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Loss Scholar in Residence 2025

Congregation Shaarai Shomayim Presents:
2025 Loss Scholar in Residence Weekend featuring Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman
February 7th - 9th, 2025
 

Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman was ordained in 1969 received his doctorate in 1973, and is now a professor emeritus at the Hebrew Union College, where he served for nearly 50 years. Known for his popular lectures and spiritual approach to synagogue consultation, he has authored or edited 49 books, including the award-winning My People's Prayer Book. Hoffman has also taught at prestigious institutions such as the University of Notre Dame, Yale Divinity School, and the Jewish Theological Seminary.

 
Made possible by the Loss Lecture Fund, established in memory of Nathan & Natalie Loss.
 
More info: http://www.lawrenceahoffman.com/





Friday, February 7th at 7:00 pm - Shabbat Evening Service
A Tale of Four Synagogues: Founders, Baby Boomers and Us -- This is Your Life, American Jews
A brief survey of who we were and who we are: the challenges that faced us then and now; the synagogues we have built to meet those challenges; and social trends that face the synagogue of today.

Saturday, February 8th at 9:00 am - Torah Study
An Adult’s Approach to Community Prayer: Why We Do It; and What We Can Expect from It
So much of Judaism revolves around coming to services. Yet increasingly, thoughtful people wonder why. Do we have to believe in God? What are the many dimensions of communal prayer and how do we access them? Ending with a deep-dive Into Adon Olam: If it’s not yet your favorite prayer, perhaps it will be.
 
Saturday, February 8th at 7:00 pm - Special Program
Authentic Jewish Spirituality, Even For Skeptics Who Think There Isn’t Any
There really is Jewish spirituality, and it is more than fluff. It runs deep through Jewish texts and practice and constitutes a distinctively Jewish way of being in the world.
 
Sunday, February 9th at 10:00 am - Special Program
The Spiritual Revolution and the Anxious Search for Meaning
The search for meaning is endemic to our time, part of a quiet but profoundly impactful revolution in religion itself. Our final session explores spirituality and meaning against the backdrop of scientific achievement, modern art, and much much more.  
 

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Sat, June 28 2025 2 Tammuz 5785