Adult Learning
Scroll below for information on our wide range of Adult Learning! All are welcome!
Torah Study
Rabbi's Study Group: Mishnah
Monday Night Learning
Hebrew for Adults
Book Club
Shabbat Lunch Speakers Series
Torah Study with Rabbi Fabricant
9-10 am every Shabbat in person and Zoom
A diverse, thoughtful group meets every week to study and discuss the weekly Torah portion. Bagel breakfast is served. Join us every week, or as often as you can. Torah Study is a great opportunity to make learnig part of your your routine and to build relationships and community.
Rabbi's Study Group: Mishnah
Wednesdays at 12 noon via Zoom
Join Rabbi Noah in this fascinating adventure - studying our way through the Mishnah, the earliest written collection of of the laws, stories and traditions of the ancient Rabbis. From prayer to criminal law, ethcs to agriculture - the Mishnah covers every area of Jewish life and thought. Join us for the indo of regular study that can change your whole relationship to your Judaism. All are welcome!
Monday Night Learning Returns!
End of Life Preparations with Rabbi Noah, Dr. David Emanuel and Martin Kasdan
October 16, 23 and 30 at 7:30 pm via Zoom
How do you plan for and make end of life decisions? Who should you discuss with? How do you plan a funeral and why should you plan ahead? How do we mourn? And how does Judaism advise us on all these topics? Join a Medical Director, Funeral Director and Rabbi as we explore these lifecycle necessities.
The Sounds of Eretz Yisrael in America: 1920's - 1950's with Cantor Sarah Silverberg
January 22, 29 and February 5 at 7:30 pm via Zoom
This class will explore how American Jews have engage with Israeli musical forms, from the 1920's through the 1950's. We will examine how Israeli music navigated the ongoing relationship between American Jews and Zionism and Israel.
The Jewish Diaspora (350-1500) with Mike Farhi and Deborah Hammond
March 4, 11 and 18 at 7:30 pm via Zoom
We jump ahead a few hundred years from our last study and learn what was happening to Jews in Europe and the Middle East. There were revolutionary changes in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities. It was a time of accelerating technology and production and distribution of authoritative texts, accelerated by the invention of the printing press, codification of law and intersection of religions and cultures. Our study will include the Crusades, the so-called Dark Ages that preceded it, the Renaissance, and the Great Expulsion from Spain. The ultimate diaspora was the discovery of the 'New World' here in the Americas, which planted the seed of our Jewish community.
Shoah: Personal Stories of the Holocaust with Vicky Farhi
April 15, 29 and May 6 7:30 pm via Zoom
Using personal histories and stories, we'll compare the Warsaw and Lodz Ghettos, where geography and leadership were dynamic reasons for different survival strategies. We'll explore the different reasons and refforts of the Bulgarian and Danish resistance to Jewish deportation and we'll continue to explore the many forms of Jewish resistance from 1933 - 1946.
Hebrew for Adults
Registration is required for Hebrew Classes. Please contact the office: office@koldorot.org
Hebrew Alphabet and Learning to read taught by Cammy Bourcier
This year we'll continue to learn Hebrew. There will be a focus on learning some prayers.
Hebrew Conversation with Rabbi Anat Katzir
Sundays during Religious School at 12 noon
This year conversational Hebrew will be a chance to dive more into sentence structure, everyday conversations and useful Hebrew.
Book Club
Share your love of books and good conversation. All Book Club events are at 7:30 pm via Zoom.
October 9: The Matchmaker's Gift by Linda Cohen Loigman
November 6: Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy by Letty Cottin Porgrebin
December 18: My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
February 19: Kantika by Elizabeth Graver
April 8: And None Shall Make Them Afraid: Eight Stories of Israel by Rick Richman (guest artist)
June 3: The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva
Shabbat Lunch Speakers Series
Saturdays 12 - 2 pm
We are excited to host discussions with newly published authors! Each author will shae the visions and ideas that are shaping the Jewish world now. Autographed copies of each book will be available to order. A light lunch will be served. Please RSVP to the office: office@koldorot.org
November 18: "Biblical Women Speak: Hearing Their Voices Through New and Ancient Midrash" with Rabbi Marla Feldman
An engaging invitation to enter biblical narratives, challenge conventional wisdom and recalibrate the stories and lessons through the lens of our own lives.
January 27: "Israel's Declaration of Independence: The History and Political Theory of the Nation's Founding Movement" with Neil Rogachevsky and Dov Zigler
A discussion that enriches and reframes our understanding of Israel's founding and its ideas, while tracing its legacy and clarifying its importance to Israel and the Jewish world.
March 30: "When Worry Works" with Dana Dorfman
How to handle stress at any age and for any age! A special focus on how to manage your anxiety and help your teenager manage theirs.