THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR: A HEBREW PRIESTESS EXPLORATION

WITH RAV KOHENET JILL HAMMER

The Wheel of the Year is a monthly Virtual Temple class presenting an earth-based view of the Jewish calendar, including ancient practices and modern customs, and explores Kohenet-resonant ways to create meaningful holiday ritual. This ten-month class includes readings, recorded lectures, an online discussion forum, audio guides for embodied practice, and ritual and liturgy for each festival season. This class serves as a holiday community where students post about their holiday experiences and practices and share their questions and ideas. Required texts are The Jewish Book of Days by Jill Hammer and Seasons of Our Joy by Arthur Waskow. Additional material is also posted and assigned.

Session 1 - Cycles of the Sun and Moon

Session 2 - Chanukah

Session 3 - Tu b’Shevat

Session 4 - Purim

Session 5 - Passover

Session 6 - The Journey of the Omer

Session 7 - Shavuot and the First Fruits

Session 8 - Tisha b’Av

Session 9 - Rosh haShanah & Yom Kippur

Session 10 - Sukkot