Knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find.”
--Freda Adler

Congregation Brith Shalom takes seriously the obligation of a lifetime of Jewish learning and offers the following adult learning opportunities:

Ninth Annual Brith Shalom Film Festival [flyer]
The CBS Film Festival is your January ticket to share good films and good talk at the homes of cinephiles in our congregation:

January 8, 7 pm: Cinco Dias Sin Nora (“Nora’s Will”)
January 15, 7 pm: Precious Life
January 22 at a special time, 6 pm: Les Miserables 

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Adult Education - Winter Seminar [flyer]

Finding God (with Jonathan Fass) at Brith Shalom

In this series we will explore how three modern theologians have tackled the fundamental issues that Judaism must address in developing a contemporary understanding of God. We will investigate Milton Steinberg’s concept of Limited Theism, Mordecai Kaplan’s notion of God without Supernaturalism, and Erich Fromm’s Humanistic orientation. Our conversation will resist long-held assumptions about God as discussed in the biblical and rabbinic traditions and will compel us to consider alternatives that both challenge and inspire.

Wednesday Evenings
7:15 - 8:15 pm
January 11, 18 and 25

Six Week Seminar: Thinking Like a Conservative Jew  (Cantor Levine) [flyer]

What is Conservative Judaism?  Where did it come from?  What does a Conservative Jew think and do?  What makes us not Orthodox, Reform or Reconstructionist Jews?

This 6 week seminar will be offered at three different times (Sunday, 9:45 am; Wednesday, 7:00 pm; Saturday, 10:30 am) so that participants can select the most convenient times for themselves. Click here for the full schedule of the series.
                     

Year Long Classes 

Saturday Afternoons

Times vary:        Talmud Study with Rabbi Teller

                             Tractate B’rachot

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Sunday Mornings – beginning October 30th

10:30 am            Essential Conversations with Rabbi Teller

(Jewish Identity, Kashrut, Jewish Law, Prayer, and Theology in Conservative Judaism.  Engage in the Dialogue.  Explore the Sources of Jewish Law. 

11:15 am            Learn to Read Hebrew  (Cantor Rhodes)

                             (An introductory course for those interested in being able to read Hebrew.  )

 11:15 am            Musar  (Rabbi Wolbe) – this class begins in August.

                             (Musar is an illuminating and practical set of teachings for cultivating personal and spiritual growth for day-to-day life.)

Monday Mornings

9:00 am              Sisterhood Study Group

                             (Weekly spirited, lay-led discussion with a focus on learning and friendship.)

Friday Mornings (December 2, January 6, February 3, March 2, and May 4)

10:00 am            Real Life Torah for Women

                             (Monthly Jewish study with a Gen X focus on discussion and practical relevance.)

The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School
In addition to adult learning opportunities within our congregation, Brith Shalom encourages members to join the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School network. Contact Cantor Levine at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more info.

Torah Trope Class Recordings by Cantor Rhodes