The Great Debates for the Sake of Heaven: Defining Our Heritage through the Lens of Some of the Most Important Debates That Influenced Jewish Thought and Practice Thursday afternoons from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, January 31st – March 14th Price (per class): Members: Free Non-members: $10 in advance, $15 at the door January 31st: Shammai (50 BCE-30 CE) and Hillel (C. 110 BCE-10 CE) The Debate That Would Define All Debates February 7th: Rabbi Yochanan (200-279) and Resh Lakish (200-275) Meeting Under Strange Circumstances: A Rivalry with a Tragic End February 14th: Maimonides (1135-1204) and Nachmanides (1194-1270) Rationalist vs. Mystic, or Just Two of the Greatest Minds Setting Up a Thousand-Year Argument February 21st: Rabbi Yosef Karo (1488-1575) and Rabbi Moshe Isserles (1530-1572) Sephardic vs. Ashkenazic— Settling Our Differences in the Shulchan Aruch   Further topics TBA Please specify at checkout which week(s) you would like to attend.