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Embracing Judaism: The Jewish Life Cycle

This course is no longer offered.

Birth, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, marriage, death – these experiences punctuate our lives and infuse our days with meaning and purpose. How do they work? Why do we place such emphasis on the Jewish practices that surround these events? Together we will learn how these rituals work and why they are important to us. We will explore the themes and messages that are embedded in these events and discover the wisdom that has been transmitted through them for hundreds of generations.

Schedule

# Sessions
8
Date & time

Sundays, October 3 - November 21
6:30 – 8:00 pm

Tuition
$36 for the public
Free for members
Session Time Days Location Instructors
Oct 03 6:30 PM–8:00 PM Sun B'nai Shalom Rabbi Elon Sunshine
Oct 10 6:30 PM–8:00 PM Sun B'nai Shalom Rabbi Elon Sunshine
Oct 17 6:30 PM–8:00 PM Sun B'nai Shalom Rabbi Elon Sunshine
Oct 24 6:30 PM–8:00 PM Sun B'nai Shalom Rabbi Elon Sunshine
Oct 31 6:30 PM–8:00 PM Sun B'nai Shalom Rabbi Elon Sunshine
Nov 07 6:30 PM–8:00 PM Sun B'nai Shalom Rabbi Elon Sunshine
Nov 14 6:30 PM–8:00 PM Sun B'nai Shalom Rabbi Elon Sunshine
Nov 21 6:30 PM–8:00 PM Sun B'nai Shalom Rabbi Elon Sunshine

Location

Congregation B'nai Shalom

74 Eckley Lane

Walnut Creek, CA 92593

925-934-9446

Instructors

Rabbi Elon Sunshine

Rabbi Elon Sunshine is the spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Shalom in Walnut Creek. After earning a B.A. in Anthropology from UC Berkeley, he studied Jewish text in Israel before enrolling at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, where he received a Master’s Degree in Education and studied for the rabbinate. He received his rabbinic ordination at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.