Whether you are Jewish and interested in learning more about your heritage, or if you are not Jewish but interested in learning more and possibly converting, this course is ideal for you. Course topics will include an overview of Jewish holidays, practices, faith, history, and an intro to Hebrew. This an ongoing course and you may join at any time.
This course is taught by Rabbi Spector, Mark Grosser, Religious School Director, Tamara Kipper, and our Religious School Assistant, Madi Korzbart. Contact Rabbi Spector with any questions.
Kol Ami Members*: $150
Guests: $500, includes one High Holiday ticket
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Course Schedule
- October 8, 2026 — Chapter 1 — From Creation to the Edge of the Wilderness
- October 15, 2026 — Chapter 2 — The World of the Bible
- October 22, 2026 — Chapter 3 — A Heart of Many Rooms: Exploring Jewish Diversity
- October 29, 2026 — Chapter 4 — Holidays, the Great Wheel of the Jewish Year Part 1
- November 5, 2026 — Chapter 4 — Holidays, the Great Wheel of the Jewish Year Part 2
- November 12, 2026 — Chapter 5 — Shabbat: A Palace in Time
- November 19, 2026 — Chapter 6 — When Do I Bow?
- November 26, 2026 — No Class: Thanksgiving
- December 3, 2026 — Chapter 7 — Passover
- December 10, 2026 — No Class: Chanukah
- December 17, 2026 — Chapter 8 — God: Encountering the Holy
- December 24, 2026 — No Class: Christmas Eve
- December 31, 2026 — No Class: New Year’s Eve
- January 7, 2027 — Chapter 9 — Talmud: Arguments for the Sake of Heaven
- January 14, 2027 — Chapter 10 — Starting Over: The Jewish High Holidays
- January 21, 2027 — Chapter 11 — Kashrut: The Original Soul Food
- January 28, 2027 — Chapter 12 — Philosophers, Poets, and Mystics: The Jewish Middle Ages
- February 4, 2027 — Chapter 13 — Love, Marriage, and Kosher Sex
- February 11, 2027 — Chapter 14 — Birth to B’nai Mitzvah: Raising a Mensch
- February 18, 2027 — Chapter 15 — A Time to Mourn: Traditions for Death, Grief, and Healing
- February 25, 2027 — Chapter 17 — Israel Dreaming of Deliverance Part 1: Zionism
- March 4, 2027 — Chapter 17 — Israel Dreaming of Deliverance Part 2: Arab-Israeli Conflict
- March 11, 2027 — Chapter 16 — Out of the Darkness: Stories from the Holocaust
- March 18, 2027 — Chapter 18 — The Jewish Mission to Heal the World
