• First Class: Essential Judaism

    Essential Judaism Sundays beginning September 8, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM If God is good and all powerful, how can evil exist? What do Jews think of the Messiah? How does the Jewish calendar work? Why is the siddur structured the way it is? What...

  • Israeli Elections, American Jews

    Tuesdays, September 10 & 24 • 7:30 PM Israel is holding elections on September 17. What do the elections mean for American Jews? On September 10 we’ll discuss how the Israeli political system works, and whether American Jews should care about what happens in Israeli...

  • Limmud Seattle Early Bird Registration & Proposal Deadline

    Limmud Seattle is Happening Imagine connecting at a festival with Jews from all backgrounds from across the greater Seattle area. Got a great Jewish topic to share? Want to join a team of volunteers creating Limmud Seattle 2020? Last year, a sellout crowd of 750 old friends...

  • Israeli Elections, American Jews

    Tuesdays, September 10 & 24 • 7:30 PM Israel is holding elections on September 17. In the session before the election on September 10 we’ll discuss how the Israeli political system works, and whether American Jews should care about what happens in Israeli elections. After...

  • Essential Judaism: Sukkot & Simchat Torah

    Skolnick Board Room

    Rav Barry’s Essential Judaism course meets on Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM in the Skolnick Board Room. Everyone is welcome to join us for individual classes or for the whole series. October 13: Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Why do we wave agricultural products in the...

  • Essential Judaism: Being Jewish: Who’s a Jew

    Skolnick Board Room

    Rav Barry’s Essential Judaism course meets on Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM in the Skolnick Board Room. Everyone is welcome to join us for individual classes or for the whole series. October 20: Being Jewish: Who’s a Jew. One of the most controversial subjects in...

  • Essential Judaism: Teleology: Jewish Views of the Messiah and the Afterlife

    Skolnick Board Room

    Rav Barry’s Essential Judaism course meets on Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM in the Skolnick Board Room. Everyone is welcome to join us for individual classes or for the whole series. November 3: Teleology: Jewish Views of the Messiah and the Afterlife. A lot of...

  • Wine and Wisdom

    At the Mercer Island home of David and Lorna Isenberg We’ll have an opportunity to sample some wine, socialize, and Rav Barry will share some Torah on the subject of wine. Among other things, we’ll learn the origin of the custom of saying “L’chaim!” when...