Rabbi Wise’s Study Corner

Rabbi Wise’s Study Corner 1/28/2015: The Observant Life

Posted on January 28, 2015

Thanks to all who braved the weather to learn together this past Shabbat morning. We looked at Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky’s chapter on Interfaith Relations. At our lunch and learn, most of our attention was focused on the definition of idolatry and the status of other religions. While there isn’t much debate about Islam, which is clearly Continue Reading »

Rabbi’s Study Corner: Beginnings of Judaism #1

Posted on January 23, 2015

This week, we launched The Beginnings of Judaism, a new Lifelong Learning series produced the The Teaching Company as part of its Great Lectures program. In this class on ancient Jewish history, we will explore the development of Judaism from the destruction of the First Temple in 587/86 BCE through the fall of the Second Jewish Continue Reading »

Rabbi Wise’s Study Corner: 1-13-15

Posted on January 13, 2015

Welcome to my new blog, the Study Corner. I’ll be using this space to follow up on my Shabbat email, to reflect on our adult education classes, and to share new ideas. If you weren’t able to be in shul for Shabbat or for classes for any reason, here’s where you can come to find Continue Reading »