Adult Education

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"Turn it and turn it, for everything is in it."

These immortal words about Torah from Pirke Avot express the powerful idea that the act of discovery . . . and self discovery . . . is open to all of us. Each of us is called, is challenged, to find his or her place within our tradition. And that tradition is rich with possibility . . . "everything is in it."

We look forward to another year of stimulating and fulfilling programs centered on the many facets of Jewish learning.

Shalom!

Rabbi Ranon Teller                                    Cantor Mark Levine

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The Book of Jonah
September Learing with Cantor Levine
Four Saturday Mornings, 8:45-9:45 AM
September 6, 13, 20, & 27
In person at Brith Shalom.
We will take a glimpse into Jonah’s tormented soul as he grapples with the notion of a forgiving God who is concerned with the welfare of Israel’s strongest adversary.

Modern Conversations with the Narrative of Exodus
Select Saturdays at 9:00 AM.
In person at Brith Shalom.
Using post-enlightenment commentaries, join Cantor Levine as he delves into the texts which serve as our formative narrative.

Exploring Judaism
Select Sundays at 9:45 AM.
In person at Brith Shalom.
The course material is based on the nationally renowned Miller Curriculum from the American Jewish University. This class is designed for anyone interested in deepening your Jewish education, preparing for an adult bar/bar mitzvah, converting to Judaism, or strengthening your Jewish identity.

Adult Hebrew Level I
Select Sundays at 11:00 AM.
In person at Brith Shalom.
For those who have wanted to be able to read Hebrew, this is a beginning level, seven-month class to enable comfort with Hebrew letters and vowels.

Leading Shacharit with Cantor Levine
Select Sundays at 11:00 AM.
In person at Brith Shalom.
Study with Cantor Levine to learn to lead the Shacharit service, along with a basic understanding of the liturgy. 

Torah Reading with Nancy Pryzant Picus
Select Sundays at 9:45 AM.
In person at Brith Shalom.
If you've been wanting to learn how to chant Torah, here's your chance!  

Adult Ed Wednesday Fall 2025 Mini Series
Olam Habah and Messianism Across the Denominations 
Wednesdays, November 19, December 3, December 10, at 7:00 PM.
In person at Brith Shalom and on YouTube.
Join us for an exploration of Jewish thought on the World to Come from three different perspectives: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform.  

Shabbat Lecture Series Fall 2025
Shabbat Services, Dinner and Lecture by Dr. Ido Telem 
Friday, November 21, at 6:15 PM.
In person at Brith Shalom.
Ido Telem is the Samuel W. and Goldye Marian Spain Postdoctoral Fellow in Jewish Studies at Rice University. He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Chicago, and specializes in modern Hebrew and German literature and thought, with a focus on the cultural history of Zionism.

Adult Ed Sunday Mini Series
Great Cantors in Opera with Hazzan David Krohn
Sundays, December 7, 14, 21 at 11:00 AM.
In person at Brith Shalom and on YouTube.
Join Hazzan David Krohn for a mini-series course exploring the three greatest Cantors in operatic history – Jan Peerce, Richard Tucker, and Robert Merrill.

The Expulsion from Spain and its Aftermath with Cantor Levine
Sundays, February 1, 8, 22, March 1, 8 at 11:00 AM.
In person at Brith Shalom and on YouTube.
We will explore the events surrounding this infamous chapter in Spanish history and the events of the next several centuries as the Jews resumed their role as a dispersed nomadic people.