Adult Education

“In the words of Professor Louis Finkelstein, ‘When I pray I speak to God; when I study God speaks to me.’ Come join the conversation this year at TBA; come for prayer, for study and for a deeper connection with God and your Jewish life.”   -Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

"The 19th century commentator S’fat Emet, asks “How can our deeds exceed our learning?” His answer: “Only by the means of passion and will in each of our hearts.” We hope that you will bring your passion and will to Temple Beth Am this year.” - Rabbi Susan Leider

 IMPACT YOUR LIFE...
Participate in our ongoing, Hebrew, and adult education classes.

No charge, come as you like 

Humash with Rashi
with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
Wednesdays, 8:30-9:30am
Weekly, beginning September 15, 2010
 

Midrash on Parshat HaShavua
with Rabbi Susan Leider
Mondays, 8:30-9:30am
Weekly, beginning October 4, 2010

Prayer Skills Workshops
with Rabbi Susan Leider, Rabbi Ronnie Cohen and Marshall Kramer
1st Tuesday of the month, 7:30pm
Beginning October 5, 2010

Attend these workshops and get answers to your questions about various aspects of Shabbat services and develop your other prayer skills.

October 5, November 2, December 7, January 4,  February 1, March 1, April 5, May 3.

 

Biblical Women and What They Can Teach Us
with Rabbi Susan Leider
1st Friday of the month, following morning minyan at 9:15am
Beginning November 5, 2010.

November 5, December 3, January 7, February 4, April 1, May 6. 

Learn about the lives of Jewish heroines and how their stories intersect with ours.

Click here to register!

Beginner Siddur Hebrew
with Orit Greenfield
Thursdays, 7:30-9:00pm
October 14-December 16, 2010
$135 for TBA members, $162 for non-members

Beginner Modern Hebrew
with Noa Schecter
Thursdays, 7:30-9:00pm
October 14-December 16, 2010
                                               $135 for TBA members, $162 for non-members

Beginner Modern Hebrew III
with Orit Greenfield
Tuesdays, 8:30-10:00am
October 5-December 14, 2010
$165 for TBA members, $198 for non-members

Not exactly a beginner Hebrew learner, but not confident enough to call yourself “Intermediate?”  Our Beginning Modern Hebrew III class with Orit Greenfield might be the perfect class for you!

This class focuses on reading, writing, reading comprehension, and conversation in Modern Hebrew. Students also learn the connection between Modern and Biblical Hebrew and how to celebrate the holidays in Hebrew.

Required knowledge: Aleph-bet, basic conversational skills (greetings, how are you, how’s your day, etc), present tense conjugations for verbs including eat, drink, go, walk, work, want, like, read, write, have and know.

Information about registering for these classes is coming soon.

Parenting Tools from the Jewish Toolbelt
with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
Sunday, October 3.
9:00am

What does Judaism have to say about parenting? How can we approach our obligations as parents with Jewish values in mind? In this discussion, we’ll explore traditional texts that can help us be both more judicious and Jewish as we play out this most extraordinary role of rearing children.

Ethics of the Kabbalah
with Rabbi Joel Rembaum
Tuesdays, October 12-November 30.
8:00pm

We will read selections from the Tomer Dvorah, written by the sixteenth century Tzfat kabbalist, R. Moshe Cordovero, and study his belief that ethical interpersonal behavior creates a human bond with God, as well as with people, and generates harmony in heaven as it does on earth.

Setting the Table: Judaism and Food
with Rabbi Susan Leider
Thursdays, October 21 and 28.
7:30pm

Family traditions, local foods and connections to Eretz Yisrael- How are these values expressed at our tables? Ancient Jewish texts and contemporary thinking guide us in the conversation of how to eat and what to eat.

Wrapping Ourselves in Holiness - A Tallit Workshop
with Rabbis Kligfeld & Leider
Sunday, November 7.
9:00-10:30am

Rapping about Wrapping - A Tefillin Workshop
with Rabbi Leider
Tuesday, December 14.
7:00-8:30pm