from Wyomissing Public Library
The American Scriptures Project is a series of six discussion programs that grew out of the Aspen Institute’s Rebuilding Democracy Project through the Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation. The project grew out of concern about the growing polarization in communities across the country.
According to the American Scriptures website, “We believe that the exploration of American scriptures — various texts written throughout our nation’s history to express great ideas — will reteach us (1) how to talk with each other in a way that fosters the democratic values of dignity, respect, courage, openness, compassion, and justice, and (2) how to wrestle with, understand, question, strengthen, and/or rewrite our national narratives.”
In Berks County, the project was initially launched at Temple Oheb Shalom in Wyomissing under the leadership of Rabbi Brian Michelson.
On Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m., Rabbi Michelson will begin a six-part monthly program of American Scriptures in an effort to bring the Berks community together to discuss, question, and perhaps come to a consensus about the meaning of some of the greatest documents in the history of the United States.
The first program will focus on the language and meaning of the poem written by a Jewish immigrant, Emma Lazarus, “Colossus,” which is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, and is perhaps better known by the first few lines, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…”
The monthly 90-minute programs are free and open to the public. Registration is requested and may be done by emailing Ann Sheehan, Wyomissing Public Library Program Coordinator, at ann@wyopublib.org or by calling the Wyomissing Public Library at 610-374-2385. The library is located at 9 Reading Blvd., Wyomissing.
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