Kollel meets at 9AM every two weeks in the TAI Library.
The group explores cultural, ethical, and historical aspects
of our 4000-year tradition. Its emphasis is on dialog and exploration.
We are in the midst of a survey of “Reform”
beginning with Abraham's move to Canaan
and the Israelite exodus from Egypt,
and sweeping through the establishment of
Israelite centers of learning in Babylon,
the Pharisaic reforms, Jesus and the rise of Christianity,
Mohammed and the rise of Islam,
the Jewish Enlightenment in Germany and Eastern Europe,
thus, the oneness of the Jewish-Christian-Islamic Civilization.
If you enjoy matters of the mind please join us any time.
Joe Engelberg leads this study of fundamental ideas of Jewish life and thought. Among these are spirituality, the nature of God, a critique of Biblical and traditional injunctions and laws, Jewish history, principles of the Reform movement, the relation of Judaism to Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. The purpose of the Kollel group’s study is not to assert these principles as eternal truths, nor to refute them, but to discover the wisdom there is in them and to expand upon them. Drop in any time and join in the provocative and friendly discussion.
