Join our Sonoma County Rabbis for a 14-session exploration of Jewish life, beliefs and practice. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County. Held at Ner Shalom.
This week:
Jewish Cycles, Nature’s Cycles: Rediscovering the Hebrew Calendar.
Judaism is an ancient earth-based tradition guiding us to align our lives with nature’s cycles. We will explore the cycle of Jewish holidays, particularly as it relates to agricultural and natural cycles.
Taught by Rabbi Zelig Golden, Wilderness Torah.
Instructors:
Rabbi Ted Feldman: B’nai Israel Jewish Center
Rabbi Mendel Wolvovsky: Chabad Jewish Center
Rabbi Mordecai Miller: Congregation Beth Ami
Reb Irwin Keller: Congregation Ner Shalom
Rabbi George Gittleman: Congregation Shomrei Torah
Rabbi Stephanie Kramer: Congregation Shomrei Torah
Rabbi Steve Finley: Congregation Shir Shalom
Rabbi Meredith Cahn, The Mussar Institute
Rabbi Zelig Golden: Wilderness Torah
Rabbi Dovid Bush: Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma
2019 Class Schedule - Wednesday Evenings, 7:00–8:30 pm
Jan. 9 The Beginning of Wisdom Introductory Class, All Rabbis
Jan. 16 & 23 What is Judaism? & What Does it Mean to be a Jew? Rabbi Feldman
Jan. 30 Hatch, Match, Dispatch: Exploring Jewish Lifecycle Traditions, Rabbi Wolvovsky
Feb. 6 The Emergence of Modern Israel, Rabbi Finley
Feb. 13 & 20 People of the Book & The Art of Jewish Prayer, Rabbi Miller
Feb. 27 Jewish Life Cycles, Nature’s Cycles: Rediscovering the Hebrew Calendar, Rabbi Golden
Mar. 6 A Millennium in the Life of the Jews, Reb Keller
Mar. 13 Mikveh to Mourning: The Sacred Way of Marking Time, Rabbi Kramer
Mar. 28 Mussar: The Art of Being a Mensch, Rabbi Cahn - Class on Thursday
Apr. 3 DNA of the Soul, Rabbi Bush
Apr. 10 “God” – a Jewish Exploration, Rabbi Gittleman
Apr. 17 Journey of Liberation Course Closure, All Rabbis