That’s the night the rabbis of Northern Westchester will be kicking off our year-long “Introduction to Judaism” course at the Rosenthal JCC in Pleasantville. Everything you ever wanted to know about Judaism! We did this last year, and it was a huge hit!
We’ll be looking at everything from Jewish texts, to Jewish beliefs, to Jewish holidays, lifecycle events, history, prayer, ethics, customs, and more. Interested in Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism)? Shabbat? Bar and Bat Mitzvah? Messiah? We’ll be looking at it all.
And because the course is being taught jointly by the rabbis of Northern Westchester, you’ll be getting the Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, and “Jewish Renewal” perspectives on all of this. Rabbis Stacey Bergman, Aaron Brusso, David Greenberg, Steven Kane, Eli Kohl, Seth Limmer, Maura Linzer, Jason Nevarez, and I have all signed on to teach. We look forward to all of your questions!
Please join us for this very special series to be held at the Rosenthal JCC, 600 Bear Ridge Road, Pleasantville, beginning Wednesday evening October 2 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. A nominal tuition payable to the “Westchester Adult Education Program” applies. For more information or to register contact Nina Luban of WAJE at waje@wjcouncil.org.
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With thanks to our sponsors: Westchester Adult Jewish Education (WAJE) of The Westchester Jewish Council; The Rosenthal JCC; and United Jewish Appeal (UJA).
Already taken the Introduction to Judaism Class? Maybe you’ll want to take “Do Jews Believe in Heaven?” Click here for details on that class.
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