Rabbi Marcia Tilchin will be teaching a six-session curriculum created by the Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution (PCJCR) titled  Mahloket Matters: – The Beit Midrash Way. The methodology of wrestling with conflicting opinions, found on every page of classic Jewish texts, can be used to increase one's desire and ability to understand and engage more constructively with conflicting political / social opinions and improving civil discourse.

Each unit examines a central question which is first analyzed through a biblical conflict story and then examines contradictory historical precedents that can be used to support or refute opposing responses to the central question of the unit. 

The six sessions will be offered once a month. 
Oct 24  | Introduction
Dec. 19 | Unit 1: Meet or Refuse to Meet? From Korah and Moses to Political Adversaries Today
Jan. 30 | Unit 2: Fear War Or Trust Peace?
Feb. 27 | Unit 3: Xenophobia Or National Security?
Mar 27  | Unit 4: Land For a People or People For a Land?
June 26  | Unit 5: "Fake News" or Uncovering the Truth

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