Who is the Real David: Messianic Ancestor or Royal Bad Boy?
Four Wednesday Mornings
9:30 - 10:45 AM ET
NEW DATES: October 18, 25; November 1, 8
The biblical account of David is complicated and nuanced. On the one hand, he is capable of profound love and humility, worthy of all our hopes of redemption. On the other hand, he has fierce emotional swings and is guilty of intense bravado and even murder. Not exactly a fitting role model for our people.
Join us for this four-week class, where we will take a close look at the texts and try to understand this pivotal and complicated early leader.
Instructor: Steve Kerbel
Location: Zoom Classroom
Registration: $65
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 diversity of Israel through its wines and wine makers.