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Introduction to the Jewish Experience: Torah, Memory and History
This course is no longer offered.
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 “the diary of the Jewish people.” This course will begin with an overview of Jewish history, followed by an examination of how those texts illuminate Jewish life in the past, as well as in the present day. The class will culminate in a study of the Haggadah, the “script” of the seder.
This class is part of a three-unit class. Visit the full series here.
Please visit http://jewishexperienceonline.com/eastbay/for more on this class.
Schedule
# Sessions
8
Date & time
Wednesdays, January 11 - February 29
7:30 - 9:00 pm
Location
Tuition
$95
for the public
$80 for members
$80 for members
| Session | Time | Days | Location | Instructors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 | 7:30 PM–9:00 PM | Wed | Temple Sinai | Rabbi Ruth Adar |
| Jan 18 | 7:30 PM–9:00 PM | Wed | Temple Sinai | Rabbi Ruth Adar |
| Jan 25 | 7:30 PM–9:00 PM | Wed | Temple Sinai | Rabbi Ruth Adar |
| Feb 01 | 7:30 PM–9:00 PM | Wed | Temple Sinai | Rabbi Ruth Adar |
| Feb 08 | 7:30 PM–9:00 PM | Wed | Temple Sinai | Rabbi Ruth Adar |
| Feb 15 | 7:30 PM–9:00 PM | Wed | Temple Sinai | Rabbi Ruth Adar |
| Feb 22 | 7:30 PM–9:00 PM | Wed | Temple Sinai | Rabbi Ruth Adar |
| Feb 29 | 7:30 PM–9:00 PM | Wed | Temple Sinai | Rabbi Ruth Adar |
Location
Instructors
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."