Click a link below to access recordings,  handouts, and other materials from Rabbi Lotker’s Jewish Literacy Class

>  2021-2022 General Information & Syllabus  

>  Final Exam (open book) – when submitting, please state how many sessions you have viewed.

#1: Taste – God         
> #1a:  Further Reading
> #1b:  Torah Texts About God    

#1: Recording of Class #1         

#2:  Taste – Torah
>  #2a:  Selected Texts
>  #2b:  Additional Materials

>  #2: Recording of Class #2 

#3:  Taste – Israel & Community

>  #3: Recording of Class #3 

#4:  Hebrew Calendar, Holidays and Shabbat (slides)

  >  #4:  Hebrew Calendar, Holidays and Shabbat (outline)
  >  #4a:  Additional Materials

  >  #4: Recording of Class #4

#5 The High Holy Days (slides)

> #5:  The High Holy Days (outline)
> #5a:  Additional Materials 

>  #5: Recording of Class #5 

> #6: The Holidays: Hanukkah, Purim, Sukkot, Pesach & Shavuot (slides)
> #6: The Holidays: Hanukkah, Purim, Sukkot, Pesach & Shavuot (outline)
> #6a: Additional Materials> 

>  Recording of Class #6

> #7: The Bible: Torah, Prophets & Writings (slides)
> #7: The Bible: Torah, Prophets & Writings (outline)
> #7a: Additional Biblical Texts
> #7b: Chart

>  Recording of Class #7

> #8: Mishna & Talmud (slides)
> #8: Mishna & Talmud (outline)
> #8a: Additional Materials
> #8b: 2 Fun Examples of Talmudic Logic

>  Recording of Class #8

> #9: Midrash, Halacha & Jewish Legal Codes (slides)
> #9: Midrash, Halacha & Jewish Legal Codes (outline)

>  Recording of Class #9

> #10 Jewish Mysticism: Kabbalah & Zohar (slides)
> #10 Jewish Mysticism: Kabbalah & Zohar (outline)
> #10a Additional Materials

>  Recording of Class #10

> #11 The Prayerbook & Prayer (slides)
> #11 The Prayerbook & Prayer (outline)
> #11a The Learners’ Guide to Blessings

>  Recording of Class #11

> #12 Jewish History: Creation – 19th Century (slides)
> #12 Jewish History: Creation – 19th Century (outline)
> #12a Timeline of Jewish History and Heritage (PDF)
>> (click HERE for interactive web site)

>  Recording of Class #12

> #13 Judaism and Christianity (slides)
> #13 Judaism and Christianity (outline)

Recording of Class #13

#14 The 20th Century (Zionism, Antisemitism & the Holocaust)-(slides)

> #14 The 20th Century (Zionism, Antisemitism & the Holocaust)-(outline)
> #14a Additional Materials

>Recording of Class #14

#15 Sacred Space: Temple & Synagogue – Home & Kashruit (slides)

> #15 Sacred Space: Temple & Synagogue – Home & Kashruit (outline) 

>  Recording of Class #15

> #16 Life Cycles: Brit Milah, B’nai Mitzvah – Marriage – Divorce – Funerals (slides)
> #16 Life Cycles: Brit Milah, B’nai Mitzvah – Marriage – Divorce – Funerals (outline)

>  Recording of Class #16

> #17 Jewish Community: Conversion, Movements, Synagogue Life, etc. (slides)
> #17 Jewish Community: Conversion, Movements, Synagogue Life, etc. (outline) 

>  Recording of Class #17

> #18 Sexuality (slides)
> #18 Sexuality (outline) 

>  Recording of Class #18

Jewish Literacy 2
>  When Bad Things Happen:  Evil & Tragedy
>  Medical Ethics
>  Personal & Business Ethics
>  Introduction to the Jewish Sephardic World

“A Taste of Judaism & Jewish Literacy” [Videos from 2020 Class]