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
Tuesday mornings after Minyan at 8:30 AM

A little nosh and a little learning with our clergy

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 .

We the People. . . Jewish Views and American Issues
Wednesday evenings, 6-7 pm,  April 18, 25 and May 2.

Taught by Rabbi Andrea Merow. In this election year, we will learn about and discuss Jewish views of issues like taxation, immigration, health care, abortion, birth control and education.

Mussar and Menschlikeit Continued .

6-7 pm, Thursday, May 10, 17 and Wednesday, May 23

with Rabbi David Glanzberg-Krainin -- The Jewish tradition of Mussar offers us a practical path to cultivate character and menschlikeit. Using Allan Marinis' book, Everyday Holiness, as our text, we will explore how the Jewish tradition of Mussar can help us to develop an ethical practice that involves self-examination and that leads to self-improvement. New students are welcome.


Living Jewishly: Understanding Jewish Rituals and Observances

Five Tuesday Evenings 7:30 - 8:30 pm.

Taught by Rabbi Robert Layman, this is a 5 part series. Students are welcome to attend any or all classes.

1. Welcoming the Newborn, Part 1: Rituals at birth, May1

2. Welcoming the Newborn, Part 2: What's in a Jewish name? May 8

3. Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah, Mayv14

4. Marriage and Divorce, May 22

5. Until 120: Rituals of Bereavement, May 29

 

uDaven
Sunday mornings, 11 am - 12 pm, April 15, 22, and 29

Rabbi Merow leads an exploration of the meaning of the prayers in our services,. Bring a siddur.

 

The Challenges Facing the State of Israel -- continued and expanded

Wednesday evenings, 6-7 pm, March 21 and 28.

with Rabbi Glanzberg-Krainin -- This class will continue to look at the complex issues affecting Israeli politics and allow participants to read diverse positions on the key issues of our time. Plan to be challenged and to be stimulated by our class discussions. New students are welcome.

 

Don't Ignore It, Don't Forget It Lecture Series -- "Oh, My aching back!"

Wednesday May 2, 7:30 pm

John A. Handal, M.D., Chairman of Orthopedics, Albert Einstein Medical Center, will address back/spine pain and appropriate interventions, both surgical and nonsurgical methods. Sponsored in cooperation with MossRehab and Einstein at Elkins Park. Free of charge and open to the public.