Launch Party of The University of Jewish Learning

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Every Monday night on the UWS, come and create a curriculum that’s uniquely yours from a range of fun and thought provoking discussions that take place in learning-circles, classes and personalized mentoring on topics ranging from Kabbalah, to Women’s Issues, to Yiddish and philosophy. Classes are broken up with live music performances, special speakers and a lounge where you can schmooze, help yourself to delicious food, or just chill out.

UJL is like Hebrew school, but much, much better.

The launch party includes burgers, beer, and sushi - yum!

UJL happens on Monday nights (starting April 29th) at the Aish Center on the Upper West Side, and on Tuesday nights starting April 30th at Aish Downtown (325 E 6th St.)

Suggested donation: $10

Part I (7:00-7:45)
Choose from:

Yiddish – with Marganit Ramon

Intro to Kaballah – with Rabbi Adam Jacobs
1. What is Kaballah
2. Creation
3. Worlds
4. Sephirot/partzufim
5. Souls/reincarnation
6. Negative Forces

Positivity Workshop – with Rabbi Tal Segal

Mussar is the self-help phenomenon of the Jewish world. Developed in the 18th century, some of the greatest Sages of the Jewish world developed a methodology that harnesses Torah to perfect their own self-control, emotional wellbeing, and spiritual awareness. Join us as we work on Positivity, exploring it from multiple angles and developing concrete plans to incorporate it into our daily lives.

1. Intro to the Mussar Methodology
2. Exploring the sources
3. Internalizing Positivity
4. Kabbalistic Positivity
5. Practice
6. De-Briefing

Guest Speakers (7:45-8:15)
including:
Craig Dershowitz – Founder, artists4israel
Bethany Mandel – Social Media Director, Commentary Magazine
Jamie Cowland – founder Justifi Social Justice Trips

Part II (8:15-9:00)
Choose from:

How To Be a Great Jewish Woman – with Melissa Stein
1. Are Women Second Class Citizens?
2. How to be Modest & Hip
3. Women’s Special Mitzvot – Candles, Challah & Mikvah # 1
4. Women’s Special Mitzvot – Candles, Challah & Mikvah # 2
5. The Jewish Home – How to Make Your Home Shine
6. Bringing Out Your Best – How to Be a Great Wife & Mother

Jewish Daily Living – with Kurt Stein
1. Blessings
2. A typical (Jewish) Day
3. Prayer
4. Customs – What’s yours?
5. Life-cycle
6. The Jewish calendar

Adventures in Chassidic Thought – with Rabbi Gaby Danieli
1. In the beginning - Intro to Chassidut and it's path
2. Partnership - Us & G-d
3. Up the Hill, Down the Hill
4. Different Rooms- Chassidic Introspection
5. Through the Forest - Faith, Belief, Emuna
6. I Love You and You Love me - Ahavat Yisrael and Ahavat Hashem

Hebrew – with Marganit Ramon

*contact [email protected] for a personalized learning mentor
or to suggest a topic for group discussion between 7:00-9:00PM

Check back for more updates and course info.