A space for Jewish educators to explore sources of Jewish wisdom, inspiration, and meaning
We believe that when Jewish educators are able to nourish, and nurture their own spirituality, they in turn bring this wisdom and inspiration to their learners.
Jewish LearningWorks’ Beit Midrash with Orot is a 6-week online series designed to give Bay Area Jewish educators a space to explore sources of Jewish wisdom, inspiration, and meaning.
Making Jewish wisdom meaningful for our everyday lives, and our work as educators
Following our Soul FULL gathering with keynote speaker Dr. Lisa Miller, this program aims to give Bay Area Jewish educators a space to deepen their own sense of awakened attention, awakened connection, and awakened heart (the integration of which, from Dr. Miller’s book “The Awakened Brain,” is the definition of spirituality) utilizing Jewish wisdom as a framework.
Aimed at: Any and all Bay Area Jewish educators who wish to spend time engaging in nurturing their own spirituality through the exploration of Jewish wisdom and practice.
Structure: Series of 6 online sessions, 90 minutes each
Facilitated by: Rebecca Minkus-Lieberman, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Orot
We are excited to offer this space facilitated by Orot, whose mission is to make Jewish wisdom personally meaningful for our everyday lives; to open up Jewish wisdom to all who want to draw from its well; and to create transformative experiences grounded in Jewish learning and spiritual practices.
Program Details
- Dates: Every other Friday, from March 28 to June 6, 2025 (March 28, April 8* and 25, May 9 and 23, and June 6)
- Time: 10:00 to 11:30 am PT
- Location: Zoom (link provided upon registration)
*Please note that April 8 is a Tuesday – all other sessions are on Friday.
Registration
Eligibility requirements: Open to all Bay Area Jewish educators
Cost: $180
All trainings at Jewish LearningWorks are subsidized by our generous donors. To arrange a cost adjustment, please email [email protected].
Registration is open until February 21, 2025 or until the series is full.
Questions
Please contact Alisha Pedowitz, Senior Educator, at [email protected] for any questions or more information.
About Our Facilitator
Rebecca Minkus-Lieberman is the cofounder and executive director of Orot. Having taught in a variety of Jewish educational settings over the past 25 years, Rebecca cofounded Orot to open up Jewish wisdom to all who are seeking meaning and nourishment. Rebecca received a B.A. in Jewish Studies from Princeton University, a M.Ed. from DePaul University, and a M.A. from the Divinity School at the University of Chicago with a focus on Modern Jewish Thought and the philosophy of Franz Rosenzweig. Rebecca was a Joshua Venture Group fellow and was selected to be a part of the first cohort of the Shalom Hartman Institute’s new pluralistic rabbinic ordination program from which she will receive semicha. She lives in Deerfield with her husband and her three children.
