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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T151559
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SUMMARY:Judaism Confronting Science
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Phil Cohen. Dr. Jonathan Crane\, Geoffery Mitelman\n\nFor centuries Judaism understood science to be a partner. Jewish thinkers did not see a contradiction between science and Torah. It is Norbert Samuelson’s contention in his book Jewish Faith and Modern Science that\, for various historical and philosophical reasons\, that synthesis has been left behind. He further argues that Jews need to reconceive that synthesis for the future. In this session three Reform rabbis will discuss Samuelson’s thesis. Their discussion will come from Samuelson’s book\, as well as from the work they did in their contributions to the recently published edition of the CCAR Journal (Winter 2012)\, devoted to the topic of Judaism and science. This session will provide participants with the opportunity to engage in this important intellectual and spiritual issue. Are the demands of science so important as to threaten the integrity of the Jewish tradition if an acceptable intellectual approach is not found?
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/judaism-confronting-science/
LOCATION:Clarendon Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 5,TL 5,Torah Lishmah,Wednesday, March 21st
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T151559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120221T214343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120309T215335Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond Laughter Through Tears: The Spiritual Power of Jewish Humor
DESCRIPTION:Moshe Waldoks\n \nStudy with Moshe Waldoks\, one of Boston’s acclaimed rabbinic leaders and the co-editor of the Big Book of Jewish Humor. The session will examine the uses of Jewish humor to open both the heart and the mind to advance Spiritual growth.
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/beyond-laughter-through-tears-the-spiritual-power-of-jewish-humor/
LOCATION:Fairfax Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 5,TL 5,Torah Lishmah,Wednesday, March 21st
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T151559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120221T214222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120312T205433Z
UID:423-1332338400-1332342959@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:Ahad Ha'Am and the Reform Movement: On the Prospects for Modern Judaism (Taught in Hebrew)
DESCRIPTION:Michael Marmur\n\nIn this session\, to be taught in Hebrew\, we will consider some aspects of Ahad Ha’am’s complex relationship with Reform Judaism\, focusing in particular on a fascinating and little-known exchange between the father of cultural Zionism\, Ahad Ha’am (Asher Ginsberg\, 1856-1927) and David Neumark (1866-1924)\, a professor of philosophy at the Hebrew Union College. At stake is the question of whether a modern Judaism incorporating both national and credal dimensions is possible.
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/ahad-haam-and-the-reform-movement-on-the-prospects-for-modern-judaism/
LOCATION:Gardner Room
CATEGORIES:In Hebrew,Learning Block 5,TL 5,Torah Lishmah,Wednesday, March 21st
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T114559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120213T174551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120307T175741Z
UID:377-1332325800-1332330359@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:Music and the Interiority Complex
DESCRIPTION:Josh Jacobson \nPre-registration is required. Session is capped at 40 participants. \nWe will struggle with some of these questions: Can music create holiness? How? What musical experiences connect us to our community? What musical experiences connect us to our inner selves\, to God? Is there a role for “classical music” in the synagogue? Do we need a professional musician in the synagogue? Does simple music generate simple faith? Why do I have my most spiritual experiences in Symphony Hall and not in the synagogue? \n  \nPlease read the following articles in advance of this session: \nThe Music You Won’t Hear on Rosh Hashana \nI Dread Going to Shul \nA Composer’s View of Temple Music \nNew Wings for Our Prayers \n 
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/music-and-the-interiority-complex/
LOCATION:Dalton Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 4,TL 4,Torah Lishmah,Wednesday, March 21st
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T114559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120213T170538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120309T215243Z
UID:376-1332325800-1332330359@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:The Child in the Halakhah (Freehof Institute for Progressive Halakhah)
DESCRIPTION:Walter Jacobs\, Ruth Langer\, Brian Stoller \nThe program will discuss “The Child in the Halakhah\,” an area rather neglected by the Traditions. Although the transition to being an adult was discussed in detail in rabbinic literature\, this dealt almost exclusively with physical changes. The intellectual development of children was noted\, but only in random comments and without any thorough discussion. Nor was any attention given to adolescence\, a term which began to be used at the beginning of the twentieth century. Our presenters will mix perspectives on current issues with their historical background. \n\nBrian Stoller: “The Changing Age of Responsibility”\nDr. Walter Jacob: “The Juvenile Delinquent”\nDr. Ruth Langer: “The Parental Blessing”
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/the-child-in-the-halakhah-freehof-institute-for-progressive-halakhah/
LOCATION:Hampton Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 4,TL 4,Torah Lishmah,Wednesday, March 21st
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T114559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120213T170420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120228T183023Z
UID:375-1332325800-1332330359@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:Sea Sick on the Love Boat: Liquid Modernity\, Fluid Identity and Nautical Metaphors
DESCRIPTION:Michael Marmur \nIn this session we will consider themes of liquidity\, fluidity and water in Jewish and Western traditions. In particular\, a tradition from Sifrei Deuteronomy concerning peoplehood will be studied. Zygmunt Bauman’s concept of Liquid Modernity will also be considered. Our question is: how should we respond to a fluid reality? Go with the flow? Tell the tide to turn? Learn how to surf? Buy a submarine?
