Our beloved teen program is back! 

Teacher: Rachel Lazarus

Time: Monthly on Sundays, 5:00-6:30pm

Location: We currently plan to meet at Or Hadash, in a small group that is masked, distanced, and outdoors or well-ventilated. Teens are welcome to participate either in person or via Zoom. If necessary, we will shift to an entirely online meeting. 

Cost: $200 per teen. Cost is significantly lower this year as we will not serve dinner.

Register here: 

https://www.or-hadash.org/form/jews--taboos-2020-registration.html

Definition of Taboo: a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice.  In Jews and Taboos, we tackle those subjects that people don’t like to talk about.

Topics:

• Can Jews be white supremacists? How Jews fit in among discussions of privilege and racism; also discussion of inclusion of Jews of color.
• Should we still follow arcane laws? Laws that seem out of touch and why people still follow them
• What is kosher sex? Jewish laws on consent, love, and the LGBTQ+ community
• Are transgender boys circumcised? What Judaism has to say (or not say) about transgender/intersex/gender non-conforming people.
• Are there Jewish drug addicts? alcohol and drug addiction in the Jewish community.
• Did God write the Torah? A look at the 4 authors theory and reading the Tanakh as literature (2 sessions)