Written by Dr. Lisa Grant in conjunction with the Melton Research Center for Jewish Education of the Jewish Theological Seminary, this two-year curriculum of adult Jewish study is designed for individuals preparing for an adult bat mitzvah, but it is easily adaptable for any adult Jewish studies programs
The complete curriculum is comprised of 40 units, each of which contains goals and directions for the instructor, texts, discussion points, and additional programmatic ideas. The loose-leaf binding allows for easy photocopying of texts for students.
Lessons for Year One
- Getting to Know You
- Creating a Holy Learning Space
- Living in Jewish Time
- The Building Blocks of Jewish Prayer
- The Structure of Jewish Prayer
- An In-Depth Exploration of the Daily Amidah
- Introduction to Mitzvot as a System for Jewish Living
- Tz’dakah
- Keeping Kosher
- Birkat HaMazon [click here for a sample lesson]
- Parents’ Responsibilities to Children
- Shabbat
- Building Skills for Shabbat Table Rituals
- The Wonders of Creation
- Rosh Hodesh – Monthly Renewal
- The High Holidays as Life Cycle Events
- The Three Pilgrimage Festivals-Symbols & Celebrations
- Rounding Out the Holiday Cycle
- Siyyum
Lessons for Year Year Two
- What Do I Believe?
- Finding God in the Everyday
- Encountering God Through Text
- Encountering God in Prayer
- Sukkot: Welcoming Guests, Past and Present
- Introduction to Conservative Judaism
- Building Blocks of Jewish Law: Rabbinic Views on Women
- Tallit and T’fillin: Egalitarianism and Jewish Tradition
- Tzitzit Tying Workshop
- The Torah Service
- Making Midrash: Explicating Biblical Narrative
- Israel Connections Through Holidays and T’fillah
- Israel Through Literary Representations
- American Jews and Israel: Leaps of Faith & Other Journeys
- American Jewish Change-Makers
- Women in the Synagogue
- Religious Pluralism: Finding a Common Language Among Difference
- God Talk
- Where We Started/Where We’re going
- Siyym: Demonstration of Mastery
