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Being A Mensch:
Jewish Ethics and Todays Critical Issues
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GOD, PRAYER AND DEATH: FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions)
Looking for Answers?
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These single session classes will be offered from 9:00 to 10:30 on a Sunday morning and repeated from 7:30 to 9:00 on one weekday evening. Each will be team-taught by a Rabbi with an appropriate professional from the congregation and will deal with current social problems and issues.
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This interactive course will be offered in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. The content will be determined by the questions you submit about God, Prayer, Death and the Afterlife. At each class, different questions will be considered by a different Rabbi. You may attend one session or all nine and be assured of learning something new and different each time
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101 Age,Gender, and Race in American Politics.
Attention will focus on but not be limited to the Presidential Election.
Rabbi Robinson
Sunday, October 19 or Wednesday, October 29
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201 FAQ -- FALL SESSION Thursdays,
7:30 to 9:00 pm
Death and the Afterlife:
Rabbi Strom October 30
Prayer: Rabbi Robinson, November 6
God: Rabbi Paula Goldberg, November 12
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102 Do Kosher Meatpackers Really Answer to a Higher Authority?
Does Kashrut also demand proper treatment of workers, animals, and public health?
Rabbi Strom
Sunday, November 9 or Thuarsday, November 13
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202 FAQ -- WINTER SESSION Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Death and the Afterlife: Rabbi Paula Goldberg, February 25
Prayer: Rabbi Eric Goldberg, March 4
God: Rabbi Robinson, March 11
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103 Leaving Carbon Footprints on the Environment.
How do Jewish teachings about the stewardship of the land apply to our use of fossil fuels?
Rabbi Robinson
Sunday, February 8 or Wednesday, February 18
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203 FAQ -- SPRING SESSION Thursdays, 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Death and the Afterlife:
Rabbi Robinson, April 23
Prayer: Rabbi Paula Goldberg, April 30
God: Rabbi Strom, May 7
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104 The Pitfalls of Being Our Brothers' Keepers.
We are commanded not to ignore the blood of our neighbor, but are we then protected from lawsuits?
Rabbi Paula Goldberg
Sunday, March 15 or Wednesday,March 18
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Intro to Judaism
Tuesdays 7:15- 9:30pm beginning on Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Rabbi Paula Goldberg, Instructor.
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105 Hard Times, Hard Choices: Ethics in a Bad Economy.
What happens when tough times and our sense of right and wrong conflict; or when economic hardship and our commitment to tzedekah collide?
Rabbi Strom
Sunday, April 12 or Thursday, April 16
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Lunch N Learn
This monthly program will continue as usual on the third Thursday of each
month; lunch at 11:30 and program at 12:15. No preregistration is required.
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106 Medical Insurance and Health Care Access.
Pekuah Nefesh, the preservation of life, is our highest obligation.
How can we meet that standard as a community within today's
political realities?
Rabbi Paula Goldberg
Sunday, May 17or Wednesday,May 20
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Something New In Yiddishkeit
An informal Yiddish Discussion Group will meet at 10:00 am on the third Thursday of each month, preceding Lunch 'n Learn, starting on September 18, to explore Yiddish literature and culture in Yiddish and in translation and to build up Yiddish conversational skills. Feel free to attend, whatever your Yiddish language skills or lack of them. No preregistration is required.
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