Biblical Reflections

Venice to Join Worldwide Release of Biblical Reflections
New Course Takes Revolutionary Approach to Bible Study

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Rabbi Sholom Schmerling
941-493-2770

April 17, 2009 – A groundbreaking personal approach to studying Genesis.

This May, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) will unveil its spring course, Biblical Reflections: Finding Yourself in the Book of Genesis. The stories in the Bible have intrigued sages and laymen alike and have inspired thousands of artistic retellings. This six-session course examines classic stories from Genesis in a modern light, focusing on their eternal relevance to everyday life.

“These stories are in the Bible because they deal with the most powerful of human motives and feelings: the quests for love, purpose, identity, and redemption,” says Rabbi Eli Silberstein, the course author. “Biblical Reflections takes a unique and personal perspective and shows how these stories are the stories of your life, reflecting your joy and your pain, your struggles and your accomplishments.”

Participants will identify with Biblical characters grappling with feelings and dilemmas that lie at the heart of the human experience. Lessons will examine a range of commentaries, and students will amass concrete tools and gain insights into how to respond more thoughtfully and effectively to such challenges.

Rabbi Sholom & Rivka Schmerling of the Chabad Jewish Center in Venice will be teaching this course at 2169 Tamiam Trail, Venice for six Tuesdays (11AM) and Wednesdays (7:15PM), starting May 5th, and potential students are welcome to call 941-493-2770 for more information.

Biblical Reflections is designed for people at all levels of Jewish knowledge. Participants without any prior experiencezs or background in Jewish learning can attend and enjoy this course. All JLI courses are open to the entire Jewish community, and attendees need not to be a member of any particular synagogue or temple.
Members of the media are invited to attend a local class and/or interview local course facilitators in advance. Interviews with national facilitators and course creators can be arranged upon request as well. To arrange an interview, to visit an upcoming class, or for further information, please contact Rabbi Schmerling at 493-2770 or rabbi@chabadofvenice.com
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The Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) is the adult education arm of Chabad-Lubavitch. JLI’s classes and programs are offered at over 300 locations in more than 250 cities nationwide and internationally (including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela). Over 100,000 people have attended JLI classes since its founding in 1998. Every course offered by JLI is taught concurrently in all locations. This unique feature has helped create a truly global learning community. The JLI is partially underwritten by the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation.

Please visit www.myJLI.com for up-to-date information about Biblical Reflections.
JLI courses are presented in Sarasota & Bradenton under the auspices of Chabad.

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2169 S.Tamiami Trail
Venice, FL 34293
(941) 493 2770
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