MakomDC: Repetition, Remixed – Narrative Sequels in Tanakh

“Repetition, Remixed” – Narrative Sequels in Tanakh Shabbat afternoons May 2, May 16 and May 30 Join for an exploration of foundational narratives within Tanakh inspired by Judy Klitsner’s award-winning book “Subversive Sequels in the Bible.” In this series, we’ll delve into familiar biblical stories and uncover surprising, deeply resonant connections between them—what Klitsner calls “biblical sequels.” With an eye toward questions of identity, power, gender, and transformation, we’ll explore how later texts respond to, revise, and even subvert earlier ones. We will come to see how narrative development is its own way – drawing from, parallel to, and yet also distinct from its halakhic counterpart – of reimagining, updating and growing our sacred values.