Four Tuesday Nights
7-8:30 PM ET
March 5, 12, 19, 26
Instructor: Gideon Amir
Location: Online

Many of us are familiar with the basic story detailed in the Book of Jonah. However, many hidden facets can be found when fishing around the text and varied interpretations of the story.

Join us to explore textual nuances including… Who is “correct”, God or Jonah? Did Jonah repent? Why did God save the Assyrian Nineveh but not Judah and Israel? What happened to Jonah while in the belly of the “big fish”?

And more… if time will allow!

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REGISTRATION RATES
This course is offered on a sliding payment scale. Both tiers receive identical access to the program.
Standard Class Rate: $120
Base Rate: $80 (Subsizided by Haberman Institute donors)

All interested students are encouraged to join our classes.
Should the registration rates become a barrier to enrollment, please reach out to our Executive Director, Matthew Silverman.

Gideon Amir was born in Holland to Holocaust survivors who immigrated to Israel in 1947. He grew up in Jerusalem and served in the IDF as a Paratrooper.

Gideon received his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rechovot. In 1980, he moved to the United States, where he worked as a manager in several companies including Sperry Univac, British Telecom, and Cisco Systems.

In 1999, he pursued his interest in Judaic Studies and enrolled in a full-time graduate program at Baltimore Hebrew University, where, in May 2001, he received his Master’s degree with honors. Redirecting his passion for teaching from computer science to Jewish and Bible studies, he became an adult Jewish educator for several education programs, including the Haberman Institute, where he continues to teach today.

Beyond the Text: The Book of Jonah