Temple Israel - introduction to judaism
2011-2012 Calendar

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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