JEWISH HASIDIC SPIRITUAL TRADITION (ONLINE)

Online

Daytime

Text Studies

Wednesdays 12:00-14:00 CET

11 sessions

Application

Application for reserve spot is open until 31 July.

APPLY HERE

SPIRITUAL RESILIENCE IN THE EYES OF THE JEWISH HASIDIC SPIRITUAL TRADITION (ONLINE)

Life is often filled with great highs and lows. In Jewish community and our communities more broadly in the last few years we have faced difficulty and struggle. What does the Jewish Hasidic spiritual tradition have to say about resilience and emerging through pain, strife and grief. 

This course will look at Torah text, bible teachings and Hasidic teachings on the Parsha, Jewish weekly reading and the festivals which connect to ideas of spiritual resilience.

We will explore Hasidic insight on the ‘world to come’, ‘Messiah’, focus for life, understanding of the role of mitzvot, commandments and a spiritual understanding of making an impression on the world, the spiritual trace of doing a good deed. 

We will examine Hasidic day-to-day traditional language of interpretation and learn new coping mechanisms and spiritual insight. Join us for this adventure in learning. 

The course is given in collaboration with Paideia – The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden.

 

Course structure

To study text in guided chevruta (learning pairs) for various exercises and processing is part of the course structure. 

Prior knowledge

The course is given in English.

No prior knowledge about the subject is needed. The course design and the teacher encourage questions. Participants’ curiosity and critical questions offer the opportunity to dig deeper into the Hasidic and Jewish traditions.

To apply for this course, you need basic computer skills and knowledge of how to use the digital platform Zoom. The school offers Zoom manuals and a training opportunity before the start of the course.

Course material

Course material is included in the cost for this course.

About the teacher

Oliver Spike Joseph is a rabbi working for community organisations and higher education institutes. His passion is outreach, breaking community boundaries to connect people to Jewish life. Oliver teaches on spiritual care, capacity building and resilience. Oliver is a prison chaplain working with young prisoners. 

Oliver works for the European Masorti Bet Din, a rabbinic council which supports communities from Ukraine to the United Kingdom. Oliver studied in Jerusalem at the Fuchsberg Centre and at the Hartman Institute. He studied Jewish philosophy at the Tel Aviv University. Oliver was ordained as a rabbi at the Ziegler School for Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles in 2015. Oliver is a cancer survivor and a BRCA gene carrier who has worked with national charities as a health advocate for greater awareness of the cancer-causing BRCA gene mutation. He is passionate about cooking, gardening, hiking, running and cycling.

Photo: Pixabay.

Frequently Asked Questions

Application

Application for reserve spot is open until 31 July.

APPLY HERE

Course information

Times

Wednesdays 12:00-14:00 CET

Course start

Wednesday 10 September

11 sessions

Teacher

Oliver Spike Joseph

Application deadline

Thursday 31 July

Admission

The admission letter is sent via email approximately 2 weeks before the start of the course. Check your spam folder if you are missing information.

Costs

200 SEK to be paid via invoice or PayPal. Information about payments will be sent in the admission letter.

Miscellaneous

The course is given if a sufficient amount of participants apply. The profile courses are closed during some Jewish holidays and on bank holidays.

Contact

Paideia Folkhögskola

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