Dr. Jeffrey Schein
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Scholar-in-Residence Weekend
March 16-18, 2012 Rabbi, Educator, Author Dr. Jeffrey Schein |
Dr. Jeffrey Schein, Professor and Director of the Department of Jewish Education at the Laura and Alvin Siegel College of Judaic Studies, will be the Congregation Dor Hadash Scholar-in-Residence in 2012. Dr. Schein has served as the Senior Consultant for Jewish Education for the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, and advised education programs nationwide. A graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and the doctoral program in curriculum studies of Temple University, he is the author of Creative Jewish Education: A Reconstructionist Perspective and Windows on the Jewish Soul: Teaching the Values of Spiritual Peoplehood, among numerous other publications.
Following the Scholar-in-Residence weekend, Dr. Schein will join Reconstructionist rabbis from across the country at the national Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association annual conference, convening this year in San Diego, March 18-21.
All events are free and open to the public.
Schedule of events:
Following the Scholar-in-Residence weekend, Dr. Schein will join Reconstructionist rabbis from across the country at the national Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association annual conference, convening this year in San Diego, March 18-21.
All events are free and open to the public.
Schedule of events:
Reconstructing the Jewish Life Cycle: Learning from Pirke Avot, Shakespeare and Science
Friday, March 16 @ 7:00 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat Service. Oneg reception following.
Bezalel's Wisdom and the Creation of Sacred Space
Saturday, March 17 @ 10:00 AM - Torah Study. Refreshments provided.
On the Edge of Possibility: Jewish Identity in the 21st Century
Saturday, March 17 @ 12:30 PM - Shabbat Lunch and Learn. No charge for lunch, but please contact the office by March 9 to make your reservation.
Jewish Parenting: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future
Sunday, March 18 @ 10:00 AM. Refreshments provided.
Friday, March 16 @ 7:00 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat Service. Oneg reception following.
Bezalel's Wisdom and the Creation of Sacred Space
Saturday, March 17 @ 10:00 AM - Torah Study. Refreshments provided.
On the Edge of Possibility: Jewish Identity in the 21st Century
Saturday, March 17 @ 12:30 PM - Shabbat Lunch and Learn. No charge for lunch, but please contact the office by March 9 to make your reservation.
Jewish Parenting: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future
Sunday, March 18 @ 10:00 AM. Refreshments provided.
All events are free and open to the public.
If you would like to help underwrite the weekend, please contact the office.
If you would like to help underwrite the weekend, please contact the office.
