Mussar for a Meaningful Life

Mussar for a Meaningful Life

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructor: Laila Goodman (Read Bio)
Dates: 8 Sundays, Fall 2024: 9/22, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15, 1/26, 2/23, 3/23 & 4/20
Time:  10-11:30 a.m. ET
Course fee: $320, financial aid is available
Location: Zoom
Hosted by: Hebrew College
Registration:  Click here

The course will focus on learning Mussar texts to guide students to work on incorporating ethical principles in small everyday actions. Each class will focus on one middah, a character trait (e.g.-patience, respect, gratitude.) Students will share their practice, which will allow others to be inspired by their successes and gain a more compassionate perspective on common challenges. The class will accommodate new and returning students, with a mixture of new middot and revisiting previously studied texts for new insights. The class is based in Jewish texts and Jewish practice and the work is done through self-reflection and setting small goals. It provides a structure and opportunity to do the inner work of exploring and discovering each student’s moral fabric. Students will have a chance to discuss in small groups, and havruta pairs, the character traits that come naturally and character traits to work on to be their most holy, best self. This is a course that touches on heart and head.

For additional information and questions, contact the Hebrew College Tamid Team

 

Bioethics Through a Jewish Lens

Bioethics Through a Jewish Lens

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructor: Carolyn Ringel, J.D., M.B.E. (Read Bio)
Dates: 4 Sundays, Fall 2024: 11/17, 11/24, 12/8 and 12/15
Time: 7-8:30 p.m. ET
Course fee: $160, financial aid is available
Location: Zoom
Hosted by: Hebrew College
Registration:  Click here

Designer babies? Artificial wombs? Psychedelic therapy? This is not just the stuff of science fiction; these topics were all pulled from current news headlines. In this four-week class, we will wrestle with issues in reproductive ethics, mental illness and addiction, end of life decisions and other “hot topics” in bioethics from our own personal moral code, and look at what Judaism has to say on these topics.

For additional information and questions, contact the Hebrew College Tamid Team

Introduction to Judaism – Online Cohort

Introduction to Judaism – Online Cohort

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructor: Aron Wander (Read Bio)
Dates: 10 Wednesdays, Fall 2024: 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 1/8, 1/15 & 1/22
Time: 7-8:30 p.m. ET
Course fee: $200* (Thanks to the generosity of CJP)
Location: Zoom
Hosted by: Hebrew College
Registration:  Click here

What resources does Judaism offer for cultivating joy, acting ethically, and finding meaning in a 21st-century world that can often feel chaotic and disorienting? Who or what (or where) is God, and how can spiritual practice sustain us in our work, relationships, and commitments? In this 2-semester introductory course, we’ll explore Jewish holidays, texts, rituals, practices, theology, philosophy, political thought, and mysticism as lenses through which to address these and other critical questions. We won’t be trying to find “the” solution to any of them; instead, we’ll be looking for new ways to ask the questions and wrestle with the multiple — and often contradictory — potential answers.

For additional information and questions, contact the Hebrew College Tamid Team

Introduction to Judaism – In Person Cohort

Introduction to Judaism – In Person Cohort

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructors: Rabbi Leslie Gordon and Rabbi Allison Berry (Read Bios)
Dates: 11 Tuesdays, Fall 2024: 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3 & 12/10
Time: 7-9:00 p.m. ET
Course fee: $200* (Thanks to the generosity of CJP)
Location: In Person at Hebrew College
Hosted by: Hebrew College
Registration: Click here

Jewish life and living are connected to Jewish history, thought and the cycle of time. This course, taught over two semesters, touches on the cycle of Jewish time, including holidays, lifecycle milestones and prayer. We will explore Jewish history from Biblical times to the present and the evolution of Jewish thought. In addition, we’ll examine Jewish family and communal life, relationship with the Divine and the land of Israel.

For additional information and questions, contact the Hebrew College Tamid Team

Exploring the Bible

Exploring the Bible

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructor: Dr. Susie Tanchel  (Read Bio)
Dates: 6 Wednesdays, Fall 2024: 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4 & 12/11
Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET
Course fee: $180, financial aid is available
Location: Zoom
Hosted by: Hebrew College
Registration:  Click here

In this introductory course, we will discuss the different sections of the Bible and the way the Bible came to be. We will also study each major division of the Bible by looking at different genres, key themes, ad central messages of the texts. Together we will discover how these ancient texts continue to have deep relevance for our lives today. No knowledge of Hebrew is required.

For additional information and questions, contact the Hebrew College Tamid Team

Chai to the Chief: American Jews & the White House

Chai to the Chief: American Jews & the White House

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructor: Dr. Jonathan Golden (Read Bio)
Dates: 4 Wednesdays, Fall 2024: 10/30, 11/6, 11/13 & 11/20
Time: 7-8:00 p.m. ET
Course fee: $120, financial aid is available
Location: Zoom
Hosted by: Hebrew College
Registration:  Click here

This course will explore the history of the relationship between Jews and the American presidency. It will shed light and provide context for the upcoming 2024 election. These will include American Jewish roles in campaigns and U.S. Israel relations. Participants will walk away with paradigms to think about the past, present, and future of American Jewish civic engagement in presidential politics and policy.

For additional information and questions, contact the Hebrew College Tamid Team