Israelis and Palestinians: A Dialogue Among Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Location: TBD
Mondays, October 4, 11, 18, 7-9 p.m.
Synagogue Skills 101: Taught by Rabbi Spilker
Monday, October 25, 7-9 p.m.
The Land of Israel in the Talmud, Taught by Rabbi Spilker
Monday, November, 8, 7-9 p.m.
Study and discuss the important of the land in Judaism. We will look at both halachic [legal] and mythic stories connected to land and begin to answer why we are attached to eretz Yisrael, the land of Israel.
ISRAEL 101: History at the Crossroads
Location: Mount Zion Temple, Johnson Social Hall
Steven Derfler, Instructor, Sundays, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Sunday, Nov 14: The Roots of Zionism to the Creation of the State, 1948
Sunday, Dec 12: The State of Israel, 1948-1967
Sunday, Feb 6: The Struggle to Survive: 1973-Present
Building Jewish Home, Creating a Jewish Family
Taught by Rabbi Spilker, Mondays, January 10, 24; Feb 7, 7-8:30 p.m.