In Bereshit, the Story Began. In Us, It Continues.
A seven-part Rosh Chodesh Society course for women, Thursdays, 7:30 to 9:00 PM.
Dear friend,
Learning and teaching is one of my favorite things in the world. I warmly invite you to join our 3rd Annual International Rosh Chodesh Society Women's Learning Course.
Uplift your heart, soul, and perspective while bonding with fellow Jewish women as we explore the inner teachings of the Torah.
Next Genesis is a new seven-part course that will take place once a month.
The stories of Genesis/Bereshit may be well known: Adam and Eve. The serpent and the forbidden fruit. Cain and Abel. Noah and the Flood. Abraham and Sarah.
But what if these stories were never meant to simply tell us what happened thousands of years ago? What if they are actually telling our story and were never meant to be understood simply?
The Jewish people have a beautiful and powerful story, one that has been passed down from generation to generation.
Over seven fascinating classes, we'll revisit the familiar stories of Genesis and uncover the extraordinary psychological, spiritual, and mystical ideas hidden within them. We'll explore temptation and self-perception, shame and struggle, jealousy and conflict, success and moral responsibility, relationships, resilience, purpose, and what it means to live with a soul in a very physical world.
The stories of Genesis/Bereshit didn't end thousands of years ago. They continue in us.
Let's explore our story together!
I can't wait to learn, discuss, question, and discover them together with you this year.
The Seven Lessons
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Lesson 1 - Thursday, Nov. 12 Generating a Universe: Living between the Trees Human history is born in beauty, with trees and fruits, with clarity and mission. Enter Eden's serenity to discover the driving purpose of Genesis, the roles of the human body and its soul in Gād's plan, and the relationship between corporeality and spirituality. Meet the first couple and, at the Garden's center, a couple of trees bearing towering secrets of awareness and eternity. |
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Lesson 2 - Thursday, Dec. 10 Engendering Evil: Biting More Than Can Be Swallowed A cosmic blunder that echoes today. A saga of a sin and a serpent's seduction, broken apart to reveal depths of psychological and spiritual profundity. Meet the extraordinary capabilities and goodness of the first woman. Explore the roles of our own inner Eve and Adam. Encounter the tragedy and trajectory of human self-perception. |
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Lesson 3 - Thursday, Jan. 7 Emergent Shame: Wrapping to Reveal, Laboring to Rise Fig-leaf figures, leather outfits, and gleaming garb: Discover the origin and function of clothing. Watch the birth of shame. Discover the Divine design behind the struggles of life, from daily labor to labor pains. Penalties imposed in paradise become portals of purpose and repair. Eavesdrop on valuable guidance for your relationship with temptation. |
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Lesson 4 - Thursday, Feb. 4 Divergence: Mending the Rift between Sky and Soil In the fallout of eviction from Eden, a brother became a bother and a sibling a slayer. Step into the intellectual chasm between sky and soil, where the rift between a shepherd and a cultivator erupts over a rejected gift. Delve into the early mechanics of jealousy, conflict, and crime, and meet the powers of self-control, remorse, and purposeful balance. |
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Lesson 5 - Thursday, Mar. 11 Degeneration: Harnessing Progress for Moral Greatness A flood of wealth. An avalanche of societal advance. Visit the pre-Flood universe to view the roots of corruption and moral decay. Meet the first musician, early inventors, and pioneers of paganism. Discover the power of global immersion as a water treatment. Learn the key to meaningful redirection of assets and passions and the beauty of bonds of choice. |
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Lesson 6 - Thursday, Apr. 1 Regenerating Society: Becoming a Beacon A wooden ark in a world of water. Meet a man whose folded arms failed humanity and whose sleepless efforts saved it. Step onto the fresh soil of a softer world, where confidence sprouts more readily, where empathy, sacrifice, and vision transform weakness into success and indifference into outreach. Climb out of Noah's isolation into the global embrace of Abraham. |
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Lesson 7 - Thursday, May 6 Convergence: Living with the Creator Meet a family that moved, and moved all of humanity. Learn the missing background of the first Jew: the dramatic decades of a global illuminator that was kept in the dark. Discover how to react to crisis, mishap, and setback. Collect the keys to soul fulfillment, and cross the bridge laid by Heaven that leads you to the Infinite. |
$119 for the full course, textbook included, or $25 per class. Try a class free.
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