Note: This course will be shaped by the interests of the participants, so this syllabus is only a rough outline. In addition to the course, we ask for participants to consider services at Temple Sinai, but also at a variety of synagogues so we can discuss those experiences and enrich our learning.
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BOOKS
(Temple Sinai will order these books so participants do not need to.)
- HONORING TRADITION, EMBRACING MODERNITY: A Reader for the Union for Reform Judaism’s Introduction to Judaism Course. Rabbis Beth Lieberman and Hara Person.
- HERE ALL ALONG: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life – in Judaism. Sarah Hurwitz
- THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS. Michael Strassfeld
- THE SABBATH. Abraham Joshua Heschel.
CONTACT
Email: Rabbi David Edleson
Office – (802) 862-5125 X11
Cell – (802) 989-6422
COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1, Nov 3 – Introductions; WHAT IS JUDAISM? WHO ARE THE JEWISH PEOPLE? God, Torah, Israel
PART I: GOD
Week 2, Nov 10 – GOD AND HUMAN NATURE: Fundamental Jewish Ethics of Human Rights
Week 3, Nov 17 – THE NATURE OF GOD
PART II: TORAH
Week 4, Nov 24 – PEOPLE OF THE BOOK (S): Sacred Texts I
No Class Dec 1 for Thanksgiving Holiday
Week 5, Dec 8 – PEOPLE OF THE BOOK (S): Sacred Texts II
PART III: ISRAEL
Week 6, Dec 15 – TABERNACLES IN TIME: Shabbat and the Jewish Home
Dec 22 – Hanukkah Cooking Workshop/Chana Kava
Week 7, Dec 29 – TABERNACLES IN TIME: The Jewish Holidays II
Week 8, Jan 5 – TABERNACLES IN TIME: The Jewish Holidays III
Week 9, Jan 12 – TABERNACLES IN TIME AND SPACE: Jewish Daily Practice, Kashrut, and THE CYCLE OF JEWISH LIFE
Week 10, Jan 19 – THE JEWISH STORY: Myth, History, Memory and Meaning
Week 11, Jan 26 – MODERN JEWRY
SHABBATON – Jan 31 – Feb 1 – JUDAISM AND NATURE: Shabbat with Rabbi Michael Cohen
Week 12, Feb 2 – FACING THE FUTURE: Issues in Judaism Today
Feb 9 – TU BISHVAT and CELEBRATION
2019 Course Outline
November 4, 2019 by David Edleson • Intro to Judaism •
Note: This course will be shaped by the interests of the participants, so this syllabus is only a rough outline. In addition to the course, we ask for participants to consider services at Temple Sinai, but also at a variety of synagogues so we can discuss those experiences and enrich our learning.
View/Download as PDF
BOOKS
(Temple Sinai will order these books so participants do not need to.)
CONTACT
Email: Rabbi David Edleson
Office – (802) 862-5125 X11
Cell – (802) 989-6422
COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1, Nov 3 – Introductions; WHAT IS JUDAISM? WHO ARE THE JEWISH PEOPLE? God, Torah, Israel
PART I: GOD
Week 2, Nov 10 – GOD AND HUMAN NATURE: Fundamental Jewish Ethics of Human Rights
Week 3, Nov 17 – THE NATURE OF GOD
PART II: TORAH
Week 4, Nov 24 – PEOPLE OF THE BOOK (S): Sacred Texts I
No Class Dec 1 for Thanksgiving Holiday
Week 5, Dec 8 – PEOPLE OF THE BOOK (S): Sacred Texts II
PART III: ISRAEL
Week 6, Dec 15 – TABERNACLES IN TIME: Shabbat and the Jewish Home
Dec 22 – Hanukkah Cooking Workshop/Chana Kava
Week 7, Dec 29 – TABERNACLES IN TIME: The Jewish Holidays II
Week 8, Jan 5 – TABERNACLES IN TIME: The Jewish Holidays III
Week 9, Jan 12 – TABERNACLES IN TIME AND SPACE: Jewish Daily Practice, Kashrut, and THE CYCLE OF JEWISH LIFE
Week 10, Jan 19 – THE JEWISH STORY: Myth, History, Memory and Meaning
Week 11, Jan 26 – MODERN JEWRY
SHABBATON – Jan 31 – Feb 1 – JUDAISM AND NATURE: Shabbat with Rabbi Michael Cohen
Week 12, Feb 2 – FACING THE FUTURE: Issues in Judaism Today
Feb 9 – TU BISHVAT and CELEBRATION