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/sea-sick-on-the-love-boat-liquid-modernity-fluid-identity-and-nautical-metaphors/
LOCATION:Gardner Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 4,TL 4,Torah Lishmah,Wednesday, March 21st
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120321T114559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120213T170317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120228T183615Z
UID:374-1332325800-1332330359@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:Revisioning Jewishness: Cosmopolitan Creativity and Jewish Peoplehood
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sylvia Barack Fishman \nThis talk is based on Professor Fishman’s new research on younger American leaders\, social entrepreneurs\, and creators of cultural materials\, and their relationship to Jews and Jewishness.
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/revisioning-jewishness-cosmopolitan-creativity-and-jewish-peoplehood/
LOCATION:Jefferson Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 4,TL 4,Torah Lishmah,Wednesday, March 21st
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T181559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120212T011810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120307T175348Z
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SUMMARY:Finding Our Way to the God of Torah
DESCRIPTION:Rachel Timoner \nLightning on the mountain. Plagues as punishment. War and bloodshed. The God of Torah can be difficult to relate to\, even alienating\, for our congregants\, and for us. How might we connect our own spiritual practices and beliefs with this God? Join with Rabbi Rachel Timoner of Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles and author of Breath of Life: God as Spirit in Judaism\, as she takes you on a journey through Torah to find a new look at the God within the scroll. Tracing ruach through its 378 appearances in Tanach\, Timoner finds that God shows up as ruach while creating the world\, endowing humans with understanding\, and urging us to redeem our world. Be part of this conversation and discover a God you just might relate to.
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/finding-our-way-to-the-god-of-torah/
LOCATION:Berkeley Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 3,TL 3,Torah Lishmah,Tuesday, March 20th
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T181559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120212T011702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120309T202549Z
UID:356-1332262800-1332267359@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:The Three Themes of the Shofar Service and Their Reverberations Throughout the Days of Awe
DESCRIPTION:Peter Berg\, Eddie Goldberg\, Janet Marder\, Shelly Marder\, Leon Morris\, Elaine Zecher\n\nSince Rosh HaShanah is called Yom Truah\, how does the structure of the shofar service and the use of the shofar help aid in our Rosh HaShanah experience? Together\, we will study the text in depth what is being included in the new machzor and what impact these themes have on the Rosh HaShanah morning experience.
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/the-three-themes-of-the-shofar-service-and-their-reverberations-throughout-the-days-of-awe/
LOCATION:Hampton Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 3,TL 3,Torah Lishmah,Tuesday, March 20th
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T164559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120212T010524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120309T202704Z
UID:349-1332257400-1332261959@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:You're Not Really That Bad\, Or Are You: Sin\, Wrongdoing and Missing the Mark in High Holy Day Liturgy
DESCRIPTION:Peter Berg\, Eddie Goldberg\, Janet Marder\, Shelly Marder\, Leon Morris\, Elaine Zecher \nChet\, averah\, pesha\, and avon are all Hebrew words that connote the behaviors we address when we gather on the High Holy Days. Eventually these words have to be translated. What are the ramifications of the various translations? Together we will study some of high holy day liturgy to explore these questions and search for answers.
