Rabbis Leiah Moser from Temple Concord and Micah Freidman from Temple Israel will present “Shifting Paradigms in Judaism, Past and Present,” a joint Temple Concord and Temple Israel adult education program, at Temple Concord on Sunday, June 7, from 10 am-noon.
“A paradigm is a model or framework that defines how we understand and interpret the world around us,” said organizers of the program. “When that model fails to help us deal with a newly emerging reality, the old paradigm breaks down to be replaced with a new interpretive framework.” 
Over the course of Jewish history, there have been a number of such revolutions in which new models of Jewish thinking emerged. “Journeying from the earliest rabbis, to medieval philosophers and early modern mystics, we will examine some of the key paradigm shifts that have shaped Judaism as we know it, and look for inspiration for wrestling with the changing Jewish world of our time,” organizers said. “Recent examples of these shifts would include gender equality in Jewish law and practice, post-denominationalism and the contestation of the role of Zionism in Diaspora Jewish life. Rabbis Moser and Friedman will model different ways of thinking about current creative trends in American Jewish life.”
There will be a brunch at 10 am, with the presentation and discussion to start at 10:30 am. There is a requested $5-$20 donation per person at the door. Reservations are appreciated and can be made by contacting the Temple Concord office by Wednesday, June 3, at 607-723-7355 during office hours, Tuesday-Friday 10 am-2 pm, or by leaving a message during off hours, or by e-mail at templeconcordaa@gmail.com. Walk-ins will be accepted.