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Shabbat Afternoon Learning: Achdut (Solidarity) and/or Achidut (Uniformity) in Halakhah
November 9 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Taught by Rabbi Aaron Alexander
November 9th: Remember, Don’t Forget — Memory as a Template for Jewish Identity
Join Rabbi Alexander as he leads us in a study and conversation through the the “6 Remembrances” that became the centerpiece of his Yom Kippur sermon. What does it mean to be Jewish? In this class we’ll grapple with that question with text-study and discussion.
Together we’ll learn the formative classical rabbinic responses to divisions, fractures, and contradictions in practice amongst and between different communities. What core concepts & values drive rabbinic decision making around unity and/or uniformity? In what ways are communities encouraged to retain and maintain diversity of practice when unity is at stake? Are there obligations to achieving uniformity within and outside of communities?