 5:30 group watching an episode before Laura explains the corresponding Jewish themes which relate to the four chosen episodes. This was one of the most memorable Learning Nights ever. | |
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| Here's the 2nd Study Group at 7:30. Laura is introducing the theme of this unusual and enjoyable class. | |
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| Group watches the Circumcision episode before Laura goes into the commentary on it. | |
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