SWF Learners' Minyan: Session 1 Sunday, 1/7/24 Making Sense and Spirituality from Jewish Prayer

I have been a teacher of Jewish prayer and of the Hebrew liturgy throughout my rabbinic career.   I helped to revitalize a congregation in Venice, California with a “Learner’s Minyan” that reintroduced Jewish prayer to a struggling congregation. The minyan inspired many people from the congregation and newcomers to explore traditional Jewish prayer. A new generation rediscovered the beauty and meaning of Jewish prayer. A Learners’ Minyan is a great vehicle for exploring Jewish prayer and spirituality and exploring searching questions of belief and doubt.

The SWF Learner’s Minyan is a unique adult learning experience that enables participants to explore the world of Jewish prayer, spirituality, and to wrestle with views of God using Jewish approaches. The Learners’ Minyan is a specially designed Jewish worship service that is known in Hebrew as a minyan. (a quorum of 10 adult Jews needed to hold communal worship). The Learners’ Minyan offers an…