Course Leader:  Rabbi Rachel Montagu & Sr Anne Lee

Course Date:  Friday 23 - Sunday 25 May

Course Options:  Residential £395 .00, Non-Residential £254 .00 (Early Bird R £375 .00 NR £239 .00 - Deadline: 23/02/25 )

Course Timings:  Course starts at 6pm and ends after lunch

Course Code:  R1125

Course Information:

The book of Psalms is the Bible’s prayer book, hymn book and poetry book. The Psalms cover a wide range of human emotions and experiences and are used daily in Jewish and Christian liturgies. During this weekend we will have a close look at the texts of some well-known psalms and learn about Hebrew poetry, and music the psalms inspired.

Course Leader:

Rachel Montagu studied at Leo Baeck College, London and Machon Pardes, Jerusalem. She has an MA in Biblical Studies from Heythrop College and teaches Biblical Hebrew at City Lit and to private students. She volunteers in the archives of the S&P Sephardi Community of London. 

Sr Anne Lee is a Sister of Our Lady of Sion and has worked at the Sion Centre for Dialogue and Encounter in London.  She has an MA in Biblical Studies from Sheffield University and has coordinated several month-long courses at the Centre for Biblical Formation in Jerusalem.  She enjoys teaching Scripture in parish groups and in her community.