NEW ADULT EDUCATION!

In this series of free, drop-in Zoom classes, Rabbis Jayce and Joey will share some of their favorite episodes in Jewish history.  We’ll focus on inflection moments that continue to shape the local and global Jewish community.

Register here to receive Zoom links. Attend one session or attend them all. While these sessions are offered as a free learning opportunity, we invite you, as you are able, to donate $18 per session attended.

Episode 1: Death, Mayhem, and the Creation of America’s First Progressive Jewish Burial Society 

July 29 at noon with R’ Joey

In 1975, Adath Jeshurun Synagogue started America’s first progressive Jewish burial society, right here in Minneapolis.  Mayhem immediately ensued.  Adath’s burial society challenged the economic and social structures that had governed how Minnesota Jews treated their dead.  A battle erupted between synagogues, rabbis, funeral directors and everyday Jews about how we should make decisions as a community and honor our beloved dead.  In this course, we’ll study this history and consider what it teaches us about living and dying in Jewish community.