Congregation Adas Emuno has maintained a long tradition of Saturday morning Torah Study sessions, which run from 10 AM to noon. This tradition has expanded into our highly popular Text Study led by Rabbi Barry Schwartz. Come join us for our weekly Saturday morning sessions as we read and discuss the teachings and unfolding story of our people. Our Torah and Test Study sessions are open to all.
In previous years, sessions have been devoted to Torah and the other books of the Jewish Holy Scriptures, the Mishneh Torah of Maimonides, family dynamics in the Torah and Tanach, the history of the Reform movement and Judaism in America, the prophets, turning points in Jewish history, the commentary of Rashi, and the rise and fall of ancient Israel.
Saturday morning study sessions are once more being held in person only in the Adas Emuno Social Hall.
This year we will be exploring the world of modern Jewish thought with Rabbi Schwartz's new book, Open Judaism: A Guide for Believers. Atheists and Agnostics.
Torah Study Schedule, 5784 (2023-24) First Semester Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz Date Topic 1. Sept. 9 Welcome⏤High Holy Day Reading 2. Sept. 16 No Session: Rosh Hashanah 3. Sept. 23 Shabbat Shuvah⏤Repentance readings 4. Sept. 30 Shabbat Sukkot⏤Ecclesiastes 5. Oct. 7 Shabbat/Simchat Torah⏤Deuteronomy 34 6. Oct. 14 Defining Open Judaism I 7. Oct. 21 Defining Open Judaism II 8. Oct. 28 First Survey 9. Nov. 4 Athens and Jerusalem 1 10. Nov. 11 Athens and Jerusalem 2 11. Nov. 18 Second Survey 12. Nov. 25 No Session: Thanksgiving Weekend 13. Dec. 2 About God 1 14. Dec. 9 About God 2 15. Dec. 16 Third Survey 16. Dec. 23 No Session: Winter Break 17. Dec. 30 No Session: Winter Break | Torah Study Schedule, 5784 (2023-24) Second Semester Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz Date Torah Portion 18. Jan. 6 About the Soul 1 19. Jan. 13 About the Soul 2 20. Jan. 20 Fourth Survey 21. Jan. 27 About the Torah 1 22. Feb. 3 About the Torah 2 23. Feb. 10 Fifth Survey 24. Feb. 17 About Halakha 25. Feb. 24 Sixth Survey 26. Mar. 2 About Identity 27. Mar. 9 Seventh Survey 28. Mar. 16 About Inclusion 29. Mar. 23 Eighth Survey 30. Mar. 30 No Session: Spring Break 31. Apr. 6 About Israel 32. Apr. 13 Ninth Survey 33. Apr. 20 About Ethics 34. Apr. 27 Tenth Survey 35. May 4 About Prayer 36. May 11 Eleventh Survey 37. May 18 Choosing Your Judaism/Final Survey |
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