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

Date
Teacher
Topic
Assignment
Links
October 14
Rabbi Sarah Mack
Introductions
What is Judaism?
Tzedakah/Shabbat
​Sanctuary "Tour"
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 1-25.
 
October 21
Rabbi Sarah Mack
Sacred Texts
Handout
 
October 28
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 4
Rabbi Preston Neimeiser
Prayer I
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 162-163.
Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity, pp. 401-424.
 
November 11
NO CLASS
VETERANS DAY
 
 
November 18
Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser
Prayer II
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November 25
NO CLASS
THANKSGIVING
 
 
December 2
Rabbi Sarah Mack
Lifecycles I: Birth, Marriage, Education
Birth, Education, Marriage
Living a Jewish Life, pp. 213-214

 
December 9
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 16
Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser
​Guest Speakers
Conversion
Essay: "Demystifying Conversion to Judaism"
 
December 23
December 30
NO CLASS
​NO CLASS
CHRISTMAS
​NEW YEARS
 
 
January 6
Rabbi Howard Voss-Altman
Life After Death
​Messiah
 
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​(Passcode: Torah18!)
January 13
Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser
Social Justice
Handout
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(​Passcode: 314236)
January 20
Rabbi Sarah Mack
Guest Speaker: Lilliane Birch
The Holocaust
 
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January 27
Rabbi Preston Neimeiser
Ethical Values
 
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February 3
Mayyim Hayyim
Virtual Mikveh Visit
 
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February 10
Rabbi Howard Voss-Altman
God
 
 
February 17
Rabbi Howard Voss-Altman
Enlightenment/
​Israel
 
 
February 24
Rabbi Howard Voss-Altman
Holidays I: Spring
 
 
March 3
Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser
Holidays II: Fall
Handout: Fall Holidays
 
March 10
Rabbi Preston Neimeiser
Wrap Up/Questions
 
 
March TBA, 7PM
Temple Sinai
Join Reform Service and Dinner
 
 

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
November 12, 2021
6:00 PM
Temple Sinai
www.templesinairi.org
January 14, 2022
TBA
Temple Beth-El
 
TBA
TBA
Temple Habonim
 
March 25, 2022
TBA
Temple Sinai
 
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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