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Adult Learning Programs - Winter 2010
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Lunch and Learn
Rabbi Robert Levy
Fridays at noon, January 8 - February 26
"Issues of Israel over Time and Space"
Each week Rabbi Levy will lead a discussion on Israel as a hope, dream, fantasy, power, home and destination through the lens of Israel as an eternal idea and also a modern nation state. Feel free to stop by for one or all of the sessions. Bring your lunch. |
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Women's Torah Study
Cantor Annie Rose
First and Third Mondays, through May
7-8:30 pm
The Women's Torah Commentary was published just last year, and already it has become a major source of insight for those studying Torah in depth or simply reading the weekly Torah portions. In this study group, we discuss the contents of the week's portion through the eyes of the essays and poetry contained in the commendary, and shre our own insights as Jewish women of all ages, with quite varies life experience. At 8:30, we offer an option meditation in the chapel.
Basic Judaism
Rabbi Lisa Delson
Sundays, October 18 - March 21, 7:45-9
Interested in learning more about Judaism but don't know where to go? Now you have found your place. Basic Judaism is a course for those hoping to learn more about Judaism, whether you were born Jewish, are studying toward conversion or just want to know more about your Jewish neighbors. God, Torah, and Israel (the people and the land) are the three basic topics we will cover throughout the course. The course is free for members and $25 for non-members for materials. For more information click here. For questions, please contact Rabbi Lisa Delson at 665-4744, or ldelson@templebethemeth.org.
Mourning and Mitzvah
Cantor Annie Rose
Thursdays at 7:30 pm
January 7, 14, 21 and 28
This course is designed fro those who have experienced loss as well as those seeking knowledge and insight into this important aspect of Jewish life. It provides an opportinity to gain a deeper understanding of Jewish mourning customs and practrice through reading, discussion and writing. The course is free, but there is a charge for the textbook.
Bible, Moraltiy and the 21st Century
Dr. Cobi Sacerdoti
Mondays, January 11, 25, and February 8, 7:30 pm
TBE hosts a three-part course on Bible, Morality and the 21st Century. This couse is an intellectual look and an emotional journey into the moral wisdom of the Bible, where arrogance, pride, jealousy, love and devotion impact human life. This class will discuss the way our ancestors' moral faults and strengths can shape us as Jews and be a lesson for us in the 21st century.
Dr. Sacerdoti will discuss three Bible stories: the Tower of Babel, (how arrogance diminishes wisdom), The Twelve Spies, (seek the truth, do not hide behind a lie), and Absolam's Rebellion, (nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong).
Dr. Sacerdoti, an Israeli-born scholar, taught Hebrew language and literature at the Univeristy of Michigan and was the Department head of Hebrew at the Frankel Academy of Metro Detroit. She has published many books and articles on a wide range of Jewish topics as well as on Israeli life.
Intermarriage and Gender
Keren McGinity
Tuesday, January 26, 7:00 pm
The belief that intermarried families cease to be Jewish and that they weaken the Jewish community is wrong.
Looking at the trajectory of the hundred-year history of intermarried Jewish women, it is clear that although more Jewish women married "out" over time, they have also, contrary to all prognoses, increasingly ventured more deeply "in." Besides, intermarriage is not the "problem;" it's the attitudes about intermarriage that will untimately influence whether Jews who choose to intermarry will continue to feel welcome in the fold or alienated from it. How is the intermarriage impacted if the husband isn't Jewish? come, listen, learn, and take part in the discussion.
Movie Tuesdays
1-3 pm
January 12
For people with flexible schedules. Join us for a free midday movie, nosh, and short discussion as we watch the documentary film "TBD." Childcare is available with advanced notice.
Jewish Meditation
Wednesday, January 20, 7:30 pm
Friday, January 22, 1 pm
Need some time to focus and relax? Come to TBE for bi-monthly Jewish meditation in the chapel. Jewish meditation is held every third Wednesday and fourth Friday of the month. Each week focuses on teachings from the Torah and other Jewish sources. This peer-led group is for people who have experience with meditation. If you have never meditated and would like to learn how, please contact Judy Freedman at freedmanjudy@comcast.net.
Spirituality Book Club
Cantor Annie Rose
First Mondays through May from 7:30 - 9 pm
January 5, Kitchen Table Wisdom, by Rachel Remen
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