Foundations

Build a solid foundation in Jewish history, thought and spirituality

Discover Judaism’s transformational wisdom

Based on a philosophical/mystical approach to classic texts and commentaries

 

Choose the topics that most interest you or commit to the entire series.

Foundation I: History – A Crash Course in Jewish History (3 part series)

  • Part 1: The Development of Jewish Civilization
  • Part 2: The Jewish Middle Ages
  • Part 3: From Enlightenment to Statehood

Foundation II: GodKnowing the Unknowable.

Foundation III: Purpose – Isn’t it Enough to Be a Good Person?

Foundation IV: Evil and Suffering – Did Something Go Wrong in the Garden of Eden?

Foundation V: Human Nature – The Body, The Soul and The Afterlife

Foundation VI: Human Power –Man in the Image of God (3 part series)

  • Part 1: Deep Impact: The Roots of Reality in an Inside-Out World
  • Part 2: Moral Kombat: Dynamics of the Inner Struggle
  • Part 3: Little/Big Mind: Tapping our Creative Wisdom

Foundation VII: Divine Providence – When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Foundation IIX: Israel - (3 part series)

  • The Chosen People: Chosen for What?
  • What Really Happened at Sinai?
  • The 7 Wonders of Jewish History

Foundation IX: Israel and the Nations - (2 part series)

  • Exile, Redemption and the Messianic Era
  • Why The Jews? The Unique Jewish Explanation for the World’s Longest Hatred

Foundation X: Prophecy and Torah (3 part series)

  • Prophecy or Weather Prediction?
  • Two Torahs: Written and Oral.
  • Torah: Transmission Through the Ages