Welcome to our program for people learning more about Jewish identity, culture, history, holidays, lifecycle, text, language, conversion to Judaism, and of …
Jewish 101
Welcome to Being Jewish 101, the first in our three part series on Judaism and Jewish life, history, and ideas.
This series starts you with the core ideas of Judaism: believing, behaving, and belonging.
Here you will find all the weekly learning materials for the course. The materials in the course are open for anyone to learn from, regardless of whether they take the course live or not.
At this time, the course is not currently offered live.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email rabbi@rabbipatrick.com. Happy Learning!
Week 2: God
Before We Begin Please consider giving a donation to support our hard work and the materials we provide for free online. Let's Get Started! Let's …
Week 3: People of the Book(s)
A few books you need to know about. But more importantly, learning about how we as Jews understand those books! The Hebrew Bible We recommend students …
Week 4: Israel is a Person, a Place and a People
The term Israel means "to struggle with God" (Yisra-El). Israel is... A person. Jacob the patriarch, son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham. He is named Israel …
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Week 5: Shabbat & Havdalah
Before we dig into the details of the Jewish calendar, let's talk about the most holy day in the Jewish calendar -- and it comes 52 times. Shabbat! Shabbat: …