Registration for the Exploring the Jewish Experience Course (EJE) Albuquerque Inperson/Zoom Course

Exploring the Jewish Experience (EJE) Course Albuquerque and Online

Winter/Spring Semester 2024

Topic: Exploring Jewish Practice and Religious Ideas

Starting Wednesday, January 24th and continuing weekly through early June.  

The Santa Fe EJE Course is fully subscribed.  

Who is this course geared for?

• Jews seeking a more in depth understanding of their heritage.
• Persons who are curious about Jews and Judaism and are troubled by anti-Semitism.
• Persons of different faiths and cultures who want to better understand the background of a Jewish partner or considering child-rearing decisions around religion and culture.
• Persons who wish to fulfill the year of study prerequisite to convert to Judaism.

The EJE Course meets year-round. It is divided into three trimesters:

• Winter/Spring: Exploring Jewish Practice and Religious Ideas.
• Summer: Exploring Dimensions of Jewish culture and peoplehood.
• Fall: Exploring Jewish history, thought, and antisemitism.

 Tuition for each trimester is only $18 per person with those taking the full year of the course: $54. Tuition is subsidized through a grant from the National Center to Encourage Judaism (NCEJ).

The Albuquerque EJE Course meets Wednesday evenings, 7-8:30 at the Keshet Center for the Arts on 4121 Cutler Ave NE. It runs weekly from 1/24/24 through June 7, 2024.  Rabbi Dov Gartenberg of Shabbat with Friends NM is the lead teacher.

The EJE Courses in New Mexico are affiliates of the Miller Introduction to Judaism Program of the American Jewish University and utilize this program’s excellent curriculum.

For more information about the EJE Courses and to get a link to the online application, click on this link: About the Exploring the Jewish Experience Course.   You may also obtain information and enrollment forms from Rabbi Dov Gartenberg of Shabbat with Friends NM at dov@shabbatwithfriends.org or 505 582-9577.