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A Taste of Judaism: Are you Curious?

This course is no longer offered.

Enjoy a free, three session class on the modern Jewish perspective on spirituality, ethics and community. This class is designed to give you a foundational understanding of Judaism in a fun, friendly environment. Everyone is welcome. You don’t have to be Jewish to be curious. But you do have to register so we can save you a seat!

Pre-registration is required. To register, please call Dawn Kepler at 510-845-6420 x11 or email her at dawn@buildingjewishbridges.org.

Schedule

# Sessions
3
Date & time

Thursdays, October 7 - October 21
7:30 - 9:30 pm

Tuition
Free
Session Time Days Location Instructors
Oct 07 7:30 PM–9:30 PM Thu Netivot Shalom Rabbi Menachem Creditor
Spirituality
Oct 14 7:30 PM–9:30 PM Thu Netivot Shalom Rabbi Menachem Creditor
Ethics
Oct 21 7:30 PM–9:30 PM Thu Netivot Shalom Rabbi Menachem Creditor
Community

Location

Congregation Netivot Shalom

1316 University Avenue

Berkeley, CA 94702

510-549-9447

Instructors

Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Rabbi Menachem Creditor serves as spiritual leader of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley. He is founder of ShefaNetwork: The Conservative Movement Dreaming from Within, co-founder of KeshetRabbis: The Alliance of Gay-Friendly Conservative/Masorti Rabbis, and author of TheTisch: a Jewish Spiritual commentary. A published author and popular speaker on questions of Jewish Identity, Leadership, and Spirituality, and one half of Shirav, a Jewish folk-music group, he regularly visits communities around North America and Israel. Rabbi Creditor earned his master's in Jewish Education and rabbinic ordination from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America.