On Sunday, November 30th, 2014 from 2 - 5 PM, the Yeshiva University Museum, together with Yeshiva College and the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, will be hosting a symposium titled "Modeling the Flood Story: Midrash and Movie," featuring interpretations of the Biblical flood account and a discussion of the 2014 film Noah. Reservations are required and tickets are available, free of charge, at www.yu.edu/noah:
PART 1 The Biblical Flood Story, Background and Interpretation
The Mesopotamian Flood Story: Old Stories, New Discoveries Dr. Irving Finkel (The British Museum) Brave New World: The Biblical Flood Story in its Literary Context Dr. Devora Steinmetz (Drisha Institute) Rabbinic Interpretation of the Flood Story Dr. Jeffrey Rubenstein (New York University)
PART 2 Noah (2014)
Biblical Films and Noah Dr. Eric Goldman (Yeshiva University) Noah as Midrash and Art Rabbi Hayyim Angel (Yeshiva University) , Dr. Devora Steinmetz, and Dr. Jeffrey Rubenstein in conversation with Dr. Eric Goldman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC8xVgiFglY
This special event will take place at the Yeshiva University Museum in the Center for Jewish History located at 15 West 16th Street , New York, NY 10011. The program complements the Museum’s exhibition Modeling the Synagogue—from Dura to Touro. A curatorial tour of the exhibition will precede the program.