BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Jewish Federation Los Angeles - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Jewish Federation Los Angeles X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.jewishla.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Jewish Federation Los Angeles REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191202T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191202T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T133202 CREATED:20191016T154930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T235736Z UID:10006071-1575313200-1575320400@www.jewishla.org SUMMARY:Judaism in Modernity: Challenges and Opportunities - A 6 Session Course DESCRIPTION:Taught by Rabbi Tal Sessler\, Senior Rabbi of Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel\, this course surveys what some of the greatest thinkers of recent times had to say about the Jewish condition in modern times. We will explore the insights and ideas about being Jewish\, formulated by: \nAbraham Joshua Heschel\nYeshayahu Leibowitz\nRav Kook\nAmos Oz\nJonathan Sacks\nRabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson\nRabbi Joseph Soloveitchik\nA.B. Yehoshua \nAbout the Instructor\nRabbi Dr. Tal Sessler is an author\, scholar\, public speaker & spiritual leader. He is the Senior Rabbi of Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel\, the largest Sephardic synagogue in California\, and one of the largest in the country. He is also a Professor of Jewish philosophy at the Academy for Jewish Religion\, and a lecturer in Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University. \nWith his personal warmth\, and passion for making Torah relevant to life in the 21st century\, Rabbi Sessler promotes a warm & friendly atmosphere that is spiritually inspiring\, intellectually stimulating\, and socially engaging. \nHe is the author of three books dealing with philosophy & contemporary Jewish identity. \nCourse Details\nClass Length: 6 sessions on consecutive Mondays in October\, November and December\nClass Dates: 10/28\, 11/4\, 11/11\, 11/18\, 11/25\, 12/2\nMeeting Time: 7:00-9:00pm\nClass Location: UCLA @ Hillel or Online via Zoom\nParking: UCLA Lot #2\, Westholme and Hilgard Aves\, $2/hour for up to 3 hrs\nTuition: $90\nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/judaism-in-modernity-challenges-and-opportunities-a-6-session-course-registration-70180091543 URL:https://www.jewishla.org/event/judaism-in-modernity-challenges-and-opportunities-a-6-session-course/2019-12-02/ LOCATION:Hillel at UCLA\, 574 Hilgard Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, US CATEGORIES:Community Event ORGANIZER;CN="Academy for Jewish Religion California":MAILTO:office@ajrca.edu GEO:34.0702376;-118.4383234 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hillel at UCLA 574 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles CA 90024 US;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=574 Hilgard Avenue:geo:-118.4383234,34.0702376 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR