Submission #28216 by Beth Shalom Men'S Club - Clearwater, FL (1328)
2023
I have read the 2023 Torch Awards Program Guidelines.
Mens Study Group
Educational Programming
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A men’s only adult Education class focused on the issue of “finding relevancy within Judaism” in the world in which we live.
Our “Mens Study Group” is all about finding “relevancy” within Judaism. Giving men the opportunity to honestly discuss where they stand on basic theological issues such as: God, Prayer, Liturgy, Jewish Identity, Holy Living, Israel, Charity and anything else that the modern Jew is apt to wrestle with. Everything is on the table and the class promotes group participation, it’s not a lecture series followed by Q and A. We discuss in detail, a variety of subjects, which in most Congregations will not generally be addressed from the Bima. While the classes evolve around a text, the sessions are facilitated in such a way as to use the weekly readings as a segue into a variety of related topics. The classes and related questions, target a diverse adult audience with varying Judaic backgrounds.
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Original Program
Honorable Mention