Welcome to Lishma:
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About
Lishma Jewish Learning Project launched in November 2018 in Toronto.
We are a community of learners in our 20s and 30s, excited to share our desire for greater Jewish engagement.
We ask questions of our tradition and explore how it informs our lives today. Whether you're a seasoned scholar or brand new to Jewish learning,
we value the perspectives and experience you bring to the class. We hope you'll be part of it.
We are a community of learners in our 20s and 30s, excited to share our desire for greater Jewish engagement.
We ask questions of our tradition and explore how it informs our lives today. Whether you're a seasoned scholar or brand new to Jewish learning,
we value the perspectives and experience you bring to the class. We hope you'll be part of it.
Lishma - [leesh-mah]
Each semester has 3 classes running side by side:
1) Hands-On Track; applied Jewish learning
2) Judaism and Modernity Track; Judaism through a contemporary lens
3) Text and Context Track; in-depth, expertly-led text study
Each semester will be held at one of our satellite campuses in midtown or downtown Toronto: Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, Beth Tzedec Congregation, CSI Annex, Holy Blossom Temple.
- adv. Hebrew, literally "for its name", for its own sake. From the phrase "Torah lishma", studying Torah (or other sacred texts) not for reward or status, but from a place of connection (Popularized by Chaim Voloshin, founder of the Voloshin Yeshiva 1806-1892, Lithuania)
- noun. An awesome new, rag-tag learning program in Toronto
Each semester has 3 classes running side by side:
1) Hands-On Track; applied Jewish learning
2) Judaism and Modernity Track; Judaism through a contemporary lens
3) Text and Context Track; in-depth, expertly-led text study
Each semester will be held at one of our satellite campuses in midtown or downtown Toronto: Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, Beth Tzedec Congregation, CSI Annex, Holy Blossom Temple.
Teachers and Students
Lishma teachers are artists, educators, professors, rabbis and community members. They bring a variety of skills and points of view with them. We are excited for you to get to learn with them, and for them to learn from you. If you have a class idea or a dream teacher for Lishma, please let us know.
Lishma students come from diverse Jewish and non-Jewish backgrounds. Whether you're a seasoned scholar or brand new to Jewish learning, we value the perspectives and experience you bring to the class.
Lishma students come from diverse Jewish and non-Jewish backgrounds. Whether you're a seasoned scholar or brand new to Jewish learning, we value the perspectives and experience you bring to the class.
Each class, we'll gather together for a snack break and an icebreaker to give you a chance to get to know students and teachers from the other two classes. Our goal is to curate a meaningful, connected, and empowering community. We welcome any ideas you have for ways to build it.
Costs and Funding
Lishma is funded by student contributions and partnering organizations, providing us with coordination, teachers, facilitators and space.
Our partners are Holy Blossom Temple, Annex Shul, BASE Pluralistic Midrash, UJA Genesis, Miles Nadal JCC and Beth Tzedec Congregation.
We strive to keep costs accessible and we use a sliding scale.
The suggested contribution is $72 ($12/night). There is a minimum of $36 for the semester ($6/night).
If you are unable to contribute at this time, please be in touch in confidence with Suzanne Carson, Lishma Coordinator at [email protected].
Our partners are Holy Blossom Temple, Annex Shul, BASE Pluralistic Midrash, UJA Genesis, Miles Nadal JCC and Beth Tzedec Congregation.
We strive to keep costs accessible and we use a sliding scale.
The suggested contribution is $72 ($12/night). There is a minimum of $36 for the semester ($6/night).
If you are unable to contribute at this time, please be in touch in confidence with Suzanne Carson, Lishma Coordinator at [email protected].
Join our exciting new Jewish Learning Community for
Toronto's 20s and 30s.
Toronto's 20s and 30s.
Lishma is proudly presented by:
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