Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew December 1, 2025 @ 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 December 8, 2025 @ 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.
Inclusion Committee Meeting December 10, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Inclusion Committee Meeting The Inclusion Committee is meeting Dec 10 4:30-5:30, at the Beit Midrash and through Zoom.
Social Justice Committee Meet-Up December 10, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Social Justice Committee Meeting Mark your calendars! Come join us either in the Weiner Room or on Zoom. Along with sharing updates on our many Social Justice initiatives, we’ll explore together some Jewish teachings ...
Performing Exile: The Impact of Jews and Judaism on Theatre and Performance with David Chack December 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Jewish culture has contributed immensely to theatre and performance of all kinds in this country. Some would say that “Broadway” is a Jewish legacy. What is it that has drawn Jews so inordinately to the theatre and performance? To answer this, we will look at Yiddish Theatre, playwrights such as Arthur Miller and Tony Kushner; musicals such as West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, and Indecent; and humor such as the work of Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” — continuing to ask why have Jews and Jewish culture made performance a home in exile.
A Close Look at Prophets with Rabbi Andrea London December 12, 2025 @ 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, ...
Conversational Hebrew December 14, 2025 @ 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.
Tikkun Middot through the Senses December 14, 2025 @ 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 December 15, 2025 @ 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 December 19, 2025 @ 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, ...
Reengaging Psalms with Rabbi Michael Balinksy December 19, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm The book of Psalms in the Bible are the foundation of a significant part of our liturgy. In these two sessions we will look at Psalm 92, the Psalm for Shabbat; Psalm 27, recited during the month before the High Holidays until Simchat Torah; and Psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd. Through close readings we will see how our ancient texts may nourish our contemporary sacred journeys, and what we experience when we study them as text and then use them for prayer.
Siddur (Prayerbook) Hebrew December 22, 2025 @ 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.
