Prerequisite Knowledge: Students should be comfortable reading brief passages in Hebrew – translations will be available. Course Description As contemporary rabbis, we meet many Jews who have found solace and guidance within Buddhist tradition. The teachings of the Baal Shem Tov (The Besht) …
Thought
Jewish Ethical Dilemmas (2022)
About This Course It seems that every day we are flooded with questions about right and wrong, good and evil. How do we as Jews, and leaders of institutions, use our experience, text, and traditions to navigate through the issues of the day and provide an “ethical” voice? How do our own …
Judaism, Jewish Community & Race
About This Course This is a short survey on the intersection of Judaism, Jewish community, race, class and more, as told through the lives of individual Jews of Color (JOC). No course can ever fully speak to the experiences of JOC. No course can ever fully cover the academic ground on race in …