Exploring the World of Judaism
An Innovative Sunday Morning Speaker Series
Sunday Mornings, 9:20 - 11:10 am in the Library
Join us on Sunday mornings for an exciting mix of speakers and topics that span the range of the Jewish experience. Attend all or pick and choose. No fees, no reservations, and plenty of bagels. Stop by for a nosh and knowledge!
Free to PTBE congregants; small donation suggested for non-congregants. EWJ is a program of Peninsula Temple Beth El and the Bureau of Jewish Education and is supported in part by the Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust. If you would like to receive weekly email reminders and descriptions of each talk, please send your name and email address to kbeauchamp@ptbe.org and specify PTBE/EW.
Winter/Spring 2012
January 22
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I DIE? Jewish views of dying and the afterlife
Rabbi Elliot Kukla, Director, Bay Area Jewish Healing Center's Kol HaNeshama: Jewish End of Life Care volunteer hospice program.
February 5
WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Judaism's take on love, sexuality and relationships
Rabbi Karen Citrin, Rabbi/Educator, PTBE
February 12
WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON IN ISRAEL THESE DAYS? A discussion with Akiva Tor
Akiva Tor, Israel Consul General
March 4
THE WORLDS OF CONTEMPORARY JUDAISM. From Ultra Orthodox to Jewish Renewal
Nathaniel Deutsch, Ph.D., Professor Literature and History and Co-Director, Center for Jewish Studies
March 25
WOMEN'S CHANGING ROLE IN JEWISH TRADITION
Ellen Bob, Jewish Educator and Executive Director, Congregation Etz Chayim
April 22
QURAN, MOHAMMAD AND ISLAMIC LAW. Getting to know American Muslims and their faith
Ameena Jandali, Islamic Network Group
May 6 - The Joys and Challengs of Raising Jewish Children in Interfaith Families
For Interfaith, intercultural families and those who love them
Dawn Kepler, developer of Building Jewish Bridges: Embracing Interfaith Families
