Introduction to Judaism Online Classes
Introduction to Judaism online is a live weekly video conference class where students join classmates for an engaging 20-session course offered in three consecutive trimesters. The program is suitable for adults who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Jewish life through a Reform lens.
Shul
A synagogue.
HaShem
Title used to referred to God
tzedek
Justice
Mishkan
The portable tabernacle.
Chesed
Kindness
k'hilah k’doshah
holy community
aleph-bet
The Hebrew alphabet
Shmita
A year of “release,” described in the Torah (Ex 23:11; Lev 25:2,5-7; Deut 15:1-2) as occurring every seventh year, during which the land of Israel is not farmed, debts are remitted, and slaves granted freedom.
Bet Mitzvah
A gender-inclusive term for b’nai/bat/bar mitzvah. Bet is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet and the first letter of the traditional Hebrew names of this lifecycle event.