STARTS TOMORROW: Judaism 101
Intro to Jewish History, Bible, Lifestyle, Theology, Literature, Values
• What is Zionism and why are so many Jews Zionist?
• What does Judaism say about why bad things happen to good people?
• Who wrote the Bible?
• Why are Jews always fighting with each other? What are the major groups?
• Facing the challenges of Jewish history, is America different? How?
• What can rabbis do when Jewish law seems outdated or even wrong?
• How different is Modern Hebrew from Biblical?
• What does Judaism think about the afterlife? The Messiah? Reward and punishment?
David Benkof’s Judaism 101 course starts tomorrow. In this weekly introductory course for beginners and not-so-beginners, we’ll look at Jewish history, theology, and values; the Jewish calendar and life cycle; Hebrew; the Bible; Israel; and more.
The course meets on eight Wednesdays at Noon EDT. The course is more than half full (twenty-one sign-ups out of a maximum of 40) but there should be plenty of room if you sign up today.
Jews with no background, Jews with limited background, and non-Jews are all welcome. Tuition: $125.
Sign up at bitly.com/Benkof101