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Schedule
All classes meet on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

Date
Teacher
Topic
Assignment
October 20
Rabbi Sarah Mack
Introductions
What is Judaism?
Tzedakah/Shabbat
​Sanctuary "Tour"
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 1-25.
October 27
Rabbi Sarah Mack
Sacred Texts
Handout
November 3
Rabbi Preston Neimeiser
Movements
​Living a Jewish Life, pp. 98-104.
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 10-25 & 566-573.
Shabbat and the Jewish Movements
Mikveh and the Jewish Movements​
Kashrut and the Jewish Movements
November 10
Rabbi Preston Neimeiser
Prayer I
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 162-163.
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 401-424.
November 17
Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser
Prayer II
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 162-163.
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 401-424.
November 26
NO CLASS
THANKSGIVING
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December 1
Rabbi Sarah Mack
Lifecycles I: Birth, Marriage, Education
Birth, Education, Marriage
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 213-214
December 8
Rabbi Sarah Mack
​Guest Speaker
​Lifecycles II: Death & Funerals
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 98-104.
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 10-25 & 566-573.
December 15
Rabbi Howard Voss-Altman
Life After Death
​Messiah
Value
December 22
​December 29
NO CLASS
​NO CLASS
CHRISTMAS
​NEW YEARS
 
January 5
Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser
​Guest Speakers
​​Conversion
Essay: "Demystifying Conversion to Judaism"
January 12
​Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser
​Social Justice
Handout
January 19
​Rabbi Sarah Mack
Guest Speaker: Lilliane Birch
The Holocaust
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 202-203.
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 489-496
January 26
​Rabbi Preston Neimeiser
​Ethical Values
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 67-70.
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 27-56
February 2
Mayyim Hayyim
​Virtual Mikveh Visit
 
February 9
Rabbi Howard Voss-Altman
GOD
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 343-392
February 16
Rabbi Howard Voss-Altman
Enlightenment/
​Israel
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 133-135.
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 471-473, 505-511, 555-562.
February 23
​Rabbi Howard Voss-Altman
​Holidays I: Spring
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 141-148.
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 150-158, 173-175, 178-181, 198.
March 2
Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser
​Holidays II: Fall
Handout: Fall Holidays
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 152-177.
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 99-130, 185-193.​
March 9
Rabbi Preston Neimeiser
​Wrap Up/Questions
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 575-589.
March 24, 7 PM
 
​RI Joint Reform Service
Temple Habonim

Shabbat Services

The three Reform congregations collaborating on the course have each designated one of their upcoming Shabbat services for members of the class to attend in person or on Zoom. There will be a discussion of the service at the class on the following Thursday. Of course, all class members are welcome to attend any service of the congregations at any time.
Service Date
Service Time
Congregation
Links
TBA
6:00 PM
Temple Sinai
www.templesinairi.org
TBA
TBA
Temple Beth-El
 
TBA
TBA
Temple Habonim
 
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TEMPLE BETH-EL
​70 Orchard Ave
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: 401-331-6070
Email: Info@temple-beth-el.org
Website: ​www.temple-beth-el.org
TEMPLE HABONIM
​165 New Meadow Rd
Barrington, RI 02806
Phone: 401-245-6536
Email: office@templehabonim.org
​Website: templehabonim.org
TEMPLE SINAI
30 Hagen Ave
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 401-942-8350
Email: dottie@templesinairi.org
Website: www.templesinairi.org