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    Adult Education

2009-2010
Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program &
Adult Education; Congregational Education; Family Education Opportunities

For questions or concerns, contact:
Tess Goldblatt, The Jane Fairman Director of Congregational Learning
240-4475 or education@rodefsholomtemple.org

Class Title or Other Info Dates 2009-2010

Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class

Rabbi Dror

Tuesday nights

Rabbi will customize the content of this class as she evaluates our options and enrollments.

We are waiting to find out about another “Walking With…” series before we finalize.

 Oct 20; Nov 17; Dec 1; Jan 5,19, and 26; Feb 2,16, and 23; Mar 2 and 16; May 4 = Rehearsal; May 15= Adult B’Nai Mitzvah Shabbat ceremony

7:30PM- 9PM

Same Tuesday night class without  Bar/Bat Mitzvah

You may take the same classes above for lifelong learning purposes.

 Oct 20; Nov 17; Dec 1; Jan 5,19, and 26; Feb 2,16, and 23; Mar 2 and 16

7:30PM- 9PM

Adult Hebrew & Synagogue Skills

Roy Lasris

Sunday mornings

For anyone interested in Hebrew including our Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah  students.

Sep 27; Oct18=Gabbaim training; Nov 15 and 22; Dec 13 and 20; Jan 17; Feb 21; Mar 7, 21, and 28; Apr 11, 18, and 25.

10AM-noon

Sunday Morning

Mini-Series (SMMS)
Details Below

SMMS 1

Short Film Study: Naturalized

10AM-noon

Oct 25    

SMMS 2

Psalms Study with Rabbi Dror

Nov 8     

SMMS 3

The View from the Kitchen

Nov 22   

SMMS 4

Taking Risks, Making Change

Dec 6     

SMMS 5

Pre-Pesach Education Program

Mar 21   

Whole Congregation

and Required Religious School

Family Ed

“The Jewish Times of Our Lives” includes School opening day ceremonies and a special presentation to funders

Sep 13 10AM-noon

Whole Congregation

and Required Religious School

Family Ed

Nat’l Jewish Disability Awareness Month incl. film Praying with Lior and service  projects

Feb 14 10AM-noon

Whole Congregation

and Required Religious School

Family Ed

“Israeli style” Lag B’Omer celebration incl Cash Camel-Lag B’Omer edition!

May 2 10AM-noon

Whole Congregation

and Required Religious School

Family Ed

“A Bride, A Groom, A People,

and a Mountain: What do Shavuot and Weddings have to do with each other?”  Festive event with learning stations, klezmer music, Mt. Sinai cakes, and school closing ceremonies

May 23 10AM-noon

Sunday Morning Mini-Series (SMMS) Details
SMMS 1 Oct 25: From the same company as Pigeon, we bring you another short film study Naturalized. See the trailer online: “ This witty, sharp dialogued film addresses with a superb eye how contemporary life has come to shape our understanding of ancient rituals, and most of all, what it takes to be Jewish.”
[Humorous adult circumcision theme suitable for 7th graders through adults].
SMMS 2 Nov 8: Study Psalms with Rabbi Dror
SMMS 3 Nov 22: Jewish Diversity & Innovation: The View from the Kitchen
“What can we learn about Jewish history and culture from recipes? We begin with a recipe for “Moroccan Pumpkin Soup with Chick-peas in Massachusetts” to explore how Jewish food culture has adapted as Jews have migrated from place to place. Just as Batsheva Levy Salzman brought her mother's pumpkin soup recipe from Morocco to Israel and then to Massachusetts, and switched its setting from Sukkot to Thanksgiving, recipes tell us stories about Jewish history and our ever-changing rich cultural diversity.” (Jewish Women’s Archive)
SMMS 4 Dec 6: Taking Risks, Making Change: Bat Mitzvah and Other Evolving Traditions- Taught by Rabbi Dror This class “uses the letters from one girl's campaign to have the first Saturday morning Bat Mitzvah in her congregation as a case study for exploring how we confront controversial issues and make change in our communities.” (Jewish Women’s Archive) - Taught by Rabbi Dror
SMMS 5 Mar 21: Fun Pre-Pesach Education. Details to be announced at a later date.

 

 

Rabbi: Gilah Dror | President: James Barnett| Administrator: Karen Forrest | Religious School Principal: Tess Goldblatt

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