Longer Series of Adult Classes (Approximate class length: 1.5-2hrs) ⌄
- 1. Walking w/ Balance
- Each class offers spiritual reflection, personal meditation, and practical tools for adding and sense of sanctity to your day, even in little increments. This class can be grouped-off by 3-4 topics as a series, offered as the entire semester of classes, or provided for students to determine their own individual map in conjunction with Rabbi Raucher. *These classes can also be used as the basis for converting to Judaism as well as one’s one personal spiritual journey
- Class topics include:
- God, Enthusiasm, Simplicity, Moderation, Generosity, Humility, Patience, Gratitude, Compassion, Order, Equanimity, Integrity, Silence, Truth, Loving-Kindness, Accountability, Faith, Awe
- 2. Judaism for Non-Jewish Co-Religionists - Potato-Potato or Apples and Oranges?
- Our two faiths have much in common and some beautiful differences. Sadly, the most segregated day in America, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wisely observed, is still the Sabbath day. If we spend the Sabbath apart, let’s one of the remaining six days together as co-travelers on a journey of faith.
- 3. Introduction to Judaism
- A board series that introduces the student to major pillars and elements of the Jewish Tradition and Culture. This class can be grouped-off by 3-4 topics as a series, offered as the entire semester of classes, or provided for students to determine their own individual map in conjunction with Rabbi Raucher. *These classes can also be used as the basis for converting to Judaism as well as one’s one personal spiritual journey
- Class topics include:
- Theology/Philosophy, Holidays, Mitzvot/Commandments, Prayer Practice, The Holocaust, Israel and Zionism, Textual Exploration, History: Biblical, Medieval, Modern, Ritual and Lifecycle, Major Streams of Jewish Life, Jewish Sociology, Kashrut, Shabbat, Hebrew Letters and Basic vocabulary