Registration is now closed for Exploring Judaism 2022
Led by Temple Israel’s clergy and master teachers, Exploring Judaism is for those born Jewish, interested in Judaism, contemplating conversion, or entering a marriage with a Jewish partner. We will explore Jewish belief and thought through the reality of a pluralistic Jewish world while staying consistent with historic Jewish tradition.
Topics will include:
- Jewish ethics and values
- the principles of Reform Judaism
- creating a modern Jewish life
- understanding what is behind the High Holy Days and Jewish festivals
- the cycle of Jewish life from birth to death and mourning
- different understandings of God
- prayer and liturgy
- sacred Jewish texts
- a timeline of Jewish history from the Bible through the Enlightenment
- antisemitism and the Shoah
- Israel and Zionism
- the denominations of American Judaism
- Reform Judaism in the 21st century
Please contact Rabbi Jeff Dreifus with any questions.
Once you register, you will be sent a confirmation email with a link to purchase the required textbook, Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, published by the Union for Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis.
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