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Stockton University

Sponsoring Agency: Chabad Jewish Student Center

Stockton University
Stockton University, 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ 08205 USA
Office: (609) 674-8733
Email: [email protected]

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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
About the Course

A Jewish Educational Experience
Do you enjoy fun and lively conversations?

Do you want to challenge the status quo?

Do you have questions about Judaism that are important to discuss?

Do you want to discover how Judaism is relevant and forward-thinking?

Do you want to join a warm community?

Then join the club! Sinai Scholars is for you! This learning experience is different from any class you have ever attended!

Sinai Scholars is not a series of lectures; it is a series of interactive discussions. It is not a repeat of what you experienced in Hebrew school; it is fun, stimulating, deep, and relevant. It is not a time to listen; it’s a time to question. It is not geared to tell you what to think; it provides an opportunity to explore Judaism’s rich heritage at your own pace with you in the driver’s seat.

Sinai Scholars is a platform upon which participants explore central elements of Judaism that are relevant, interesting, and empowering for all Jews, irrespective of background, education, and level of commitment. By the end of this journey, you will have a richer appreciation for some of the core elements of Jewish heritage and Jewish identity, along with a deeper understanding about how these interface with modern life.

Session One
A Question of Identity: Perspectives on Jewish Identity in the Modern World

You meet a Jewish person who says, “You know, I don’t know why people consider me Jewish. I do not support Israel; I do not ever visit a synagogue; and I do not celebrate any Jewish holidays.” How would you respond?

What does it mean to be a Jew? Is Judaism a religion, culture, nationality, or some combination thereof?

Since the dawn of time, individuals and groups sought to define and explain their identities, and Jews throughout the ages questioned the meaning of their Jewish identity. Today, the shifting sands of Jewish life require that this conversation persist but with newer insights and profounder definitions.

Session Two
A People with a Purpose: Exploring Foundational Elements of the Jewish Ethos

If you were G-d and you were going to address a once-for-all-time message to all of humanity, what would you say?

What messages does humankind need to hear today?

Mark Twain noted that while many nations filled the planet with sound and splendor, all of them soon faded and vanished. But the Jews are different, he noted. “All things are mortal,” he wrote, “but the Jew.” For Jews, survival is not celebrated for survival’s sake; survival is seen as a call to a purpose. A dialogue about the nature of this purpose is one crucial step in making this world a better place.

Session Three
Reason and Ritual: On the Significance and Meaning of Jewish Observances

In medieval times, a despotic ruler once agreed to release a Jew from jail for one day each year to practice religion. The Jew was now in a quandary. Should that day be Yom Kippur? Passover? Rosh Hashanah? Some other day? How to choose?

What would you choose?

This leads into a broader discussion about Jewish rituals, which often seem foreign and archaic. In what ways can we find meaning and value in some of these observances?

Session Four
An Oasis in Time: The Gift of Shabbat

Life is continuous and unrelenting. Might there be some benefit in a creative pause?

Enter the Jewish Sabbath. It is difficult to imagine a society functioning without a weekend, but this institution was unheard of in the ancient world. What meaning did Jews find in their Sabbath that allowed them to shrug off their cultural isolation?

Examining this question is relevant to those who are troubled that today’s society is insufficiently happy and inadequately connected in meaningful ways.

 

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Date

Lesson 1 -
Monday, October 16 2017 7:00 PM - - 9:00 PM
Food is served at 7pm. Class begins promptly at 7:15pm.

Tikun Olam / Lesson 2 -
Monday, October 23 2017 7:00 PM - - 9:00 PM
Food is served at 7pm. Class begins promptly at 7:15pm.

Lesson 3 -
Monday, October 30 2017 7:00 PM - - 9:00 PM
Food is served at 7pm. Class begins promptly at 7:15pm.

Lesson 4 -
Monday, November 6 2017 7:00 PM - - 9:00 PM
Food is served at 7pm. Class begins promptly at 7:15pm.

