D.I.WHY
  • STUDY TEXT 
  • WRITE A DRASH
  • DECODE SYMBOLS
  • SUPPORT A MOURNER
  • OFFER BLESSING
  • LEAD A PASSOVER SEDER
  • MAKE TIME FOR SHABBAT
  • HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR JEWISH IDENTITY​

JEWISH PRACTICE
FOCUS ON THE WHY & HOW
​What is quintessentially Jewish? The Passover Seder? Actually: modeled on an ancient Greek banquet. The intricate layout of a page of Talmud? Actually: a joint creation of rabbis and Jewish scholars working with Italian Catholic printers under the direction of a Dutch Protestant publisher. To say nothing of the bastard origins of the bagel….
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​Judaism is not a monolith of static concepts and practices but a dynamic system of choices and questions.  Examine the evolution of particular Jewish practices and come away with practical skills to participate meaningfully in Jewish life. 

SAMPLE TOPICS INCLUDE ​

Why and How to: 
  • STUDY TEXT 
  • WRITE A DRASH
  • DECODE SYMBOLS
  • SUPPORT A MOURNER
  • OFFER BLESSING
  • LEAD A PASSOVER SEDER
  • MAKE TIME FOR SHABBAT
  • HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR JEWISH IDENTITY​