A Tribute to Israeli Author Meir Shalev
Four Wednesday Mornings
9:30-10:45 AM ET
January 10, 17, 24, 31
Meir Shalev, one of the great columnists and authors of modern Israeli literature died in the spring of 2023. In this short course, we will survey selections from his fiction and essay writing to explore his unique point of view on Israeli society.
The class will include selections from The Blue Mountain, Four Meals, A Pigeon and a Boy, and My Russian Grandmother and her American Vacuum Cleaner.
Registration is no longer open for this course.
Instructor: Steve Kerbel
Location: Zoom Classroom
The Zoom link will be sent to all registrants before the first session.
Registration Rates
You have the option to select the registration fee that works best for you or your family.
Standard Class Rate: $120
Base Rate (Subsidized): $100
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.
Steve Kerbel is the principal of Steven Kerbel Educational Consulting in Rockville, Maryland. In this capacity, Steve trains teachers and writes curricula for congregations, day schools, and Federations throughout the US. Before this, he served as Director of Education for Congregation B’nai Tzedek and Ohr Kodesh Congregation for a combined 14 years. Prior to that, Steve was the inaugural Retreat Director of Capital Camps & Retreat Center. Steve has also been a full-time faculty member at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville and an educational consultant to the Seaboard Region of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
In what seems like a different lifetime, Steve earned a law degree and was in the private practice of law for eight years. Steve is an alum of the University of Maryland, College Park, where he met his wife, Judy, and they have two daughters. Among Steve’s consulting activities, he facilitates wine tastings featuring Israeli wines and teaches about the geography of the diversity of Israel through its wines and winemakers.