Lesson 5 -
Monday, November 13 2017 7:00 PM - - 9:00 PM
Food is served at 7pm. Class begins promptly at 7:15pm.

Lesson 6 -
Monday, November 20 2017 7:00 PM - - 9:00 PM
Food is served at 7pm. Class begins promptly at 7:15pm.

Lesson 7 -
Monday, November 27 2017 7:00 PM - - 9:00 PM
Food is served at 7pm. Class begins promptly at 7:15pm.

Lesson 8 -
Monday, December 4 2017 7:00 PM - - 9:00 PM
Food is served at 7pm. Class begins promptly at 7:15pm.


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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
Date

Orientation / Lesson 1 -
Tuesday, February 13 2018 7:30 PM - - 9:30 PM

Tikun Olam / Lesson 2 -
Tuesday, February 20 2018 7:30 PM - - 9:30 PM

Lesson 3 -
Tuesday, February 27 2018 7:30 PM - - 9:30 PM

Shabbos 1 -
Friday, March 2 2018 5:30 PM - Friday, February 9 2018 9:00 PM

Lesson 4 -
Tuesday, March 6 2018 7:30 PM - - 9:30 PM

Lesson 5 -
Tuesday, March 20 2018 7:30 PM - - 9:30 PM

Lesson 6 -
Tuesday, March 27 2018 7:30 PM - - 9:30 PM

Lesson 7 -
Tuesday, April 3 2018 7:30 PM - - 9:30 PM

Lesson 8 -
Tuesday, April 10 2018 7:30 PM - - 9:30 PM

Graduation -
Tuesday, April 24 2018 7:30 PM - - 9:00 PM


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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
Date

Course dates to be determined.


Upon acceptance of this program, all students are required to attend 8 mandatory learning sessions, in addition to a field-trip, Shabbaton, and Chesed project/community service.
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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
Date

Orientation / Lesson 1 -
Monday, February 4 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Tikun Olam / Lesson 2 -
Monday, February 11 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 3 -
Monday, February 18 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 4 -
Monday, February 25 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Sleepover -
Friday, March 1 2019 - Saturday, March 2 2019

Shabbos 1 -
Friday, March 1 2019 5:30 PM -
(Date subject to change)

Lesson 5 -
Monday, March 4 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 6 -
Monday, March 18 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 7 -
Monday, March 25 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 8 -
Monday, April 1 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Graduation -
Monday, April 15 2019 7:00 PM -


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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
Date

Orientation / Lesson 1 -
Thursday, February 6 2020 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Tikun Olam / Lesson 2 -
Thursday, February 13 2020 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Mini Field trip

Lesson 3 -
Thursday, February 20 2020 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Shabbos 1 -
Friday, February 21 2020 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Havdallah -
Saturday, February 22 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Lesson 4 -
Thursday, February 27 2020 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Sleepover -
Friday, February 28 2020 - Saturday, February 29 2020

Lesson 5 -
Thursday, March 5 2020 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Field Trip -
Sunday, March 8 2020 10:00 AM -

Lesson 6 -
Thursday, March 12 2020 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 7 -
Thursday, March 26 2020 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 8 -
Thursday, April 2 2020 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Graduation -
Thursday, April 23 2020 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM


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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
Date

Orientation / Lesson 1 -
Wednesday, February 3 2021 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Tikun Olam / Lesson 2 -
Wednesday, February 10 2021 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 3 -
Wednesday, February 17 2021 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 4 -
Wednesday, February 24 2021 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 5 -
Wednesday, March 3 2021 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 6 -
Wednesday, March 10 2021 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 7 -
Wednesday, March 17 2021 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 8 -
Wednesday, March 24 2021 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM


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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
Date

Orientation / Lesson 1 -
Tuesday, October 12 2021 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Tikun Olam / Lesson 2 -
Tuesday, October 19 2021 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Lesson 3 -
Tuesday, October 26 2021 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 4 -
Tuesday, November 2 2021 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 5 -
Tuesday, November 9 2021 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Shabbos 1 -
Friday, November 12 2021 5:00 PM -
(Date subject to change)

