“In the Beginning…” An exploration of the first two chapters of Genesis

If Genesis is a historical account of Creation, what is the deeper meaning of the text? What does it mean to be “Created in God’s image?” What is the significance of a Sabbath? Why does God ask Adam after he has eaten “the apple,”  “Where are you?” Doesn’t God already know?

These are just a few of the questions we will wrestle with in the hope that we will deepen our understanding of the Bible and praise God through the use of our minds with Rabbi Gittleman.

Suggested donation $10-15

Rabbi George Gittleman has been the spiritual leader of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Santa Rosa since 1996. He embarked on his rabbinical journey after 8 years in computer sales, obtaining a Masters in Hebrew Letters and Ordination from the Reform Seminary, Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in 1996.

George and his wife Laura, a hospital administrator and artist, have college age twins, Sophia and Levi. A native of Kentucky, Rabbi George earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American History from the University of Vermont in 1984.

Rabbi George is also a Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and a graduate of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality Rabbinic Leadership Program.

See more at:  http://www.shomreitorah.org/rabbi/