A Message of Encouragement

Colleagues --

I thought it appropriate for our last Nextbook meeting on December 10th to discuss

several topics.

Front and center, of course, will be a conversation about Angels in

America -- I anticipate that will lead into a general discussion of Monsters of the Jewish

Imagination, the overarching theme of the course.

I hope that will also offer an opportunity

for us to share our favorite passages from the readings -- whether or not they feature monsters --

and also to hear what some of these passages sound in languages different from English

that you've translated them into.

I also want to take this opportunity to tell you it's been a pleasure to conduct our discussions

and hope they will lead you to continue reading -- even more intensely and thoughtfully than

you've already been doing.

Be well

Murray