Back to All Events

Silicon Valley Intro to Judaism

SILICON VALLEY INTRO TO JUDAISM

Tuesdays, from October 29, 2019, to April 28, 2020
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location Rotates

An overview of the Jewish life-cycle, holidays, and ritual. During the course of the year, students will gain an understanding of Jewish belief, history and calendar and gain exposure to important Jewish books including the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. Each session includes thirty minutes of Hebrew instruction. Sessions will rotate among local synagogues and the APJCC based on which rabbi is teaching. Please note that the class location rotates. For class locations, please check the syllabus (available this fall) .

Instructors: Rabbi Berkenwald of Congregation Sinai, Rabbi Aron of Congregation Shir Hadash, Rabbi from Congregation Beth David, Rabbi Magat of Temple Emanu-El, and Rabbi Seid-Valencia of the APJCC.

To join this ongoing class, please contact Maya Jacobson at mayaj@apjcc.org to receive the syllabus and other class materials.

Date and Time: 

Repeats every week every Tuesday until Tue Apr 28 2020 except Tue Nov 26 2019, Tue Dec 24 2019, Tue Dec 31 2019, Tue Mar 10 2020, Tue Apr 07 2020, Tue Apr 14 2020.

Earlier Event: February 11
Hot Topics for 8th & 9th Graders
Later Event: February 11
Jewish Literacy for Teens