WORK TO BE DONE BY NOVEMBER 13th

1. Carefully read 270-298 in your Hopfe textbook.
   

2. Write a post answering the following: First, how would you summarize the key points of Judaism? (This can be short enough to do while standing on one foot, like Hillel, or it can be a paragraph or two long, but it must be in your own words.) Next, given your summary, in what way are these points embodied in each of the modern forms of Judaism? Make sure that in your posting you discuss at least Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism. You may, as an option, also explore subgroups like Hasidism. Be specific in your answer.

3. During the week, write at least one more post on a religion topic of your choosing. This could be comments on the assigned reading or from the introductory class material; a link to an interesting and relevant webpage, video, book review, or article (along with an explanation of why you’ve chosen it); questions that you might have for me or other students in the class; a description of a conversation or experience you have that’s connected with the course content; suggestions for further reading or thinking; etc
   

4. If you have not already done so, you should read your classmates’ blog entries for this past week and write responses to at least three of the entries, posting them as comments directly below the entry upon which you’re commenting.