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"As
we live, so we learn"
Yiddish Proverb
Adult learning
at Temple Beth Am takes many forms. Every fall and spring, a variety
of courses are offered through our Continuing Education Committee.
Rabbi Miller and Cantor Schechtman each teach Adult Education classes
on a myriad of Jewish subjects, and guest instructors are brought
in to teach in their area of specialization.
We also have
beginner and intermediate Hebrew classes for adults, which can lead
to Bar/Bat Torah (adult bar/bat mitzvah). Most of our adult education
requires no prerequisite training, and our adult students range
from those who have little or no formal Jewish education to those
who are interested in expanding their level of knowledge.
Subjects have
included Bible Study, "Putting God on the Guest List",
Judaism and Animal Rights, Introduction to Judaism, Jewish Music,
The Changing Roles of Women in Judaism, Yoga in the Jewish Context,
Hebrew, and many, many others. We also sponsor a number of trips
to places of Jewish interest.
The
Sabbath morning Minyan
Service,
held in the Library,
meets every Saturday at 9:00am is
a warm, welcoming atmosphere of friendship and Shabbat, and this
participatory service (no Hebrew required) is a wonderful
opportunity for discussing
and examining aspects of the liturgy and
their contemporary relevance,
to participate in leading part of the worship service and to learn
from one another.
Study
concludes with a Kiddush by 10:15am.
Rabbi
Miller, Cantor Schechtman and members of the congregation alternate
leading this group. Everyone is welcome.
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