Torah Study
This ongoing lay-led discussion of Torah text is beginning its thirteenth year, often reading and dealing with just a few lines in a given session. The group will proceed with slow deliberation as it is just beginning Leviticus. Readings are in English, using several different translations. Certain types of questions raised require a look at the Hebrew text, and the class is fortunate to have one or two people who have enough knowledge to make that possible. These monthly Saturday mornings are very much cooperative and stimulating (ad)ventures in learning.
Torah Study meets at 10:30 Saturday morning for about two hours. Dates for 2011-2012 are: September 10, October 15, November 12, December 10, January 21, February 18, March 17, April 14, May 12, June 23. Please check the newsletter each month and the online calendar in case there are any changes.
The group will also meet on the afternoon of Yom Kippur (October 8).
Temple members can come and participate in any and all sessions. The group is small and would be pleased to welcome new participants. Just come if you are interested.
Rabbi's Class
Classes to be led by Rabbi Lewis in 2011-2012 will be in three tracks of three sessions each. All classes are open to everyone. The scheduling of all the classes makes it possible for parents of Sunday school students, as well as other adult members, to participate.
(a) A Taste of Judaism will meet on Sundays at 9:30 a.m.: October 2, December 18, and February 12. Rabbi Lewis will discuss Jewish perspectives on spirituality, values, and community, complementing/supplementing what the children learn in Sunday school. This series is aimed primarily at parents of Sunday school children (Jewish and non-Jewish parents alike), but all are welcome to participate.
(b) The Sacred Table (titled after the book of the same name by Mary L. Zamore, published in 2011) will focus on "creating a Jewish food ethic": food choices, food preparation, and food history. Participants will read selected chapters in Mary Zamore's book, The Sacred Table, as background for each session. Sessions, open to all, will be held on Sundays at 10:45 a.m.: September 25, November 6, and December 4. [Read a review at Amazon.com.]
(c) Israel Topics TBA. Sessions, open to all, will be held on Sundays at 10:45: January 29, March 18, and April 29.
Additional special programs are planned:
(1) Commemoration of September 11, 2001, on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 9:30.m.
(2) Program on diversity on January 15 at 10:45 a.m.,probably in conjunction with the Anti-Defamation League; details TBA.
(3) Program on death, dying, and cemetery on May 20 at noon (tentative).
(4) Film Out Of Cordoba, still to be scheduled.
Upcoming Adult Programs Elsewhere
For the most up-to-date information on programs, including films, check the Web sites below:
www.ssbjcc.org/Jlife.htm (JCC Bridgewater)
www.allentownjcc.org (JCC Allentown)
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