Courses by instructor: Rabbi Ruth Adar
Rabbi Ruth Adar
Rabbi Ruth Adar loves teaching "Intro," partly because she was once an Intro student herself. Currently Rabbi Adar is the "Coffee Shop Rabbi" teaching unaffiliated Jews in informal spaces all over the East Bay. Rabbi Adar attended Hebrew Union College, receiving ordination in May, 2008. She holds an M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Tennessee. She recently published an article in Reform Jewish Quarterly, "Ethical Priorities in Giving Tzedakah."
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Introduction to the Jewish Experience - East Bay
I105-TS
This three-part course is an introduction to Judaism designed to equip students to engage with Jewish life and Jewish institutions. Each part can stand on its own as a separate course, and the three may ...
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Introduction to Jewish Life - Marin
I100-OMJ
This three-part course is designed to serve as an introduction to Jewish living for adults—Jewish and non-Jewish—who want to learn more about the religion, texts, culture and traditions. There will be an emphasis on Jewish ...
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Introduction to Jewish Life - Jewish Journeys, Jewish Stories
I100C-OMJ Instructors: Adar Starting: 03/20/2012 Location: Osher Marin JCC
The Exodus from Egypt is the Jewish 'master story' through which we can look deeply into many aspects of Jewish living. In this part of the series, we will use the Passover story and celebration ...
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Introduction to Jewish Life - Jewish Texts
I100B-OMJ Instructors: Adar Starting: 01/17/2012 Location: Osher Marin JCC
Don't know the difference between the Torah and the Talmud? What the Midrash is all about? We will work together to demystify the various Jewish texts - Torah, Tanach, Midrash, Mishnah, Gemara, Talmud, as well ...
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Introduction to the Jewish Experience: The People Israel
I100C-TS Instructors: Adar Starting: 04/04/2012 Location: Temple Sinai
Who is a Jew? Who are the Jews? We will explore these questions by looking at Jewish life from many different angles: kashrut, Israel, the movements of Judaism (Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionism and Renewal), Jewish ...
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Introduction to the Jewish Experience: Torah, Memory and History
I100B-TS Instructors: Adar Starting: 01/11/2012 Location: Temple Sinai
As the Jews travel through history, we have recorded our experiences in various texts: Bible, Midrash, Mishnah, Talmud, Codes, Responsa literature, and the Prayerbook, which Jacob Petuchowski, a scholar of Jewish liturgy, has described as ...
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The Sacred Table: Ethical Food Choices and Options
P200-TS Instructors: Adar Starting: 04/11/2012 Location: Temple Sinai
You will eat, you will be satisfied, and you will bless upon the good land that God has given you (Deut. 8:10) Eating is one of those ordinary experiences which Jewish observance makes holy. Traditionally, ...