Adult Ed: Chronicles
10/20/2020 03:08:14 PM
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Join us on November 8th at 1 pm via Zoom for a discussion of Chronicles, and some comparing/contrasting between Chronicles and the tales they are are repeating from the other books of the Tanakh.
I Chronicles
II Chronicles
I Chronicles Summary
II Chronicles Summary
What is Chronicles?
Some Examples of Chronicles repeating or "fixing" stories from other parts of the Tanakh
Divine Justice...Read more...
Adult Ed: Fighting Against Antisemitism
10/14/2020 12:06:58 PM
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Join us Sunday, October 18th on Zoom (reach out if you need the link) for a special presentation on antisemitism and what action we can take to promote safety for Jews and all minorities.
We recommend you bring paper and pen, or have a word processing app open during this presentation so that you can start your letters to your local papers or representatives with us during the call.
Resources to check out before or after the...Read more...
Book Club Updates
10/13/2020 05:12:13 PM
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With the holidays taking away from almost every other programming, Book Club has continued on!
In September we read Deathless: the Complete, Uncensored, Heartbreaking, and Amazing Autobiography of Serach Bat Asher, the Oldest Woman in the World by Andrew Ramer.
Now we are reading The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz, to be discussed via Zoom at 10:30 on October 28th.
Read more...Adult Ed: Jewish Views on the Afterlife
08/02/2020 10:54:57 AM
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Join us via Zoom as we delve into some Jewish views on the afterlife!
Classes will run the first three Sundays in August, taught by guest lecturer Professor John Rybicki!
Email Rabbi@nershalomva.org if you need the zoom link.
Read more...August Book Club
07/29/2020 12:12:13 PM
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The Ner Shalom Book Club will be meeting via Zoom at 10:30 am on August 26th to discuss The Third Daughter by Talia Carner.
From Goodreads about the book:
The turn of the 20th century finds fourteen-year-old Batya in the Russian countryside, fleeing with her family endless pogroms. Desperate, her father leaps at the opportunity to marry Batya to a worldly, wealthy stranger who can guarantee his daughter an easy...Read more...
Adult Ed: Final Session on Reform Jewish Values!
07/19/2020 02:19:44 PM
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For the last several weeks, we have been studying Reform Jewish values, through the responsa, formal statements, and platforms of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and through the book, A Life of Meaning: Embracing Reform Judaism's Sacred Path. This Sunday (7/26) will be our final session on this topic. If you have been reading the book along with us, the following essays are recommended as starting points for our discussion on...Read more...
Adult Ed: Embracing Reform Judaism's Sacred Path
07/15/2020 10:40:47 AM
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Adult Ed: Embracing Reform Judaism's Sacred Path
07/08/2020 06:29:00 PM
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This week's topic is "Living the Texts". You do not have to have done the reading to join us, but if you do have the book A Life Of Meaning, we are strongly encouraging reading the following essays:
Our Tree of Life by Rabbi Amy Scheinerman Why Reform Jews Should Study Talmud by Rabbi Dvora Weisberg, PhD Reform Liturgy: Then and Now by Rabbi Dalia Marx, PhDIf you are so inclined, you should also feel empowered to read the whole...Read more...
Adult Ed: Embracing Judaism's Sacred Path
07/01/2020 02:54:05 PM
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After a week off, we are continuing again this Sunday with our study of Reform Jewish values.
This week's topic is "Connecting to the Divine" and we will be discussing where traditional ritual fits into Reform Jewish life. Those who purchased the book, A Life of Meaning, were encouraged to read at least the following chapters:
The Power and Pitfalls of Personal Religious Autonomy The Jewish Path Ceremony vs. RitualFor...Read more...
July Book Club
06/24/2020 02:45:29 PM
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Adult Ed: Embracing Reform Judaism's Sacred Path
06/10/2020 02:21:54 PM
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We are moving on to a new, but related topic from our look at "Reform Halakha". Using A Life of Meaning by Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan as our guide, we will spend the next six weeks looking at the following topics through the modern/progressive Reform Jewish lens:
Knowing God Choosing Covenant Connecting to the Divine Living the Texts Building Community Dignity of the Other
This week, as we begin our conversations...Read more...
Adult Ed: Reform Responsa on Gender and Sexuality
06/03/2020 02:35:24 PM
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A General Question of Marriage after Gender Affirming Sugery (1978)
A Question About Sex/Gender/Sexuality in Marriage (ca. 1980)
Circumcision for Trans Converts (ca. 2009)
Conversion and Marriage with Genderbending Individuals (1990)
Gender Transitions within an Existing Marriage (ca. 2015)
Current CCAR Resolution (2015)
Read more...June Book Club
06/03/2020 02:31:28 PM
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If you enjoyed our Shavuot People of the Book event last week, you will love the Ner Shalom Book Club! This month's pick is The Plot Against America by Philip Roth. We are meeting by Zoom to discuss on June 24th at 10:30 am. Message us for the zoom link or other information about Ner Shalom programming!
https://www.goodreads.com/…/sh…/703.The_Plot_Against_America
Adult Ed: Reform Responsa on Gender and Sexuality
05/25/2020 05:12:26 PM
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Gay Marriages/Families:
Can a Reform Rabbi Officiate (1985)
Can both moms participate in their son's Bar Mitzvah (1986)
Evolution of Reform Acceptance, and where Civil Law factors (2014)
Jewish LGBTQ Communities:
Gay Synagogues (ca.1972)
Gay Converts (1982)
Contemporary CCAR Resolutions (2015):
Reform Judaism Celebrates 25 Years of Gay Rabbis (now 30!)
