Jewish Learning

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Shalom LinkED: An Educational Opportunity for Your Congregation

Lisa Langer, RJE

May 5, 2023

The URJ is excited to announce our continued partnership with Shalom Learning to offer Shalom LinkED: Jewish Learning Online. Shalom LinkED provides URJ congregations access to an interactive and engaging online curriculum for grades 1-6 on Jewish values and Hebrew learning.

Classes and Learning

Shalom LinkED FAQs for Congregational Leaders

Here are answers to frequently asked questions about Shalom LinkED, a Jewish learning online program created in partnership between the URJ and ShalomLearning.

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Purim

For Small Congregations: Adult Learning and Purim Celebration

Rabbi Michael Birnholz

February 9, 2023

Is your small congregation looking for a way to engage adults in a meaningful observance of Purim? The URJ is partnering with Reform rabbis from small congregations to offer a new opportunity for adult congregants to study the Book of Esther.

Rabbi Marina Yergin of Temple Beth-El, San Antonio, TX

Jewish Learning

Introduction to Judaism: Five Best Practices to Try

Rabbi Emily Langowitz

January 28, 2022

Supporting newcomers to Judaism and helping them find belonging is one of Rabbi Marina Yergin's greatest joys in her work at Temple Beth-El in San Antonio, Texas where she has served since 2015. Known affectionately to her students as the "Resource Queen," Rabbi Yergin designed a dynamic Introduction to Judaism program where each spring, students learned "Stepping Stones to Basic Jewish Knowledge" followed in the fall by "Choosing Judaism," a discussion-based class geared specifically for those working to become Jewish.

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Classes and Learning

New in 2021: Learn to Read Hebrew for Adults (Online)

December 30, 2020

The URJ is excited to introduce Learn to Read Hebrew for Adults, a 10-session online course to teach participants to learn the shapes and sounds of the Hebrew alphabet,