About This Course
God is beyond human comprehension, but that has not stopped Jewish thinkers from attempting to describe God. The Jewish God is referred to with many names and euphemisms, though God’s scriptural names are traditionally only pronounced during religious activities. Belief in one God is one of Judaism’s defining characteristics. Nonetheless, some parts of the Torah seem less monotheistic than others. In addition, there are minor currents of thought within Judaism that play down the importance of belief in God.
This course will trace how humanity created the concept of God, and how that God is the answer to all of our thoughts, wants, and ideas from science to religion. From the very young to the very old the idea and concept of God evolves and grows just like we do.
Class is every Tuesday evening at 8 PM Eastern in the Zoom classroom available at this link.
Course Outline
Please complete Unit 1/Week 1 BEFORE your first classroom meeting on Tuesday. You will have class, then immediately start on Week 2 coursework due the following week. All coursework for that week must be done before the classroom session.
Meet Your Instructor
Ratings and Reviews
Robbie SchaeferProvocative, thoughtful, and a safe space for spelunking! Rabbi Raucher allows for so much exploration of Jewish theology and therefore (and perhaps more importantly), our own. And as much as I loved the class it felt like we only scratched the surface. More please.
Matthew KleinAbsolutely loved this class. Rabbi Raucher holds a very special and non judgmental space to explore the depths of Jewish theology. A deeply investigative journey into understanding the many expressions of God in Jewish texts and how our relationships to our personal interpretations can inform our beliefs, ideologies and practices. The class was a sacred space inspiring and allowing tranformation
This was a safe space to explore our personal views and feelings. Wish the readings were more substantive and better suited to rabbinical students., and that R. Raucher had added more of his own teaching.