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Posted by estherschlanger Tue Apr 1, 2008 11:39:19 PDT
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Bakersfield  to Join Worldwide Release of “Talmudic Ethics”

Critically acclaimed series brings wisdom of the Talmud to the general public

 

Sooner or later, it happens to almost everyone. You face a tough ethical decision, and you have to pick a course of action that will let you live with yourself. You feel like you are lost in a maze of possibilities, unsure which courses of action will lead you out of your turmoil, and which will leave you in a dead end of regret and self-recrimination. .

 

Traditionally, Jews have looked to the Talmud to help them unravel tangled instincts.

“The simple fact is that life is complicated. Most days people hesitate and agonize over difficult decisions,” says Rabbi Shmuli Schlanger of Chabad of Bakersfield. “The Talmud recognizes that ethics is complex and subtle, and it knows that complicated questions cannot be answered with a simple yes or no. While the technology may have changed over time, the rabbis of the Talmud have grappled with the same kinds of ethical concerns that we worry about today.”

 

This May, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute is proud to launch “Talmudic Ethics,” an innovative approach to facing life’s most challenging dilemmas. Participants need no prior knowledge of the Talmud and no formal legal training. There are no prerequisites other than an open mind.

 

Talmudic Ethics tackles big issues like abortion, euthanasia, freedom of expression, and fair business practice. Students will learn how the best Jewish minds struggled with hard choices, and trace their search for satisfying resolutions. And they will discover how Judaism offers a moral compass to help them find direction through the maze of life.

 

Bakersfield lawyers will be pleased to know that Talmudic Ethics has been approved for nine credit hours by the Californai State Bar, including 1.5 of ethics credits. This is a unique opportunity for lawyers interested in learning about Jewish thought to claim continuing legal education credits while being able to engage the most brilliant minds of Jewish history.

 

This exciting new course will be offered at The Chabad Center for Jewish Living for six Mondays starting May 5.  The course costs $85.

Recognizing the personal nature of the gut-wrenching issues this course will address, Rabbi Schlanger concluded that, “we can’t promise to provide you with all the answers. But we guarantee you’ll think about the questions in a whole new way.”

           

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The Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) is the adult education arm of Chabad. JLI’s classes and programs are offered at over 300 locations in more than 200 cities nationwide, as well as in international locations (including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela). JLI classes have been attended by nearly 75,000 people since its creation in 1998.

 

Every course offered by JLI is synchronized so that lessons are offered concurrently in all locations. This unique feature has helped to create a true global learning community.

 

Please visit www.myJLI.com for  up-to-date information about Talmudic Ethics or call 661-835-8381.

JLI courses are presented in Bakersfield  under the auspices of Chabad of Bakersfield.

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