Chabad of SCV Adult Education

Chabad of SCV is proud to have been welcomed into the family of the Jewish Learning Institute in Summer of 2002. We join over 200 other cities in offering some of the most thought provoking and informative Judaic study available today.

The Jewish Learning Institute is geared for Jews of all backgrounds seeking a deeper understanding and appreciation of Jewish thought, heritage and tradition, and promises to be a unique and exciting concept in adult Jewish learning that will enable students to achieve basic Jewish literacy in just one year. The JLI will offer a thorough curriculum with selected readings, diagrams, creative exercises, and specially designed student workbooks.

Classes will integrate basic Judaism, Jewish history, Jewish mysticism, and the Jewish calendar, practices and ideas through the study of primary sources, commentaries, and group discussion.

These and other items will enable students to engage in research, discussion, and critical analysis.

There are 18 classes throughout the entire year, (3 independent 6 week courses). Regular attendance will allow students to progress through a well designed curriculum, that answers their quest for increased Jewish knowledge and experience, and takes them on a journey, an on-going exploration, of the traditions, ideas, history, and values of the Jewish people.

The beauty of the JLI is its ability to convey a basic but sophisticated core of Jewish knowledge in a relatively short period of time, setting the JLI apart, above and beyond the many adult education programs presently being offered

Upcoming Course

 Money Matters: Jewish Business Ethics

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Course Overview

Money Matters will present Judaism’s approach to practical economic dilemmas and monetary quandaries that we face daily in both our personal and professional lives.

The goal of this course is to provide a sensitive, fair, and unshakable economic paradigm grounded in 3,000 years of tradition and practical experience—an ancient yet fresh spin on how we view ethics of money. 

Students will emerge from this course with an understanding that only a divine economic system can ensure unequivocal justice while recognizing the virtue in each stakeholder’s position. Money Matters will show how the Torah’s sharply discerning yet holistic rulings inspire us with the confidence to confront any ethical economic dilemma.

Some topics the course will cover: 

Hot Tips: The Ethics of Insider Trading 

By the Sweat of Their Brows: Wages of the Working Poor 

Morally Bankrupt? The Ethics of Debt Discharge

State of the Union: The Right to Organize, to Bargain Collectively, and to Strike 

Fabulously Wealthy or Filthy Rich? The Ethics of CEO Compensation  

Buyer Aware: Another Side to Business Ethics  

   6 Week Course begins Tuesday, January 24, 7:45PM

$72 Suggested Donation for the Course

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