Saturday, June 9, 2007

Welcome AZS Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah or Intro to Judaism People to Mitzvaholics!

Hi, Everyone,

Well, here it is. If you want to post a comment on the blog, just hit the comment button at the end of this posting and follow the directions! Just log on and say something like, "I'm here!" or something like that.

For this week, your job will be to do the assigned readings (listed at the end of this posting), and to formulate three good questions you would like me to address, or would like the class to discuss: some questions growing out of your readings. If you can say what in your reading inspired each question, so much the better.

If you will post your questions at the bottom of this blog posting, and subsequent postings, no later than Sunday, June 17, we will then be able to spend the following week on the blog interacting about the questions. And yes, you may log in and post more than once--and you may log in with your comments about other people's questions too. But of course, please stick to the subject at hand--ALWAYS--and be nice!

Remember--your first priority this week will be do your assigned readings, and of course listen to the Kinzer CD and practice with it. And then, to generate three good questions no later than next Sunday, June 17.

Welcome aboard!

Rabbi Stuart

Assigned Readings

In addition to the following readings, you should do all you can to master the melodies and liturgy on the Kinzer CD’s, working on this regularly, and of course, especially in conjunction with your home shabbat observance

The readings after each date indicate what you should have read in advance of that date. The plan is to read these readings one week, then to post questions about them the blog no later than the Sunday at the beginning of the second week. During that week, we will interact on the blog about what we have been reading in preparation for the class to follow.

In advance of Shabbat June 23 –
SOS [Settings of Silver] Chapter 1-2 (What is a Jew? Torah); Wolfson - Chapter 1-2; Donin - Chapter 5.

Any questions . . . call or e-mail me.

Shalom!