Clergy & Educators Online Course
The MPR Course for clergy and professional, Jewish educators begins on November 2, 2016. Why a clergy cohort?
Clergy Centric
Clergy and Professional Educators, of course, are significantly different than lay students of the MPR Course. Seminary graduates have much less need for mentoring in the prayer practices and already know the Siddur. And we recognize the time pressures and unpredictable schedules that characterize congregational life. The Clergy/Educator version of the MPR Course has been modified to take these factors into account.
The Course is presented in an “On Demand” format for access at your convenience. Lessons are posted at two-week intervals. Class discussion is conducted in the virtual classroom on discussion threads that look like a Facebook wall and through bi-weekly, live webinar sessions (screen share and conference call). The live class is for those who wish to deepen their experience of the material and prayer practices through discussion with Rabbi Comins and colleagues, and receive advice on how to teach the Course in their community. (The live classes are recorded for those who wish to watch/listen later.)
All subject matter, however, is available “On Demand” on the website and participation in the webinar is not mandatory. This allows those who miss a class because of a funeral or conference to keep up, and enables those who simply do not want to take the time for a live class to study alongside those who want a more interactive experience.
Exploring the MPR Approach to Learning and Teaching Prayer
The online course is an excellent way to become acquainted with the curriculum before deciding to license and teach it in your community. (For this reason, the cost is heavily discounted.)
Pedagogically, it is helpful to try out the prayer practices before presenting them, and in general, your time as a student will help you understand the experience of your own students when teaching the Course.
Synagogue clergy and educators might also take the Course as a team to facilitate exploration and dialogue regarding the goals and possibilities of communal worship.
Course Syllabus
When Prayer "Works," Mochin d'Gadlut
and Prayer as a Practice
Sample Videos
Yearning
Prayer & Teshuvah
Why a Liturgy?
MPR Video Contributors
Rabbi Rachel Adler, PhD • Merri Lovinger Arian • Rabbi Bradley Artson • Rabbi Phyllis Berman • Rabbi Anne Brener, LCSW • Rabbi Stephen Cohen • Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD • Rabbi Getzel Davis • Rabbi Lavey Derby • Rabbi Elliot Dorff, PhD • Cantor Ellen Dreskin • Reb Mimi Feigelson • Rabbi Nancy Flam • Rabbi Karen Fox, DD • Tamar Frankiel, PhD • Rabbi Laura Geller • Rabbi Shefa Gold • Rabbi Arthur Green, PhD • Rabbi Jill Hammer, PhD • Melila Hellner, PhD • Rabbi Yoel Klein • Rabbi Myriam Klotz • Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell • Rabbi Richard N. Levy, DD • Rabbi Yael Levy • Rabbi Ebn Leader, PhD • Rabbi Natan Margalit, PhD • Jay Michaelson, PhD • Rabbi Rex Perlmeter • Rabbi Marcia Prager • Rabbi Or Rose, PhD • Rabbi Rami Shapiro • Rabbi Jonathan P. Slater • Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz • Rabbi Margot Stein • Linda Thal, PhD • Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg • Rabbi Dvora Weisberg, PhD • Rabbi David J. Wolpe
Learn About the Making Prayer Real Course
To learn more about the innovative MPR approach to teaching and learning prayer, see the MPR Story and FAQs page, the Pedagogy page, and Teachers’ Testimonials and Reference page.
Learn About the Making Prayer Real Course
To learn more about the innovative MPR approach to teaching and learning prayer, see the MPR Story and FAQs page, the Pedagogy page, and Teachers’ Testimonials and Reference page.