Lenten Class Series

An Introduction to Judaism

Wednesday Evenings,

March 3, 10, & 17, 2010

at 7:00 pm

in the Parish Hall

Judaism is the mother of Christianity. We share the majority of the Bible with that faith, and many of our liturgical traditions find their roots in the faith of Israel.
The class will be three sessions in duration, and will deal with God, Worship, and Spirituality in that order.

Living in a city such as New York with a substantial Jewish presence, seems to suggest that we should be better informed about Judaism that we probably are. This class will help us to see some of the similarities and the differences between Christianity and Judaism, and introduce us to one of it most thoughtful local scholars.

Leader: Rabbi Neil Gillman, PhD is a Canadian who was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary here in Manhattan. He has a PhD in philosophy from Columbia University and is the author of several books and essays of a scholarly nature including The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought. He serves as a Faculty Fellow at the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning here in New York. This is an opportunity for us to welcome to St. John’s a scholar of great stature and a teacher of wide renown.