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The Walking With series is an adult education course comprising twelve learning units.The course material below opens and read with Adobe Reader. Use as you wish. If you don't have the FREE Adobe Reader in your computer, download it by clicking Walking With series has been created by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in partnership with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, the Rabbinical Assembly, the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, and the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs. It has been made possible by the generous support of the Held Foundation, and is dedicated to the memory of Louise and Harold Held. [U1] Social Justice - An Introduction [U2] The Prophets and Social Justice [U3] The Ethical Impulse in Rabbinic Judaism [U4] A Torah of Justice - A View from the Right? [U5] A Torah of Justice - A View from the Left? [U6] Environment [U7] Social Justice and the World of Business [U8] Am I…

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Hagbah Properly raising the Torah Traditionally, one of the most important yet overlooked of all Torah honors is Hagbah, the raising of the Torah after the last aliyah. For Men's Club members (and others, web master), especially for those on the larger side of average, this honor is the one that they are often chosen to perform, but without any assistance or instruction. There is no hebrew/english ''crib card'' like the one for aliyot, no instructions in the siddur, only the fear of dropping a Torah in public. While not the easiest of aliyot, Hagbah has it's tricks and a few tips can make it an easy way to show your expertise in the rituals of the service. A few points: Who: Hagbah can be done by any Jew - Cohen, Levy or Israel What: Lifting the Torah from the reader's table and carrying it vertically for a short distance,…

During the month of Elul — the 29-day atonement period that falls in September this year and is meant to prepare Jews for the Days of Awe — a growing number of synagogues and Jewish groups are using the Internet as a tool to help Jews reflect. From Southern California to New York City, some congregations and Jewish activists have created Web-based programs in an effort to engage their constituents in the process of soul-searching. Using the Internet as a tool of High Holy Day reflection is the latest example of the expansion of Jewish life on the Web. In the case of Elul, the Internet is being tapped as a way to engage a broader swath of Jews in holiday preparation, as well as to help foster a stronger sense of community. Still, some observers — even proponents of the technology’s fusion with Judaism — note that there is…