Introduction to Judaism
Temple Emanu-El, Haverhill
Congregation Beth Israel of the Merrimack Valley, Andover
Thursdays, February 11–June 3, 7:30 pm
(no class on February 25, April 1, or April 8)
Temple Emanu-El, Haverhill
Congregation Beth Israel of the Merrimack Valley, Andover
Thursdays, February 11–June 3, 7:30 pm
(no class on February 25, April 1, or April 8)
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Instructors
Cantor Vera Broekhuysen, Temple Emanu-El, Haverhill
Rabbi Howard Mandell, Congregation Beth Israel of the Merrimack Valley, Andover
Rabbi Rachel Putterman, Temple Emanu-El, Haverhill
Cantor Vera Broekhuysen, Temple Emanu-El, Haverhill
Rabbi Howard Mandell, Congregation Beth Israel of the Merrimack Valley, Andover
Rabbi Rachel Putterman, Temple Emanu-El, Haverhill
Course Syllabus
Date |
Topics |
Faculty |
February 11 |
Introduction: Who is a Jew |
All |
February 18 |
Jewish Time: Holidays |
Rabbi Mandell |
March 4 |
Jewish Time: Life Cycle Events |
Rabbi Putterman |
March 11 |
Jewish Time: Shabbat |
Cantor Broekhuysen |
March 18 |
Jewish Practice: Synagogue Life and Prayer |
Cantor Broekhuysen |
March 25 |
Jewish Practice: Kashrut |
Rabbi Putterman |
April 15 |
Sacred Texts: Tanakh |
Cantor Broekhuysen |
April 22 |
Sacred Texts: Oral Torah (Mishnah and Talmud) |
Rabbi Mandell |
April 29 |
Sacred Texts: Mysticism |
Rabbi Putterman |
May 6 |
Thought/Theology/History: God and Suffering |
Rabbi Mandell |
May 13 |
Thought/Theology/History: Life After Death and Messianic Age |
Rabbi Mandell |
May 20 |
Thought/Theology/History: Antisemitism and Holocaust |
Cantor Broekhuysen |
May 27 |
Thought/Theology/History: Israel and Zionism |
Rabbi Putterman |
June 3 |
Closing |
All |