Hot Topics: What Does Judaism Have to Say About… with Rabbi Geffen
Upcoming Sessions
1. Sunday, April 16, 2023 • 25 Nisan 5783
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMPerlman Sanctuary2. Sunday, May 21, 2023 • 1 Sivan 5783
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMPerlman SanctuaryPast SessionsSunday, March 19, 2023 • 26 Adar 5783 - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Perlman Sanctuary
Sunday, February 12, 2023 • 21 Sh'vat 5783 - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Perlman Sanctuary
Hot Topics: What Does Judaism Have to Say About…*
Sundays: 9:00-10:30am in Perlman Sanctuary
Join Rabbi Geffen to learn what Jewish wisdom has to say about the “hot topics” of our time. *These classes focus on the given week’s hot topic through the lens of traditional Jewish texts (Torah, Talmud, Post-Halachic Literature and Commentaries.) The classes do not reflect any particular political point of view, nor is their intention to implicitly or explicitly endorse any particular political party or candidate in any way. As such, you may encounter viewpoints from Jewish tradition of which you were previously unaware and/or about which you may find personally challenging.
Reproductive Rights - February 12 From a Jewish context, we will explore questions such as: When does life begin? Does a fetus have a status in Jewish law and thought? Should government have jurisdiction over bodily autonomy?
The Right to Bear Arms - March 19 How do the Jewish values of holiness of life and the mitzvah of self-defense, war and peace, and strength and humility relate to the right to bear arms?
Freedom of Speech - April 16 Is freedom of speech a Jewish value? Does Judaism profer that there should be limits on such a freedom? And if so, where should the line be drawn?
Gender Identity - May 21 How do traditional Jewish sacred texts understand gender and gender expression beyond the binary construct of male and female?
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