CCAR Opposed...Read more...
May Book Club
05/19/2020 04:35:40 PM
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Adult Ed: Reform Responsa on Gender
05/19/2020 04:34:48 PM
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Before we move on to Responsa on LGBT inclusion, there were some questions about the Responsa Committee more generally.
Here are the two most recent Responsa on the CCAR website (COVID-19 themed) - they list the names of the current committee members at the end, including the current chair (a woman):
Virtual Minyan during a Pandemic
Brit Milah during COVID-19
For Comparison: Rabbinic Assembly (Conservative)...Read more...
Adult Ed: Reform Responsa on Gender
05/13/2020 01:28:47 PM
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Adult Ed: Reform Responsa on Gender
05/06/2020 02:49:37 PM
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Pregnancy and Reproductive Health:
Is Birth Control Permitted? (1927)
On Artificial Insemination and Emergency C-Sections (ca. late 1940's)
When is Abortion Permitted? (1985)
Motherhood:
On Breast-Feeding (ca. 1950's)
Accepting Jews of Patrilineal Descent (1983)
Marriage:
Jewish Commitment Ceremonies Outside of Marriage (1979)
Agunot (1988)
Regulating Uteruses...Read more...
Adult Ed: Reform Responsa on Gender
04/28/2020 12:53:04 PM
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Reponsa on Educating Jewish Girls:
Religious Misogyny is a Western Invention and Not True to Judaism's Semetic Roots, But We're Going to Uphold it Anyway
The Reform Movement Returns to the Practice of the Bar Mitzvah and Discusses Whether to Include Bat Mitzvah Ceremonies as Well
Reform Attitudes On Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Do Girls Really Mature Earlier than Boys?
Women in Ritual Practice:
Wearing...Read more...
Adult Ed: Reform Platforms
04/22/2020 04:44:08 PM
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The CCAR Platforms are documents capturing the state of Reform Jewish thought at different key moments in our history. (1885, 1937, 1976, 1997, 1999).
In addition to the Platforms and the Questions and Answers, the Reform Movement also issues annual Resolutions (mostly on political issues to address), going all the way back to 1862.
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Adult Ed: Intro to Reform Judaism
04/14/2020 02:30:54 PM
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What is Reform Judaism?
URJ Timeline
"History of the Reform Movement" by MyJewishLearning
Reform Women
The Americanization of Reform Judaism (Video)
Read more...April Book Club
03/31/2020 02:51:59 PM
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Ner Shalom Book Club will be reading The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons for our next meeting. We will meet via Zoom on April 29th at 10:30 am to discuss.
From Goodreads about the book:
It's the spring of 1938 and no longer safe to be a Jew in Vienna. Nineteen-year-old Elise Landau is forced to leave her glittering life of parties and champagne to become a parlor maid in England. She arrives at Tyneford, the great house...Read more...
Adult Ed: Zechariah and Malachi
03/31/2020 02:00:24 PM
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Zechariah
Malachi
Summary of Zechariah (this book is actually 14 chapters)
Summary of Malachi
Read more...Adult Ed: Zephaniah and Haggai
03/31/2020 01:54:49 PM
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Book of Zephaniah
Book of Haggai
Summary of Zephaniah
Summary of Haggai
(These books are collectively 5 chapters)
Source sheet for Zephaniah and Haggai
Notes from Heschel's The Prophets
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Adult Ed: Nahum and Habbakuk
03/24/2020 04:41:45 PM
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Book of Nahum
Book of Habbakuk
Nahum Summary (Though really, it's just three chapters!)
Habukkuk Summary (Same commentary as above >.>)
Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephania Source Sheet
Updated Notes on The Prophets
Read more...Adult Ed: Micah
03/13/2020 01:16:37 PM
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Book of Micah
Summary of Micah
Sefaria Source Sheet on Ovadiah, Jonah, and Micah - Sorry I didn't find this last week, but it gives a helpful timeline and outline of these three prophets and their literary themes
One view of the Jewish beliefs on the Messiah and how to understand the varying understandings of the Prophets' calls for a Messiah and Savior
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Adult Ed: Ovadiah and Jonah
03/07/2020 10:36:58 AM
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Book of Ovadiah (Just one chapter!)
Book of Jonah (I think you are familiar with this story)
Some history on Ovadiah - The Reform movement does not read this prophet in the haftarah cycle, but it is a traditional reading
Ovadiah history
Read more...March Book Club
02/27/2020 03:12:12 PM
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Adult Ed: Joel and Amos
02/21/2020 01:48:45 PM
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This week (3/22/20) we are tackling two prophets in one week! But don't worry, even combined their books are fewer chapters than any of the others we've read up to this point. Let's talk about Joel and Amos!
Book of Joel
Summary of Joel
Book of Amos
Summary of Amos
Amos Guide Questions
Malbim on Amos 5:24:1Let justice well up like water, as it is written "the acts of justice and righteousness...Read more...
Adult Ed: Hosea
02/06/2020 12:52:40 PM
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Content Warning: Hosea has some risque imagery!
The Book of Hosea
Summary of Hosea
Prophecy, Hosea, and Teshuva
An Alliance of Love and Complexity
My Jewish Learning: Hosea and Amos in their historical/political context
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