UPCOMING ADULT CLASSES & PROGRAMS
All classes are via Zoom unless otherwise noted. Check back often for new programming.
More programs coming soon.
More programs coming soon.
WEEKLY CLASSES & PROGRAMS
Torah Study via ZoomMondays 7:30-8:30pmJoin us each Monday evening as we explore parshat hashavua—the weekly Torah portion.Click Here for Zoom to join Torah Study
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Previous Classes
What’s Jewish about ZombiesWednesday, October 26, 2022, Noon-12:50If you have ever wondered if zombies need to keep kosher and other Jewish dilemmas that we may face after the zombie apocalypse, this class is for you. We will explore Biblical and Talmud texts addressing the Jewish law of the undead.
This is For Everyone! Kabbalistic Healing PrayerUsing Rabbi Dr. Goldhamer’s book This is for Everyone: Universal Principles of Healing Prayer and Jewish Mystics, we will explore the theory and practice of kabbalistic healing prayer. No prior knowledge is necessary for this introductory series.
Neolog Judaism and the History of Jewish Ethnoreligious Identity in HungaryWednesday, November 2, 2022 Noon-12:50The idea that Judaism is an ethnoreligious identity that we can hold as citizens in modern countries first began in Hungary. Join us as we explore a unique approach to Jewish identity that fully embraces both the Jewish and the local identity.
Podcast Discussion: Adventures with Dead JewsWednesday, November 9, 2022, Noon-12:50Dr. Dara Horn’s People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present, won the National Jewish ook Award and was both a New York Times Notable Book and a Chicago Public Library Best Book in 2021. Before the class to discuss the book, we will discuss the first episode of the accompanying podcast Adventures with Dead Jews available wherever you subscribe to podcasts.
Book Discussion: People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara HornWednesday, November 30, 2022, Noon-12:50Dr. Dara Horn’s People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present, won the National Jewish Book Award and was both a New York Times Notable Book and a Chicago Public Library Best Book in 2021. Billed as “a starting exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to flatter the living,” we will discuss the impact of the way Jewish history is used in academia, art, political discourses, and popular culture. Labyrinth Walk (in person)Wednesday, December 7, 2022, Noon-12:50Join us for a facilitated labyrinth walk on our indoor seed of life labyrinth in our sanctuary. We will have a brief introduction to the history of labyrinths in Jewish tradition and the opportunity to engage in the walking meditation that is the labyrinth. Lunch & LearnWednesday, February 22, 2023, NoonJewish Advance Directives in Healthcare with Rabbi Marcey Rosenbaum, chaplain intern at the Tikvah Center for Jewish Recovery & Healing.
Podcast Discussion: Adventures with Dead JewsWednesday, November 9, 2022, Noon-12:50Dr. Dara Horn’s People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present, won the National Jewish ook Award and was both a New York Times Notable Book and a Chicago Public Library Best Book in 2021. Before the class to discuss the book, we will discuss the first episode of the accompanying podcast Adventures with Dead Jews available wherever you subscribe to podcasts.
Book Discussion: People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara HornWednesday, November 30, 2022, Noon-12:50Dr. Dara Horn’s People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present, won the National Jewish Book Award and was both a New York Times Notable Book and a Chicago Public Library Best Book in 2021. Billed as “a starting exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to flatter the living,” we will discuss the impact of the way Jewish history is used in academia, art, political discourses, and popular culture. Labyrinth Walk (in person)Wednesday, December 7, 2022, Noon-12:50Join us for a facilitated labyrinth walk on our indoor seed of life labyrinth in our sanctuary. We will have a brief introduction to the history of labyrinths in Jewish tradition and the opportunity to engage in the walking meditation that is the labyrinth. Lunch & LearnWednesday, February 22, 2023, NoonJewish Advance Directives in Healthcare with Rabbi Marcey Rosenbaum, chaplain intern at the Tikvah Center for Jewish Recovery & Healing.