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Congregation Beth
Shalom is proud to sponsor Adult Education courses. The current class
schedule is listed below.
Judaism
for Adults
What This Course Is:
This course is designed to give the basics of Judaism in major areas:
- Holy Days (Shabbat,
High Holy Days, Pilgrimage Festivals, Other important days)
- Life Cycle (Pregnancy
& Birth; Education, Bar/Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation; Conversion;
Wedding; Divorce; Illness, Death and Dying)
- Community (Synagogue,
Torah, the Major Movements of Judaism)
- Home (Kashrut,
Home Symbols and Art, Jewish Values in the Home)
- History (with
a focus on the major events of modern times, the Holocaust and the Birth
of the Modern State of Israel)
All this and more
will be covered.
Who This Course Is For:
This
course is designed for the following persons:
- Those who may
be interested in conversion--and their family members and significant
others
- Those who feel
they did not get an adequate Jewish education in their childhood
- Those who wish
to revisit Judaism from an adult perspective
- Those non-Jews
who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Judaism, the religion of
their Jewish neighbors and, of course, the religion of Jesus.
Administrative
Matters
This course will be held at the temporary location of Congregation
Beth Shalom at the Corona Heritage Center, 510 W. Foothill Parkway.
The first session
will take place Saturday February 17th from 4 PM until approximately 5:30
PM. We will meet approximately twice a month on Saturday afternoons for
approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours.
There is no fee for
this course. However, course books will be the responsibility of the student.
All those interested
are welcomed to come and attend. If you are interested but unable to attend
please contact Rabbi Sacks at (323) 653-2412 or call Congregation Beth
Shalom at (951) 734-4033. Please be sure to include your name and phone
number.
Texts for
this Course
Students
should get the following three texts.
- A History of
the Jewish Experience by Leo Trepp. Springfield, NJ: Berhman House:
2001.
This is a very good one-volume introduction to Judaism, Jewish history
and Jewish life. It is available in paperback. This work has been thoroughly
revised from the last version (1972), so please make sure you buy the
2001 edition.
- The Tapestry
of Jewish Time: A Spiritual Guide to Holidays and Life-Cycle Events
by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin. Springfield, NJ: Behrman House, 2000.
The first volume’s overview cannot do justice to Jewish holy days
and life-cycle events (e.g. birth, marriage, death). This book will
help us to understand how Jews mark time, observe, mourn and celebrate.
- The Jewish
Study Bible edited by Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler. New York:
Oxford University Press, 2004.
The Judaism includes a very rich textual tradition. The Jewish Bible,
called Tanach, is the place to begin. This version has a helpful running
commentary to assist the readers.
Next
Meeting of the Class
The following is the tentative schedule for the remainder of the course.
Please be continue to check here at the web site or contact
Rabbi Sacks in case of unforeseen changes.
November 10: Chanukah
and the December Dilemma
Readings:
- Trepp, pp. 67-79,
417-421
- Cardin, pp.
94-109
November 17: The
Synagogue; Judaism and Christianity
Readings:
- Synagogue: Trepp,
pp. 307-315
- Judaism and
Christianity: Trepp, pp. 89-111
December 10:
The Movements of Judaism
Readings:
- Trepp, pp. 169-194;
237-260
December 22:
Tu B’Shevat; Tanakh (Jewish Bible)
Readings:
- Tu B’Shevat:
Cardin, pp. 110-117
- Tanakh: Trepp,
pp. 3-22, 23-46, 47-65, 317-326
If you have missed
a class, please contact Rabbi Sacks regarding making up the missed session(s).
If you are considering conversion, please contact Rabbi Sacks as you near
completion of the course to set a date for the final exam and to discuss
the finalization of your Jewish status at the American Jewish University,
where you will have the opportunity to meet with the Beit Din (a rabbinical
court) and enter a mikveh.
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