Mishnah 
with Dr. Moshe Shualy, 9:30 a.m.  (On Zoom)
*There is no charge for this class, however, registration is required.

Musical Midrash: Their Stories, Their Songs 
With Rabbi Ben Shalva, 7 p.m. (On Zoom)
January 22 & 29, 2024

Listen to a series of original midrashic folk songs that explore the lives and stories of heroes from the Torah. After the music, we will discuss the images raised in these songs and the potential of music and lyrics to deepen our experience of Torah.
*There is no charge for this class, however, registration is required.

Confounding Sacred Texts
with Rabbi Ilyse S. Kramer and Rosann M. Catalano, PhD., 10-11:30 a.m. (On Zoom)

This year-long series will examine Jewish and Christian sacred texts that provoke a variety of complex responses.
 

Modern Hebrew Literature Class
with Dr. Moshe Shualy, 12 p.m. (On Zoom)
*There is no charge for this class, however registration is required.

Presidents and the Jews
with David Saltzberg
1:30 p.m.  (On Site)

$75 - Member
$100 - Non-Member

October 31, November 7, November 14, November 21, November 28

Join for one, some, or all!
Session 1 (October 31):  Foundations of American Religious Liberties
Session 2 (November 7):  George Washington and the Jews of Newport
Session 3 (November 14):  Lincoln and Grant
Session 4 and 5: (November 21 and 28): Franklin Roosevelt

Beit Midrash
7 p.m. (on Zoom)
October 17-December 19

The theme for Beit Midrash Fall 2023 will be “Ancient Jewish Texts on Modern Issues.” Each week a different teacher guides us as our ancient tradition addresses the issues of today.

October 17 - Rabbi Ilyse Kramer - Prison Reform
There will be no class October 24*
October 31- Rabbi Rachel Ain - What Happens after We Die?
November 7 - Rabbi Rob Scheinberg - Civil and UnCivil Discourse
November 14 - Rabbi Debra Cantor - Manifestation: Can Wishing Make It So?
November 21 - Rabbi Avram Reisner - Vax/Anti Vax
November 28 - Rabbi Etan Mintz - Artificial Intelligence
December 5 - Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky -  Organ Donation
December 12 - Rabbi Joshua Gruenberg - Marriage Equality
December 19 - Rabbi Debi Wechsler - Book Banning  

*There is no charge for this class, however registration is required. (The zoom link is the same for all the classes - feel free to join one, any, or all.*

Exploring the Bible: Israel In and Out of Egypt
with Dr. Barry Gittlen, 11 a.m. (On Site)

October 11, 18, 25 November 1, 8, 15, 29

Grateful Aging
with Judy Meltzer, 12-1 p.m. (On Site)

Let’s join together to share experiences, challenges, insights, and questions about what it means to grow older in today’s world.

Beginning October 11

*There is no charge for this class, however registration is required. 
Max of 20 participants, preference given to Chizuk Amuno Members and returning students.

Stories, Short and Sweet
with Judy Meltzer, 1-2 p.m. (On Site)

We will read and discuss short stories, both classics and modern works. Stories will be short, and discussions longer.

Beginning October 11

*There is no charge for this class, however registration is required. 
Max of 20 participants, preference given to Chizuk Amuno Members and returning students.

Talmud
with Rabbi Avram Reisner
5 p.m. (On Site)
October 18, 25
November 1, 8, 15, 29, and December 6, 13

In a passage in Leviticus 25 about a sales transaction, the Torah opens and closes the passage with a warning against ill-treating the other party. This is called אונאה in Hebrew (O-na’ah) and in the business context is often translated as exploiting, imagining a savvier party taking advantage of a less savvy one. But the sages understood that the framing of the warning going in and coming out meant that while the potential for such misbehavior was particularly likely to arise in the context of a sale, it applies more broadly -- thus my characterization of it as “ill-treatment.” Thus in the Mishnah of the fourth chapter of Bava Metziah the sages deal with both aspects of O-na’ah to very different effect.
 

The Thursday Double Feature, Beginning October 19:

2023:
The Jewish Idea of Rest
With Rabbi Debi Wechsler
10 a.m. (On Site and Livestream)
October 19-December 14, 2023
From a weekly Shabbat to the Sabbatical year, Judaism has given the world some revolutionary ideas about ceasing from “work.” We will discuss the core values embedded in Jewish rest and deepen our understanding and practice.

Current Events Through a Jewish Lens
With Rabbi Joshua Gruenberg
11 a.m. (On Site and livestream)
October 19-December 14, 2023



2024:
Topic Tbd
With Dr. Robyn Blum
10 a.m. (On Site and Livestream)
February 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2024


Intergenerational Transmission of Memory and Meaning in Light of the Holocaust
With Dr. Azi Grysman
10 a.m. (On Site and Livestream)
March 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2024
We define who we are via our memories, those timeless entities that we often appreciate differently as we grow in our lives. Explore modern memory science focusing on the creation of meaning from our experiences and how these are shared in families, with a specific emphasis on interviews with Holocaust survivors and two generations of their descendants.


Prepping for Passover
With Rabbi Debi Wechsler
10 a.m. (On Site and Livestream)
April 4, 11, 18, 2024
Preparing your heart, home, and head for Passover.


Current Events Through a Jewish Lens
With Rabbi Joshua Gruenberg
11 a.m. (On Site and Livestream)
Beginning February 8, 2024


*There is no charge for these classes, however, registration is required.

*There is no charge for this class, however registration is required.

*There is no charge for this class, however registration is required.