Purposes of Jewish Living: Book 1 / This Student Reader comprise
s the texts for the Year I course,
Purposes of Jewish
Living.
This curriculum has been designed not only to inform, but also to challenge
you, our students, to rethink many issues and subjects about which you have
already formed your own opinions or develo
ped your own personal perspectives.
We encourage you to approach your studies with a willingness to consider issues
from new perspectives, and to grow in your appreciation of the complexity of
Jewish thought and wisdom. Education is the result not of infor
mation absorption
alone, but of an ongoing engagement in the act of reflecting, reconsidering, and
revising one’s own understanding on a regular basis.
