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
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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

Introduction to Jewish Spiritual Ethics – Mussar

Introduction to Jewish Spiritual Ethics – Mussar

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructor: Rabbi Marcia Plumb (Read Bio)
Dates: 6 Wednesdays, Fall 2024: 11/20, 12/18, 1/15, 2/19, 3/19 & 4/23
Time: 7:30-9:00 p.m. ET
Course fee: $240, financial aid is available
Location: Zoom
Hosted by: Hebrew College and Co-Sponsored by Central Reform Temple
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Mussar is a Jewish spiritual practice that gives concrete instructions on how to live a meaningful and ethical life. Mussar is virtue-based ethics — based on the idea that by cultivating inner virtues, we improve ourselves, offering opportunities for personal transformation through a Jewish lens. This introductory monthly cohort will explore different middot (character traits). No knowledge of Hebrew or prior experience necessary.

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

Conflict, Conversation & Community

Conflict, Conversation & Community

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructor: Rabbi Natan Margalit (Read Bio)
Dates: 5 Thursdays, Fall 2024: 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 12/5 & 12/12
Time: 7-9:00 p.m. ET
Course fee: $250, financial aid is available
Location: Zoom
Hosted by: Hebrew College and Co-Sponsored by the North Shore Clergy Group
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How do we find ways to disagree and yet remain friends, or at least civil enough to co-exist in the same society? When does speech go over the line and become unacceptable, and when do we embrace differences of opinion? These are central and vital questions in the current political and social climate. Jewish tradition has much to say about argument, oppression with words, and inclusion verses exclusion from communities. In this course we’ll explore Jewish sources, from biblical to Talmudic to Hasidic, and contemporary writers and thinkers, including Parker Palmer, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Michael Pollen and more.

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

The Joseph Saga

The Joseph Saga

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructor: Rabbi Neal Gold (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: 9:30-11:30 a.m. ET
Course fee: $500, financial aid is available
Location: Zoom
Hosted by: Hebrew College
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The hidden novella implanted in Genesis, the Joseph story is a literary masterpiece that deserves to be studied as such—on the same shelf as similar ancient classics of world literature. More than any other Biblical story, Joseph is the story of us: The first Jew of the Diaspora who finds success and love but who also discovers that his “new” identity is thwarted when the “Old Country” arrives on his doorstep. It’s also the remarkable story of a family torn apart and seeking wholeness and repair.

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