Field Trip -
Sunday, November 14 2021 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Lesson 6 -
Tuesday, November 16 2021 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 7 -
Tuesday, November 23 2021 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Lesson 8 -
Tuesday, November 30 2021 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Graduation -
Tuesday, December 7 2021 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM


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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
Date

Orientation / Lesson 1 -
Wednesday, February 9 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Tikun Olam -
Wednesday, February 16 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 2 -
Wednesday, February 23 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Shabbos 1 -
Saturday, February 26 2022 5:00 PM -

Lesson 3 -
Wednesday, March 2 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 4 -
Wednesday, March 9 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 5 -
Wednesday, March 16 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 6 -
Wednesday, March 23 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 7 -
Wednesday, March 30 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 8 -
Wednesday, April 6 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Graduation -
Wednesday, April 13 2022 8:00 PM -


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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
Date

Orientation / Lesson 1 -
Thursday, October 6 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Tikun Olam / Lesson 2 -
Thursday, October 13 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 3 -
Thursday, October 20 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 4 -
Thursday, October 27 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 5 -
Thursday, November 3 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Shabbos 1 -
Friday, November 4 2022 4:00 PM -

Lesson 6 -
Thursday, November 10 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 7 -
Thursday, November 17 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 8 -
Tuesday, November 22 2022 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Graduation -
Thursday, December 1 2022 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Sleepover -
Friday, December 2 2022 - Saturday, December 3 2022


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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
Date

Orientation / Lesson 1 -
Thursday, February 2 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Tikun Olam / Lesson 2 -
Thursday, February 9 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 3 -
Thursday, February 16 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 4 -
Thursday, February 23 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Shabbos 1 -
Friday, February 24 2023 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Lesson 5 -
Thursday, March 2 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Sleepover -
Friday, March 3 2023 - Saturday, March 4 2023

Lesson 6 -
Thursday, March 9 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 7 -
Thursday, March 16 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 8 -
Thursday, March 23 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Graduation -
Thursday, April 20 2023 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM


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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
Date

Lesson 1 -
Wednesday, October 11 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Tikun Olam / Lesson 2 -
Wednesday, October 18 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 3 -
Wednesday, October 25 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 4 -
Wednesday, November 1 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 5 -
Wednesday, November 8 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 6 -
Wednesday, November 15 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 7 -
Wednesday, November 22 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 8 -
Wednesday, November 29 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM


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Flash PromoThink Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life
Date

Lesson 1 -
Thursday, February 8 2024 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Tikun Olam / Lesson 2 -
Thursday, February 15 2024 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 3 -
Thursday, February 22 2024 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Sleepover -
Friday, February 23 2024 - Saturday, February 24 2024

Shabbos 1 -
Friday, February 23 2024 5:00 PM -

Lesson 4 -
Thursday, February 29 2024 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 5 -
Thursday, March 7 2024 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 6 -
Thursday, March 21 2024 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Lesson 7 -
Thursday, March 28 2024 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Graduation -
Tuesday, April 2 2024 8:00 PM -

Lesson 8 -
Thursday, April 4 2024 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM


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Flash PromoISRAEL: The Land and the Spirit
About the Course

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Date

Lesson 1 -
Monday, October 15 2018 8:15 PM - - 9:15 PM

Lesson 2 -
Monday, October 22 2018 8:15 PM - - 9:15 PM

Lesson 3 -
Monday, October 29 2018 8:15 PM - - 9:15 PM

Lesson 4 -
Monday, November 5 2018 8:15 PM - - 9:15 PM

Lesson 5 -
Monday, November 12 2018 8:15 PM - - 9:15 PM

Lesson 6 -
Monday, November 19 2018 8:15 PM - - 10:00 PM
Last class plus special Fabrengen

Graduation -
Friday, November 30 2018 4:00 PM -
No event; Short paper on Israel due on this day to receive stipend


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