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	​
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