Masechet Interfaith: Co-Creating New Halakha for Interfaith Households

from $239.00

with Silas Kotnour and Noa Baron

When
Starts October 22nd
Thursdays, 6:00-7:30 pm ET · 3:00-4:30 pm PT

Noa is a rabbinical student. Silas is an Episcopal priest. They are engaged to one another and live together. Can Noa sell their chametz to Silas for Passover?
In this class, we seek to look at specific case studies related to Jewish life that might arise for interfaith families - which we believe are awesome, by the way. We seek to mimic the generative creativity of the Talmud as we explore questions, ideas, and tensions that come with interfaith life.


Much of the Jewish world is still asking “are Jewish-interfaith households allowed,” but we want to ask new and different questions that speak to the actual lived experience of interfaith households. Together, we’ll see what new possibilities can emerge when we approach Jewish tradition with curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to wrestle with complexity.

No Hebrew is required; participants of all backgrounds are welcome.


This class will be recorded and available to enrolled students to watch later.

This class is not eligible for rabbinical school credit.

Cost

This course is available at a sliding scale cost of $359 (the true cost), $299 or $239.

If you can afford the full price, we hope you will choose that option, which allows us to continue to offer lower rates and scholarships to those who otherwise would not be able to access this learning because of financial barriers.

Click here to donate to JUs financial aid fund to support financial equity and access to education for all students.

If you need financial aid beyond the sliding scale, please fill out this form, and we will get right back to you.

Sliding Scale Prices:

with Silas Kotnour and Noa Baron

When
Starts October 22nd
Thursdays, 6:00-7:30 pm ET · 3:00-4:30 pm PT

Noa is a rabbinical student. Silas is an Episcopal priest. They are engaged to one another and live together. Can Noa sell their chametz to Silas for Passover?
In this class, we seek to look at specific case studies related to Jewish life that might arise for interfaith families - which we believe are awesome, by the way. We seek to mimic the generative creativity of the Talmud as we explore questions, ideas, and tensions that come with interfaith life.


Much of the Jewish world is still asking “are Jewish-interfaith households allowed,” but we want to ask new and different questions that speak to the actual lived experience of interfaith households. Together, we’ll see what new possibilities can emerge when we approach Jewish tradition with curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to wrestle with complexity.

No Hebrew is required; participants of all backgrounds are welcome.


This class will be recorded and available to enrolled students to watch later.

This class is not eligible for rabbinical school credit.

Cost

This course is available at a sliding scale cost of $359 (the true cost), $299 or $239.

If you can afford the full price, we hope you will choose that option, which allows us to continue to offer lower rates and scholarships to those who otherwise would not be able to access this learning because of financial barriers.

Click here to donate to JUs financial aid fund to support financial equity and access to education for all students.

If you need financial aid beyond the sliding scale, please fill out this form, and we will get right back to you.

About Noa and Silas

Noa Baron (they/them) is currently a rabbinical student at Hebrew College, where they are pursuing a rabbinate rooted in community care, sacred song, and a prophetic sense of justice. Noa was previously honored as one of Jewish Week's "36 Under 36." They have long been committed to interreligious engagement, believing that connecting across lines of difference is essential to building a better world.

Silas Kotnour (they/he) is an Episcopal priest who strives to create opportunities for people of all ages (especially children and elders) to learn and encounter God. They currently serve as the Family Minister at All Saints Parish in Brookline, MA. Silas received an M.Div from Union Theological Seminary in New York. They are interested in exploring what happens when our frameworks for interreligious families move beyond mere inclusivity.