Registration Info
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For more information contact: poreilly@oise.utoronto.ca
Bat Kol Bursary
A $500 Bat Kol bursary will be available for anyone who completes the certificate program and then opts to continue their studies in Jerusalem.
One Day Conference
February 28, 2009 One-day Conference
Guest Speakers: Archbishop Thomas Collins, Archdiocese of Toronto and Dr. Mary Boys, Union Theological Seminary, New York, author of Has God Only One Blessing?: Judaism as a Source of Christian Self-Understanding (2000)
Cost for participants not in certificate program: $100.00
Cost per weekend: $350.00
Auditors: $250.00;
Employees of Partner School Boards: $200.00
About the Certificate
The first class is offered November 1-2, 2008
This program is intended for religious education teachers, leaders in Catholic education (e.g. existing and aspiring principals and vice principals), members of school chaplaincy teams, catechists, and others with a demonstrated interest in the study of scripture.
Classes seek to read and understand the biblical stories and teachings in their original Jewish cultural setting and historical context, using the many Jewish sources available as encouraged in light of the covenant in a post-Nostra Aetate world.
In Year I (2008-2009), the biblical themes will be based on the biblical texts of parable and other stories, relating the New and Old Testament applications and understandings, with special relevance for religious education classrooms and parish teaching opportunities.
Units of pre-study material will be sent to participants.
| Seminar | Weekend | Time |
|---|---|---|
| The Nativity Story: And She Gave Birth | Nov 1-2, 2008 | 9:00am-4:00pm |
| Jesus' Encounter with a Samaritan Woman | Nov 8-9, 2008 | 9:00am-4:00pm |
| One Day Conference: The Gospels in their Jewish Context See below for more information | Feb 28, 2009 | 9:00am-4:00pm | Was the Last Supper a Passover Meal? | Mar 1, 2009 | 9:00am-4:00pm |
| The Sabbath: God's Gift to Humanity | Mar 7-8, 2009 | 9:00am-4:00pm |
| Seminar | Weekend | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar 1: TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Seminar 1: TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Seminar 1: TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Seminar 1: TBA | TBA | TBA |
One-day Conference
February 28, 2009
Guest Speakers: Archbishop Thomas Collins, Archdiocese of Toronto;
Dr. Mary Boys, Union Theological Seminary, New York, author of Has God
Only One Blessing?: Judaism as a Source of Christian
Self-Understanding (2000)
Cost for participants not in certificate program: $100.00
Cost per weekend: $350.00
Auditors: $250.00;
Employees of Partner School Boards: $200.00