THE NORTHERN LEARNING HOUSE - SERVICE LEADING COURSE
Have you ever wondered what it
would be like to lead a service, but feel you don’t have the knowledge or
skills?
Do you lead services sometimes, but
want some fresh input and a chance for reflection?
Do you want to increase your
understanding of our services as part of your Jewish journey?
Then you will be interested in the
Service Leading course offered by the Northern Learning House, MRJ’s new
college without walls, which is starting in the North. It’s a year-long course
and the total cost per person is £60.
Term One is theory. It consists of
6 taught sessions as follows:
Leeds at Sinai. Monday evenings.
8 pm – 10 pm
Teacher – Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz
19 Sept, 17 Oct, 31 Oct, 14 Nov, 28
Nov, 12 Dec
Online, Tuesday evenings. 8 pm –
9.30 pm
Teacher – Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
20 Sept, 25 Oct*, 1 Nov, 15 Nov, 29
Nov, 13 Dec *this session is one
week later than the others
Manchester at Menorah, Thursday evenings 7.30 pm
Teacher – student Rabbi Kath Vardi
22 Sept, 20 Oct, 3 Nov, 17 Nov, 1
Dec**, 15 Dec **this session will be
at another location tba
Students should register at one
location, but if synagogue based students have to miss a session, they can
either join the online session that week, or watch and listen to the recorded
online session.
Term Two is practical – students
will be assigned a rabbi mentor and will be encouraged to take a part of a
service at their home synagogues. They will also attend an overnight Shabbat
residential to practise service taking, and will visit other synagogues to
broaden their experience.
Term Three is personal study.
Students will undertake to improve their knowledge base. This could be
improving Hebrew, or reading more widely, as agreed with mentors.
At the end of the course, there
will be a certificate.
To find out more or to request a
registration form, please email Sherry Ashworth at sherryashworth1@aol.com or Sarita.Robinson@reformjudaism.org.uk
Registration forms should be returned to Sherry Ashworth before September 15th,
2016.
The NLH is going to offer other new
courses too – watch this space.
