Beth Emet is a diverse community of individuals with different viewpoints, backgrounds, and experiences of Jewish learning. Our adult learning programs offer meaningful opportunities to meet new people, exchange ideas, and embrace Jewish history, ritual, and culture. Classes are taught by experienced clergy, teachers, and lay leaders from Beth Emet and the larger Jewish community, with offerings that range from one-time events to yearlong courses.
This season is filled with opportunities for study, reflection, and connection. Our rich lineup of programs invites you to question, explore, and grow alongside others in our community. Whether you join one class or many, each gathering deepens our shared learning and strengthens our relationships. With a wide variety of topics—history, Jewish text, food, film, Hebrew, and discussion—there’s something for everyone. Browse the programs in our calendar to find what sparks your curiosity, and click the links for full details and registration.
Everyone is invited to listen, learn, contribute, and share new insights with fellow members of the Beth Emet community. Look out for exciting new offerings in the months ahead.
Registration is required for all classes and programs. Zoom links will be sent upon registration, so please be sure to register in advance. Members and non-members alike are welcome to participate and can register through the links in each program’s calendar event.
Our upcoming classes and programs cover a variety of topics and meet at a variety of times and days. Look through the calendar to find what you’re going to come to!
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Series: Fridays, October 31 – May 29 | 9:30 – 10:30 am | In-person and Virtual
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, beginning with Joshua. New learners are always welcome. If you are new, please register below. If you plan to participate online, you must register to receive a Zoom link. This class meets most Fridays during the program year.
Members Register Here
Guests Register Here
For many people, Hebrew is a gateway to community and learning, opening doors spiritually, intellectually, and socially. It connects us with people in Israel, Jewish communities worldwide, and fellow learners here at Beth Emet. Whether you’re starting from scratch or building on what you know, now is the perfect time to learn in our supportive, stimulating classes. Hebrew meets weekly during the school year (with breaks for Thanksgiving, winter, and Passover). Scholarships are available. You can contact Director of Lifelong Learning Lauren Reeves for more information about these classes or for help connecting with private instructors.
This beginner class is an opportunity for learners with no or limited Hebrew background to become familiar with the Hebrew alphabet, how to sound out Hebrew words, and begin to develop reading proficiency. You will also acquire some basic Hebrew vocabulary that connects us to Jewish life, ritual, tradition, and Israel. This class meets a requirement for Adult Kabbalat Mitzvah.
Members, click here to register.
Guests, click here to register.
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. This class meets a requirement for Adult Kabbalat Mitzvah.
Bluma Stoller is a Beth Emet member and a graduate of Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. She was the North American Director of Academic Affairs for Tel Aviv University and was the recipient of Hillel International’s Exemplar of Excellence Award for her commitment to social justice and tikkun olam. She has held leadership positions in major Jewish organizations, including Project Otzma and the JCRC of Greater Boston.
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.
Dorit Flatt is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and grew up in Tel-Aviv, Israel. After completing her IDF service in the paratrooper unit, she studied elementary education at Seminar Levinsky in Tel-Aviv. She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan and taught Hebrew language, literature, and religious studies in Michigan for 25 years.
Beth Emet uses budgeted funds and fees to support our adult education program. This year, instead of individual registration fees for specific classes, our goal is to secure $4,000 in donations to cover our costs. Please consider an optional donation to the adult education fund when you register to help sustain our commitment to lifelong learning.
Beth Emet Adult Programming is supported in part by a generous grant from the David D. Polk and Marian Polk Fried Adult Jewish Studies Fund of the Beth Emet Foundation.
Beth Emet Adult Programming is also supported in part by the generosity of the Jewish Education: Lifelong Learning Opportunities (JELLO) Fund of the Beth Emet Foundation.
Reach out to Lauren Reeves, Director of Lifelong Learning.
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