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Shabbat Learning Series:
Hosting Shabbat Dinner
Saturdays in January @2:00
Sign up for our new community course - Hosting Shabbat Dinner! For four Saturdays in January, we will study the art of hosting Shabbat dinner, practicing blessings and shaping sacred time together. We'll learn to lead songs and blessings, and what kind of kavanot (intentions) bring meaning to those rituals. We'll explore best practices for hosting a meal and creating an intentional gathering in the Shabbas spirit. Plus, you'll make some new friends excited to bring Shabbat (and you) into their homes!
Details
This is a series of of four (4) classes on each Saturday of the month of January. Classes will 90 minutes, in-person at Rabbi Ariel's home and culminate in a communally led Shabbat dinner.
Classes run from 2:00-3:30 on the following Saturdays:
January 7 - Orientation to Shabbat rituals and blessing selection
January 14 - Lighting Candles, "setting the table," Shalom Aleichem
January 21 - Appreciations, Handwashing, Motzei (bread), and Kiddush (wine)
January 28 - Shabbat conversation, Birkat Hamazon (grace after meals) and Shabbat dinner Planning
Friday, February 10 - Communally led Shabbat Dinner
Pricing and Registration
The cost of this four week session is $60 without 20% discount for builders. No one turned away for lack of funds. For financial assistance or any questions, please contact class organizer Zora at zora@johnsons.org.
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Have a partner who wants to learn? You can share your class pass and alternate who comes to each class! If you both want to attend, you can each sign up using the builder discount.
Want to attend only one class? If we get enough registrants for the full class, we will open up the class for single class attendance the first week of January. We do encourage you to join us for the whole series, even if you are familiar with Shabbat dinner - it will be fun and you will learn something!
Miller Introduction to Judaism
The Introduction to Judaism course consists of 18 classes taught by Rabbi Ariel Root Wolpe and rabbis from communities across Atlanta. This course is for anyone, Jewish and non-Jewish, who is interested in learning more about the culture, history and practices of egalitarian Judaism in a supportive, communal learning environment. Classes cover Judaism’s biggest and most inspiring ideas as well as the nuts-and-bolts of daily Jewish living. Over the 18-weeks we’ll cover history, holidays, practices, text, and values, and we’ll tour a mikvah and more. To learn more about each session’s topics, click here.
Classes will be held Monday evenings at 7:30.
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8/1: Shearith Israel-Morningside
8/8: virtual
8/15: virtual
8/22: virtual
8/29: virtual
9/12: MACOM-Sandy Springs -
10/24: virtual
10/31: in-person
11/7: virtual
11/14: virtual
11/21: virtual
11/28: in-person -
12/5: in-person
12/12: virtual
12/19: virtual
Dates are in 2023
1/16: virtual
1/23: virtual
1/30: in-person
Pricing and Registration
The cost of each six week session is $110. The cost is $300 if you register for all 3 sessions at once.
If you are participating in the course with a partner or spouse, you are eligible for a 10% discount. Please make sure you list each other's full names in the form, and you must register individually!
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Ma’alot aims to make education accessible for everyone. If you are experiencing financial hardship and you are the member of a synagogue, please reach out to your rabbi to sponsor your registration. If you are not a member of a synagogue community and cannot afford the class, please complete your registration without payment and reach out to us at info@maalotatlanta.com. Funds are limited, but we will do our best to accommodate your needs.