BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Temple Emanuel - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.templeemanuel.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Temple Emanuel
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T053310
CREATED:20260205T150429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T203340Z
UID:10013079-1780516800-1780520400@www.templeemanuel.com
SUMMARY:Leonard Cohen's Jewish Roots with Instructor John Clark
DESCRIPTION:Even more than his contemporaries Bob Dylan and Paul Simon\, Leonard Cohen’s Jewish heritage informs his music. Both of Cohen’s grandfathers were prominent figures in Jewish leadership and scholarship in Europe and America. Bible references abound in his work; “Story of Isaac” and his most celebrated song “Hallelujah” are just two of them. A strongly biblically prophetic strain runs through his album The Future with the title track and “Democracy” as the best examples. In “Who By Fire” (his variation on Unetaneh Tokef)\, “If It Be Your Will” and the title track of his final album\, “You Want It Darker\,” he addresses deity through language and form familiar to Jewish worshippers (“hineni\, hineni”). “Dance Me to the End of Love” lends itself beautifully to klezmer band performance. These are just a few of the highlights of this hour of the exploration of the Jewish roots of Leonard Cohen’s art. (Near the end of the lecture I will facilitate a brief open-ended discussion of the meaning of Leonard’s most famous song\, the much-celebrated “Hallelujah”). \nPlease Note: This program is for Temple Emanuel members only \nRegister→ \nAbout John Clark \nBorn and raised in Ohio\, John taught adult education for twenty years for Emory University and Mercer University in Atlanta\, creating classes on Fifties\, Sixties and American Roots music and a series called Lyrics as Literature. From 2008-2014 he was also a high school history and English teacher. Since moving to Boston in 2014\, he has taught adult and community education for five different programs\, including Brandeis\, Tufts and Cambridge. In 2025 he presented 380 American Music history lectures for senior living communities and Councils on Aging in the Boston area. John boasts a combined record and CD collection of over 8\,000 recordings.
URL:https://www.templeemanuel.com/event/leonard-cohens-jewish-roots-with-instructor-john-clark/
LOCATION:Gann Chapel\, 385 Ward Street\, Newton\, MA\, 02459\, United States
CATEGORIES:Active Older Adults,Adult Education,Community,Livestream,Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.templeemanuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/leonard-cohens-jewish-roots.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR