Creating a Personal Theology with Rabbi Jan Katzew (Online)

Developing a personal theology is a lifetime project. Beginning with Sarah and Abraham, Jews have been engaged in a conversation with and about God. Sometimes the conversation has been heated. Other times it has been convivial. Jewish theology has been private and public. It is always personal. If the prospect of working on your own conversation with God and the Jewish people intrigues you, entices you, frightens you, or perplexes you, you are cordially invited to attend this series of sessions with expert teacher Rabbi Dr. Jan Katzew designed to catalyze the process of developing your own personal theology. The process is intended to be at least as spiritual as it is intellectual, as mysterious as it is rational, as passionate as it is compassionate.

This course follows a sequential structure, and participants are encouraged to attend all sessions. If you are interested in joining once the course has begun, please contact the program leader.

Dates: February 13, 20, 27, March 6

Rabbi Katzew, PhD is Associate Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought and Education and Senior Educator of the EMA Program at HUC-JIR. After serving for six years as rabbi/educator at The Community Synagogue in Port Washington, NY, Jan became a Jerusalem Fellow and earned a doctorate at the Hebrew University in Jewish Thought and Education. For fifteen years Jan led a team of educators at the Union for Reform Judaism that was responsible for designing, developing, and implementing curricular resources for early childhood centers, congregational schools, day schools and adult learning communities throughout the world. Since its inception in 2008, Jan has been a senior consultant to the iCenter for Israel Education. Jan is the author of popular and scholarly articles in multiple fields that include Interfaith dialogue, Mussar, Medieval Hebrew Poetry, Israel Education, Moral Development, and educational philosophy and practice.

Registration: This event is available online*. Please click the appropriate purple bar above to register.

*First and last session are hybrid, middle two are on Zoom!

Sponsored by the Beth Elohim Institute for Transformation (BEIT), which offers an integrated, multifaceted approach to exploring and applying Jewish teachings and tradition to our contemporary daily lives by bringing together learning, spiritual practice, caring, and action all under one roof.