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Saturday 2:15 PM–3:30 PM
And what do all these laws have to do with...?!?!?
Saturday 2:15 PM–3:30 PM Room 201
Far from comprising abstruse legal requirements reflecting empty ritual, the laws of purity and impurity constitute just the opposite. Embodied within this week’s double parasha is the most essential and fundamental teaching in all of Judaism. Come find out how and why!
God, Prayer and Ritual for the Jewish Skeptic
Saturday 2:15 PM–3:30 PM Room 209
This workshop helps Jews access some of the treasured concepts and practices of Judaism without assuming a conventional belief in God. The workshop speaks to Jews regardless of denominational affiliation and has particular appeal to Jews who have been distant from all forms of Jewish practice.
New Narratives of American Judaism
Saturday 2:15 PM–3:30 PM Room 208
Community, Culture, Social Justice
Despite concern that U.S. Jewry is “melting away” through assimilation and the impact of intermarriage, the number of Americans who claim Jewish identity is on the increase. There are substantially more U.S. Jews than we thought, but it is also clear that many of these Jews have relatively little Jewish knowledge and low levels of engagement with the community. The session will focus on the implications of the new narrative on the state of American Jewry.
Pursue Justice through Understanding and Practicing the Art of Resistance
Saturday 2:15 PM–3:30 PM Room 203
How to, Philosophy & Science, Social Justice
Is tolerance always desirable? Should there be a place in healthy society for intolerance and protest, for example when we encounter injustice? For Jews, historic victims of intolerance, this is a critical question. In this interactive presentation, which includes pertinent Jewish sources, we seek to answer this by taking a journey through Europe, seen through the lens of graffiti. We linger in Berlin, a hotspot for contemporary graffiti, before returning to Philadelphia, birthplace of modern graffiti and now the home of a successful Mural Arts program. We visit Occupy Wall Street, and our journey ends with some surprising conclusions.
Water, Water Nowhere
Allocating resources in times of scarcity
Saturday 2:15 PM–3:30 PM Room 202
In this session, we will look at rabbinic texts that consider how to allocate precious resources when resources are tight, and will consider how ownership, proximity, and level of need affect these difficult decisions.
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