DGMP Seminar Program
Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism's
DAVIDA GLAZER MEMORIAL PROGRAM
and The International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism
present
An Exciting Weekend of Study and Discussion
Seminar SHJ100
BEYOND TRADITION: ROOTS OF SECULAR HUMANISTIC JUDAISM
Friday, June 11 - Sunday, June 13, 2010
at 18 Wynford Dr. and Pleasant View Library, 575 Van Horne Avenue, Toronto
Faculty: Rabbi Adam Chalom, Ph.D., Dean of the IISHJ, North America
This seminar is open to Oraynu members, the public and to IISHJ students as a credit course.
The IISHJ Adult Jewish Education Certificate Course is ideal for all adults who wish to begin, or further, their Jewish
education. It provides excellent preparation for adult Bat/Bar Mitzvah or adoption/conversion. Matriculating students
enrolled in the IISHJ are training to become professional leaders in the Secular Humanistic Jewish movement.
SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Friday, June 11 (18 Wynford Drive, suite 103)
5:45pm Credit Student Registration
6:15pm Kabbalat Shabbat, Davida Glazer Memorial, Dinner
8:00pm Opening Lecture: Jewish Tradition and Secular Humanistic Judaism
9:00pm Dessert
Saturday, June 12 (Pleasant View Library, 575 Van Horne Ave)
9:30 - 11:00am Judaism I: Pre-Modern Judaism and the Enlightenment
11:15 - 12:45pm Judaism II: Emancipation and Modern Judaisms
12:45-1:30pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:00pm Jewishness I: Acculturation and Jewish Socialism
3:15 - 4:45pm Jewishness II: Jewish Nationalism - Yiddishists and Zionists
5:00 - 6:00pm (for credit students only) Teaching and Celebrating Our Roots
Sunday, June 13 (Pleasant View Library)
10:00 - 11:30am Inspiration from Humanist Philosophy
11:30 - 12:15pm Lunch
12:15 - 1:45pm Secular/Ethnic Judaism and Contemporary Jewish Life
1:45 - 2:15pm Wrap-up and Evaluation
READINGS: Participants are strongly encouraged to purchase The Early Modern European Roots of Secular Humanistic Judaism (ed. Karen Levy). Also recommended are Judaism in a Secular Age (ed. Kogel & Katz) and Beyond Tradition: The Struggle for a New Jewish Identity (ed. Bonnie Cousens). All three titles are available from the IISHJ - see www.iishj.org for a complete catalog. Phone orders / credit cards welcome at 847-777-6907 or info@iishj.org. ORAYNU MEMBERS: Limited copies of the first two titles are available for purchase from the Oraynu Office; please check before purchasing elsewhere.
ACCOMMODATIONS: A group rate has been obtained at the Holiday Inn Toronto-Markham, 7095 Woodbine Ave, Markham ON; $89 plus taxes for 2 queen beds (no breakfast). Call 800-387-3303 or 905-474-0444; refer to ORAYNU. Reservations must be made before May 25. Oraynu members will also try to accommodate those seeking home hospitality - please indicate your request on the registration form.
CREDIT STUDENTS: This course, Seminar SHJ 100, is required for those students undertaking either the IISHJ Adult Jewish Education Certificate Program or the IISHJ Leader Training Program.
The Adult Jewish Education Certificate Course is ideal for all adults who wish to begin or further their Jewish education. It provides excellent preparation for adult Bat/Bar Mitzvah or adoption/conversion. The Leader Training Course trains clergy and professional leaders in the Secular Humanistic Jewish movement.
In order to receive credit, students are required to:
Attend the entire seminar
Participate in question and discussion periods. Credit students are given priority over other attendees.
Read the Course Reading material before the seminar
Complete the post-seminar assignment
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Join us for any or all of the sessions.
Call Roby at: 416-385-3910
