Tikkun Middot through the Senses March 22 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Tikkun Middot through the Senses Tikkun Middot through the Senses will explore the power of creativity as a tool for our own personal renewal and spiritual connection. Using writing, image making, music, movement and prayer, we will explore how the obstacles and opportunities present in each moment of our lives impact our choices and actions. No prior experience is necessary – just a willing heart and an openness to new avenues of expression. If you’ve thought about embracing your inner muse with a stance of curiosity, then this va’ad (group) is for you.
Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew March 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew with Bluma Stoller If you’d like to participate more meaningfully at services, this class can help you continue to develop your Hebrew skills. Participants will develop Hebrew reading proficiency while exploring the vocabulary, structure, and themes of Shabbat worship services and prayers.
A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London March 27 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London There are many ways to interpret our Tanach and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. Having completed our Close Look at Torah, we turn to N’viim / Prophets, ...
Rescheduled: Entering into Prayer: Seeing Prayer in a New Light with Rabbi Rivka Glick March 27 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Rescheduled: Entering into Prayer: Seeing Prayer in a New Light with Rabbi Rivkah Glick What is prayer? What are we doing when we pray and why is it so difficult? We will try seeing familiar prayers in a new light, experiencing prayer as poetry, love song, conversation, education changing our consciousness, a journey, or as a clarification of who we are and what we need. All this is prayer. We will also try accessing the prayers through different gates: traditional, musical, mindful, and even mystical approaches.
Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew March 30 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew with Bluma Stoller If you’d like to participate more meaningfully at services, this class can help you continue to develop your Hebrew skills. Participants will develop Hebrew reading proficiency while exploring the vocabulary, structure, and themes of Shabbat worship services and prayers.
Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew April 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew with Bluma Stoller If you’d like to participate more meaningfully at services, this class can help you continue to develop your Hebrew skills. Participants will develop Hebrew reading proficiency while exploring the vocabulary, structure, and themes of Shabbat worship services and prayers.
Yom HaShoah Photo Exhibit April 9 - April 12 In recognition of Yom HaShoah, Beth Emet will host a photographic exhibit from Zachor: The Holocaust Memory Project in the Crown Room, Thursday, April 9 through Sunday, April 12. The exhibit features powerful portraits of Holocaust survivors paired with brief reflections from their lives, preserving their stories and honoring their resilience. The project’s name, Zachor (Hebrew for “remember") reflects the Jewish responsibility to carry these memories forward and to confront hatred and antisemitism in our own time.
A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London April 10 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London There are many ways to interpret our Tanach and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. Having completed our Close Look at Torah, we turn to N’viim / Prophets, ...
Christian Nationalism, Antisemitism, and Democracy April 10 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Discuss the interlocking issues in our world today of Christian nationalism, antisemitism, and democracy in this adult education class with Rabbi Toby Manewith. In-person and Zoom. Member registration Guest registration
Christian Nationalism, Antisemitism, and Democracy April 10 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Discuss the interlocking issues in our world today of Christian Nationalism, antisemitism, and democracy in this adult education class with Rabbi Toby Manewith. In-person and Zoom. Members, register here. Guests, ...
Conversation About Antisemitism at School April 12 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am In conjunction with our Zachor Project photo exhibit, we will have a complementary conversation for adults during Beit Sefer about antisemitism. Rabbi Toby Manewith and Director of Lifelong Learning Lauren ...
Conversational Hebrew April 12 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Introduction to Hebrew This class uses an Ulpan-like immersive setting to teach modern conversational Hebrew. Participants will read news articles, discuss life and current events, and other basic conversations in Hebrew. The only prerequisite is basic Hebrew skills.
