Temple Israel - introduction to judaism 2011-2012 Calendar >> Click here to view the course syllabus. Please click on the topic for a link to the resource packet distributed in class. Date Teacher Topic 9/12/2011 Rabbi Zimmerman God and The People Israel: Who Is A Jew? What Is Judaism? 9/19/2011 Rabbi Zimmerman The Jewish Calendar Year: Part I Tishrei Holidays Workshop (Erev Rosh HaShannah is September 28; Kol Nidre is October 7; Erev Sukkot is October 12) 10/3/2011 Rabbi Zimmerman Torah and Tanach: The Source of Basic Jewish Values (Erev Simchat Torah is October 19) 10/10/2011 Rabbi Glaser Rabbinic Judaism 10/17/2011 Rabbi Zimmerman Jewish History: The Early Period 10/24/2011 Rabbi Gertman Jewish History: The Medieval Period 11/7/2011 Rabbi Glaser Jewish History: The Modern Period & the Holocaust 11/14/2011 Rabbi Glaser Israel 11/28/2011 Rabbi Zimmerman Chanukah Workshop & December Dilemma (Chanukah starts the evening of December 20) 12/5/2011 Mulitple Instructors JL@TI - choose a class (separate registration & fee required) 12/12/2011 Mulitple Instructors JL@TI 12/19/2011 Mulitple Instructors JL@TI 1/9/2012 Rabbi Gertman Reform Judaism & the Different Movements Within Judaism 1/23/2012 Rabbi Zimmerman Judaism and Christianity 1/30/2012 Rabbi Gertman The Jewish Calendar Year, Part II (Tu BiSh’vat – Shavuot) (Tu BiSh’vat is February 8) 2/6/2012 Cantor Abelson and Rabbi Glaser Tu BiShevat Seder 2/13/2012 Rabbi Glaser Jewish Ethics and Issues of Social Justice 2/27/2012 Rabbi Gertman Jewish Lifecycle - Part I: From Birth to Confirmation Friday, 3/2/2012 Shabbat Workshop, Learners’ Service & Dinner – 5:00 p.m. 3/5/2012 Rabbi Glaser Kabbalah 3/12/2012 Rabbi Gertman Baytecha: The Jewish Home and Personal Spirituality 3/19/2012 Rabbi Glaser Understanding our Jewish Community: Organizational Structure and Current Events 3/26/2012 Rabbi Gertman Passover Workshop (Passover starts the evening of April 6) 4/16/2012 Rabbi Zimmerman Jewish Lifecycle- Part II: From Marriage to Death (Yom HaShoah is April 19) 4/23/2012 Rabbi Gertman Kehillah: Communal Worship and Observance (Yom HaAtzma-ut is April 26) 4/30/2011 Rabbis Gertman, Glaser & Zimmerman Questions, Round-Table and Conclusion (Shavuot starts the evening of May 26) 5/7/2012 Mulitple Instructors JL@TI - choose a class (separate registration & fee required) 5/14/2012 Mulitple Instructors JL@TI 5/21/2012 Mulitple Instructors JL@TI Conversion Seminar 6/4/2012 Rabbi Glaser CONVERSION SEMINAR 1:Texts and Background 6/11/2012 Rabbi Zimmerman CONVERSION SEMINAR 2: Liturgy and Ritual 6/18/2012 Rabbi Glaser CONVERSION SEMINAR 3: Dynamics of Conversion 6/25/2012 Rabbi Gertman CONVERSION SEMINAR 4: Panel Discussion
>> Click here to view the course syllabus.
Please click on the topic for a link to the resource packet distributed in class.
Date
Teacher
Topic
9/19/2011
The Jewish Calendar Year: Part I Tishrei Holidays Workshop (Erev Rosh HaShannah is September 28; Kol Nidre is October 7; Erev Sukkot is October 12)
10/3/2011
Torah and Tanach: The Source of Basic Jewish Values (Erev Simchat Torah is October 19)
10/10/2011
10/17/2011
Rabbi Zimmerman
Jewish History: The Early Period
10/24/2011
Rabbi Gertman
Jewish History: The Medieval Period
11/7/2011
Rabbi Glaser
Jewish History: The Modern Period & the Holocaust
11/14/2011
11/28/2011
Chanukah Workshop & December Dilemma (Chanukah starts the evening of December 20)
12/5/2011
Mulitple Instructors
JL@TI - choose a class (separate registration & fee required)
12/12/2011
JL@TI
12/19/2011
1/9/2012
Reform Judaism & the Different Movements Within Judaism
1/23/2012
Judaism and Christianity
1/30/2012
The Jewish Calendar Year, Part II (Tu BiSh’vat – Shavuot) (Tu BiSh’vat is February 8)
2/6/2012
Cantor Abelson and Rabbi Glaser
Tu BiShevat Seder
2/13/2012
Jewish Ethics and Issues of Social Justice
2/27/2012
Jewish Lifecycle - Part I: From Birth to Confirmation
Friday, 3/2/2012
Shabbat Workshop, Learners’ Service & Dinner – 5:00 p.m.
3/5/2012
Kabbalah
3/12/2012
Baytecha: The Jewish Home and Personal Spirituality
3/19/2012
Understanding our Jewish Community: Organizational Structure and Current Events
3/26/2012
Passover Workshop (Passover starts the evening of April 6)
4/16/2012
Jewish Lifecycle- Part II: From Marriage to Death (Yom HaShoah is April 19)
4/23/2012
Kehillah: Communal Worship and Observance (Yom HaAtzma-ut is April 26)
4/30/2011
Rabbis Gertman, Glaser & Zimmerman
Questions, Round-Table and Conclusion (Shavuot starts the evening of May 26)
5/7/2012
5/14/2012
5/21/2012
Conversion Seminar
6/4/2012
CONVERSION SEMINAR 1:Texts and Background
6/11/2012
CONVERSION SEMINAR 2: Liturgy and Ritual
6/18/2012
CONVERSION SEMINAR 3: Dynamics of Conversion
6/25/2012
CONVERSION SEMINAR 4: Panel Discussion