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21 st Century Chesed Course
A six-week course in which deep Jewish wisdom is applied to real social action
The modern world bombards us with complex global ethical questions never imagined by previous generations. How can our ancient Jewish sources guide us in acting good before the metaissues of third world poverty, climate change, and trade injustice? Can we discern a unique Jewish voice that speaks to the ethics ofmodernity?
Our sages tell us that the world stands on three things: Study ( Torah), Prayer (Avodah) and Acts of Kindness (G’milut chasadim). Led by R. Natan Levy, this course will examine this pivotal third pillar of Judaism, and ask if is still strong enough to hold up an increasing fragile world.
In this course you will study Jewish Responsibility with key rabbis and educators including Dr Raphael Zarum, and learn from Jewish and non-Jewish activists who are making a difference on the front lines of social action. Their stories will serve as the crucible for building a more nuanced perspective on the difficult challenges of tikkun olam.
This course is supported by Project Chesed, an LSJS-United Synagogue partnership initiative to learn about and encourage more acts of kindness to our community and beyond.
8:00pm to 10:00pm
Six Tuesday evenings
2 June to 7 July 2009
To book click here
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