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Article: Judaism on the rocks: Over 100 participants get a mind-altering taste

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February 26, 1999
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Cleveland Jewish News
02-26-1999
JUDAISM on the rocks: Over 100 participants get a mind-altering taste of Jewish education.

the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies and the Young Adult Initiative served up a shot of socially informed education at "Absolut Judaism" last Sunday. More than 100 young Jewish participants quaffed down nine crash courses ranging in topic from Dr. Alan Levenson's discussion of "Who Wrote the Bible?" to Rabbi Paul Kerbel's "Love, Sex and Intimacy."

This reporter checked out two of the courses on tap. First, there was Rabbi Carie Carter's low-key but engaging discussion of "Judaism and Gender Roles." The rabbi asked participants to tell her what images came to their ...

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