Join us for a fascinating new 4-week course exploring the powerful influence of Jewish ethics on the ideals that helped shape the United States.
Discover the origins of concepts we often take for granted – equality before the law, the dignity of every individual, moral responsibility, and the pursuit of justice.
📅 Four Sundays beginning August 2, 2026
📍 Lakeville • Litchfield • Southbury
🎓 No prior knowledge required
74 Interlaken Road Lakeville, CT 06039
Rabbi Judah ben Bezalel Lowe, known as the Maharal of Prague was famous among Jews and non-Jews alike. He was a mystic who was revered for his holiness and Torah scholarship, as well as his proficiency in mathematics, astronomy, and other sciences. Eventually, word of his greatness reached the ears of Emperor Rudolph II.
The Emperor invited the Maharal to his castle on February 23, 1592. There they conversed for one and a half hours, and developed a mutual respect for each other.
Rabbi Judah Lowe made use of his excellent connections with the Emperor, often intervening on behalf of his community when it was threatened by anti-Semitic attacks or oppression.
Cuddled in her father’s arms, she is snug and secure, because there is a father.
Looking into the small eyes gazing up from within his arms, feeling the tight grasp of a tiny hand on his finger, the father awakens to something he may never have known before: He is a father.
As a child’s trust creates a bond and transforms a man, rendering him a father, so our trust in the One Above elicits His embrace. And there, we are snug and secure.