BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-905@templeemeth.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T093000 DTSTAMP:20230524T170022Z URL:https://www.templeemeth.org/events/coffee-with-the-cantor-9/ SUMMARY:Coffee with the Cantor DESCRIPTION:Coffee with the Cantor\nTuesdays May 23 and 30 at 8:30 am via Z oom\n \;\n“I give you every herb for eating” [Genesis 1:29]:\nThe Fascinating and “Wild” History of Plants and Judaism\n\nDo you know th at renowned rabbi\, teacher\, mystic\, and theologian Arthur Green once wr ote an essay about Chasidism and hallucinogenics under a pseudonym? Do you know that burnt cannabis has been found in ruins of a Judean shrine in Te l Arad and other places of worship as well? Do you know that according to some ancient oral traditions the "fruit of knowledge" is the grape in its various manifestations? Do you know that the Hebrew Bible and Jewish folk traditions are full of direct references and allusions to use of plants th at are aphrodisiacs\, fertility agents and abortifacients?\n \;\nJoin Rav-Chazzan Michael McCloskey as \;we investigate the role of plants a nd fungi in Judaism through religious\, sociological and cultural lenses. How do they help enable experience of the Transcendent? How do they someti mes awaken us to new realities and sometimes disconnect us from relationsh ips with family\, friends\, reality and the Ultimate Presence. We will exp lore these themes in the Hebrew Bible\, the Talmud and Midrash\, our class ical commentators\, modern essays\, podcasts and modern archaeological dis coveries. \; \;\n \;\nTo join Zoom meeting click::\n \;\nh ttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84321814035?pwd=RE1ybDhhMjNoMWJwNWk2N2JLM1pnZz09\ n \;\nMeeting ID: 843 2181 4035\n \;\nPasscode: 676345\n \; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR