The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) in cooperation with Chabad of East Boca will present “Judaism Decoded: The origins and Evolution of Jewish Tradition” in a new six-week spring course beginning Tuesday, May 5. The exciting classes will uncover the unique formula that has sustained Jewish tradition for millennia.
Rabbi Ruvi New of Chabad of East Boca will conduct the six course sessions at 7:30 Tuesday evenings at The Chabad of East Boca facility located at 120 NE 1st Ave. Boca Raton.
“Just as science follows the scientific method, Judaism has its own system to ensure authenticity remains intact,” says Rabbi Zalman Abraham of JLI’s New York headquarters. “We wanted to shed light on the mystery that surrounds biblical interpretations. This really is an eye-opening course.”
Judaism Decoded is “an extraordinarily sophisticated examination of Talmudic methodology, tackling the toughest questions about the nature and legitimacy of rabbinic law,” says Dr. Eugene Kontorovich, a law professor at Northwestern University and contributor to the influential Volokh Conspiracy law blog. The course, he says, combines “high academic rigor with fundamental rooting in Jewish tradition.”
Like all previous JLI programs, Judaism Decoded is designed to appeal to people at all levels of Jewish knowledge, including those without any prior experience or background in Jewish learning. All JLI courses are open to the public, and attendees need not be affiliated with a particular synagogue, temple, or other house of worship.
Interested students can call 561-394-9770 or visit www.chabadbocabeaches.com for registration and other course-related information. JLI courses are presented in Boca Raton in conjunction with Chabad of East Boca.
JLI, the adult education branch of Chabad Lubavitch, offers programs in more than 350 U.S. cities and in numerous foreign locations, including Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela. More than 260,000 students have attended JLI classes since the organization was founded in. 1998.