Courses by instructor: Rabbi Ruth Adar
Rabbi Ruth Adar – Rabbi Ruth Adar has called the East Bay her home for 20 years, although you may detect the sound of her native Tennessee in her voice. Rabbi Adar serves Congregation Ner Tamid in Las Vegas as Visiting Rabbi. In the past, she has served as spiritual leader for Temple Beth Solomon of the Deaf in Tarzana, CA, as a chaplain at the Jewish Home for the Aging in Reseda, CA, and at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, CA. 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. Rabbi Adar and her partner, Linda Burnett, live in the East Bay. They have two sons, Aaron and James.
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Introduction to the Jewish Experience
I100-TS
This three-part course is designed to equip students to engage with Jewish life and Jewish institutions. The course will follow the course of the Jewish year, preparing students for the holidays shortly before they occur. ...
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Introduction to the Jewish Experience Part II: Torah, Memory and History
I100B-CBE
Instructors: Adar
Starting: 01/19/2011
Location: Congregation Beth El
As the Jews travel through history, we have recorded our experiences in various texts: Bible, Midrash, Mishnah, Talmud, Codes, Responsa literature, and the Prayer Book, which Jacob Petuchowski, a scholar of Jewish liturgy, has described ...