There is a syncopation in Jewish life that marks the passing of time for the Jewish people as a community, as families, and as individuals. Discover the meaning and importance of these rituals, practices, and moments as you take a 25-lesson journey through the year-cycle, lifecycle, traditions, and practices that bind us together. Explore not just the what’s and how’s of Jewish living, but the why’s that go with them. Register today.
This course is taught in conjunction with Purposes of Jewish Living. Explore options for taking both courses together here.
Table of Contents
Lesson 1 - A Time for Every Purpose under the Heaven: What is "Jewish Time?" .
Lesson 2 - Introducing the Jewish Calendar
Lesson 3 - Rosh HaShannah
Lesson 4 - Yom Kippur
Lesson 5 - Sukkot
Lesson 6 - Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Lesson 7 - Jewish Reminders and Symbols
Lesson 8 - Beit HaKnesset (Synagogue)
Lesson 9 - Berakhot (Blessings)
Lesson 10 - Tefillah (Prayer) and Tzedakah (Charity)
Lesson 11 - Shabbat and Its Messages
Lesson 12 - Shabbat and Its Observance
Lesson 13 - Laws and Customs of Kosher Observance
Lesson 14 - Chanukah
Lesson 15 - Purim
Lesson 16 - Tu BiShevat
Lesson 17 - Birth and Berit
Lesson 18 - Bar and Bat Mitzvah
Lesson 19 - Marriage
Lesson 20 - Divorce
Lesson 21 - Mikveh
Lesson 22 - Rituals of Death and Burial
Lesson 23 - Rituals of Mourning
Lesson 24 - Conversion and Adoption
Lesson 25 - Pesach (Passover)
Lesson 26 - The Pesach Seder
Lesson 27 - Yom HaShoah and Tishah B'Av
Lesson 28 - Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzma'ut
Lesson 29 - Shav'uot
Lesson 30 - Reflecting on the Rhythms of Jewish Life
