Course Instructor - Rabbi Yonatan Hambourger

Course Fee - $25.00

Course is designed especially for Christian learners and open to all.

For Christians, Jews, secular seekers, and anyone curious about Judaism, this six-session course offers a rare opportunity to explore Jewish belief, practice, history, spirituality, and ethics in a warm, open environment with an Orthodox rabbi.

The course is built around the actual questions students have asked Rabbi Hambourger over three years of teaching for ICL at Young Harris College. These honest, heartfelt questions—from devout Christians, Jews, and spiritually curious participants—form the foundation for our weekly conversations.

Across six 90-minute sessions, we will explore what Judaism teaches about  G-d, creation, Scripture, prayer, Shabbat, kosher, family purity, sexuality, the soul, the afterlife, the Messiah, and the purpose of life. We will speak candidly and respectfully about the Jewish view of Jesus, the origins and history of antisemitism, the Holocaust, and the moral universe of Torah. We’ll also discuss the modern State of Israel, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, claims of genocide, and conspiracy theories that have harmed Jewish communities for centuries.

Along the way, we will explore timeless moral teachings that Judaism understands as applying to all humanity—and how those ideas speak to our world today.

Sessions blend teaching, storytelling, and generous Q&A—including a live version of the beloved “Stump the Rabbi.” The tone is warm, humorous, and rooted in classical Jewish sources, with gentle comparison points to Christian theology where helpful and appropriate.

Whether you are Christian, Jewish, spiritual-but-not-religious, or simply curious, you are warmly invited.

A veteran teacher on behalf of ICL, Rabbi Yonatan Hambourger is an Orthodox Jewish teacher and writer who shares the timeless wisdom of Torah and Jewish mysticism with diverse audiences across Georgia. He teaches at colleges, synagogues, military bases, and prisons, and writes two weekly newspaper columns that bring faith-based insights to readers throughout rural Georgia. With warmth, humility, and clarity, Rabbi Hambourger invites people of all backgrounds to explore Scripture more deeply, find spiritual connection, and live with greater purpose.