Adult Education

 


Beth Sholom offers an Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah program, a Hebrew Literacy Campaign, morning, evening and afternoon classes for men and women sponsored by the Sisterhood and Men's Club and Sunday morning classes in Hebrew reading, davening and yiddish.

Adults are encouraged to participate in the many classes offered, as well as to follow their own paths of study with the aid of our Director of Education, and clergy.

Link to current adult education class offerings.

Some highlights of our adult education program are:

  • Adult B'nei Mitzvah class which studies with Ritual Director.
  • Adult component of our Religious School Family Education program, open to all congregants (The Shabbat Experience).
  • Evening study sessions with Rabbis where texts and current events are discussed.
  • Short study sessions led by our clergy after our daily minyan.
  • Sunday lay-led sessions on Hebrew reading, Davening, Yiddish and Torah chanting.
  • adult lay-led Rosh Hodesh group for women which chooses its own course of study.
  • Scholar-in-residence Program
  • Shabbat Lunch and Learn guest lectures by local scholars
  • Book discussion groups.
  • Annual Jewish learning festivals.
  • Independent study with mentors and/or study partners, by arrangement.

For further information Contact  Julie Glass

Registration is necessary for classes only.
Please contact: Julie Glass, Director of Congregational Engagement jglass@bethsholomcongregation.org
215.887.3625 ext. 216
Class schedules may be subject to change.


Current or Upcoming Adult Education Classes

Exciting Adult Education opportunities

Breakfast with Champions

a little nosh and current issues in American Jewish life with Rabbi Glanzberg -Krainin. Minyan at 7:30 am, breakfast at 8 am and class from 8:30 - 9:30 am, beginning November 6.

uChant
every Sunday at 9:15 am

Learn how to chant Torah and Haftarah with Shalom Zachmy.

It's Not As Hard As It Looks - Learn to read Hebrew
Sunday mornings from 10 am - 11 am
It isn't that hard with our wonderful teachers.  Rosa Goldstein is our beginner teacher and Linda Abrams is our advanced teacher.

The Holy Tongue: Biblical Hebrew
Sunday mornings at 10 am
Learn biblical Hebrew to gain a better understanding of the original text with Marcia Garfinkle as teacher.

Oy Gevalt! - Can I Speak Yiddish?
Sundays, 11 am - 12 pm
If you've always wanted to learn Yiddish, this is the class for you, taught by Rosa Goldstein .

The Jewish Ethicist - What Jewish tradition teaches us about everyday ethical issues.
Wednesday evenings, 6-7 pm, October 24 and 31 and November 7 and 14

Taught by Rabbi David Glanzberg-Krainin
 

Creating a Jewish Home

 Tuesdays, 5:30-6:15 pm, starting on October 23.

Attend this weekly class on how to add Judaism to your home. If you have Religious School pick-up, come early to the Spielman Foyer on Learn rituals and traditions to make your home a cozy and inviting place for your family to practice our faith. All are invited. Taught by Rabbi Merow.

 
Stretch Your Inner Shalom - And stretch everything else too

every Thursday at 5:45 pm.

Yoga with Pearl
 

  "Be Inspired by Jewish Prophetic Writing: the Prophets, Heschel and You"

with Rabbi Andrea Merow. Wednesday evenings starting January 30 6:00 PM -

RSVP to Julie Glass at 215-887-3625 ext 116 or jglass@bethsholomcongregation.org

 

Penn Lecture in Judaic Studies, Tuesday, February 5 at 7:30 PM


"From Jesus to Abraham Abulafia to Amnon Yitzhak: Why are Messiahs Needed?" Location: Beth Sholom. The speaker, Chaim (Harvey) Hames, teaches in the Department of General History at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Free and open to the public. For more information call 215-238-1290 or visit http://katz.sas.upenn.edu/public-programs/2013-spring-lectures-overview

 

"Great Jewish Debates" with Rabbi David Glanzberg-Krainin Wednesday, February 20 and 27 and March 6 and 20 - 6:00 PM

RSVP to Julie Glass at 215-887-3625 ext 116 or jglass@bethsholomcongregation.org

 

"Caring for a Loved one" with Rabbi Josh Zlochower Thursday, March 14 at 6:00 PM

Rabbi Zlocher is Director of Chaplaincy at the Abramson Center for Jewish Life.  What our tradition can teach us about having a meaningful and enriching caregiving/care-receiving experience. RSVP to Julie Glass at 215-887-3625 ext 216 or jglass@bethsholomcongregation.org

 

Bernard Wolfman Civil Discourse Project Thursday, March 28th at 7:30 pm

National Healthcare Experts Examine the Federal Government's Role in Health Care. Speakers: Stuart Butler, Ph.D., Director, the Heritage Foundation's Center for Policy Innovation, and David B. Nash, M.D., M.B.A., Founding Dean, Jefferson School of Population Health.  This is the inaugural forum of the Bernard Wolfman Civil Discourse Project at Beth Sholom Congregation. The moderator is Chris Satullo, Vice President for News & Civic Dialogue at WHYY and Co-Founder/Co-Director of the Penn Project for Civic Engagement, The University of Pennsylvania. The free forum is open to the public and requires pre-registration by March 21 at www.CivilDiscourseProject.org or call the synagogue office at 215-887-1342 ext 100.

This free public forum endeavors to model civil discourse and promises to provide participants with insight into the current healthcare debate and meaningful ways to become involved. As this topic can be divisive, and the speakers will be offering differing political perspectives, in keeping with our mission, all participants are required to agree to a civil discourse pledge when registering for this event. Though the event is free, registration is required--link on our website below for registration.