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/youre-not-really-that-bad-or-are-you-sin-wrongdoing-and-missing-the-mark-in-high-holy-day-liturgy/
LOCATION:Hampton Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 2,TL 2,Torah Lishmah,Tuesday, March 20th
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T164559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120212T010409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120228T182852Z
UID:348-1332257400-1332261959@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:Learning to See an Invisible God
DESCRIPTION:Harold Kushner \nDrawing from Parashat Vayera\, we will consider how rabbis can help people recognize when God becomes manifest in their lives.
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/learning-to-see-an-invisible-god/
LOCATION:Gardner Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 2,TL 2,Torah Lishmah,Tuesday, March 20th
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T164559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120212T010311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120307T174857Z
UID:347-1332257400-1332261959@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:Moses & Hasidism: Reflections on Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Or Rose \nLike so many interpreters before and after them\, the early Hasidic masters engage the figure of Moses in different ways as they seek to articulate their own visions of Jewish communal leadership. When does Moses—as presented in both biblical and post-biblical sources—serve as a positive or negative model for these mystical exegetes and why? What might we learn from these Hasidic interpretations in our own development as religious leaders?
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/moses-hasidism-reflections-on-leadership/
LOCATION:Dalton Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 2,TL 2,Torah Lishmah,Tuesday, March 20th
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T114559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120212T005012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120228T182825Z
UID:339-1332239400-1332243959@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:How Did Moshe Manage to be Rabbenu to 600\,000 Unappreciative Congregants?
DESCRIPTION:Harold Kushner \nThis text study will look at Moshe as rabbinic exemplar. Drawing from Rabbi Kushner’s book on Moses\, entitled\, “Overcoming Life’s Disappointments\,” we will consider how faith is the best antidote to frustration.
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/how-did-moshe-manage-to-be-rabbenu-to-600000-unappreciative-congregants/
LOCATION:Gardner Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 1,TL 1,Torah Lishmah,Tuesday, March 20th
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T114559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120212T004905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120315T190445Z
UID:338-1332239400-1332243959@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:Touchstone Texts on Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Rick Jacobs \n \nFrom Rabbi Eleazar in the Talmud to contemporary teachers of leadership including Abraham Joshua Heschel\, Marge Piercy\, Rabbi Jack Stern\, Rabbi Elka Abrahamson and others\, we will bore down on what it means to exercise Jewish leadership in our holy work.
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/touchstone-texts-on-leadership/
LOCATION:Fairfax Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 1,TL 1,Torah Lishmah,Tuesday, March 20th
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T114559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120211T220109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120307T174751Z
UID:334-1332239400-1332243959@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:Spirituality and Social Justice: Striving for Integration
DESCRIPTION:Or Rose \nDrawing on teachings from the traditions of Kabbalah\, Mussar\, and Hasidism\, as well as the writings of such modern religious activists as Thomas Merton\, Dorothy Day\, and Abraham Joshua Heschel\, we will explore the ongoing challenge of Tikkun Ha-Middot and Tikkun Olam.  How do we understand the relationship between the practices of Torah study\, prayer\, community service and organizing?  What are some possible ways to weave together the strands of our professional and personal lives as rabbis\, activists\, and spiritual seekers?
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/spirituality-and-social-justice-striving-for-integration/
LOCATION:Dalton Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 1,TL 1,Torah Lishmah,Tuesday, March 20th
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20120320T114559
DTSTAMP:20260802T020850
CREATED:20120211T215930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20120227T221943Z
UID:333-1332239400-1332243959@boston.ccarnet.org
SUMMARY:Transforming Reality – The Potential of Leadership Guided by Love
DESCRIPTION:Ebn Leader \nIn a world torn by violence and division\, what form of leadership can guide us to healing? Come learn with Rabbi Ebn Leader as he explores an approach to leadership that could be useful for our times. Rabbi Leader turns to a surprising place for his insight\, wrestling with the charismatic\, miracle-working rabbi/teacher model offered in the teaching of Rabbi Elimelech of Lezansk\, an early Hasidic master who writes extensively on leadership.
URL:http://boston.ccarnet.org/event/transforming-reality-the-potential-of-leadership-guided-by-love/
LOCATION:Clarendon Room
CATEGORIES:Learning Block 1,TL 1,Torah Lishmah,Tuesday, March 20th
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