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Adult Learning

“Get yourself a teacher and find yourself a friend.“ ~ Pirkei Avot 1:6

The wisdom of Judaism has so much to offer in supporting our daily lives. Through adult learning at TBE, we hope you will deepen your connection to Judaism and transform the way you walk through the world.

More Adult Learning Programs

eLeMeNTs

Find your inspiration to be a part of something bigger.

The Well

Programming on spiritual practice & mindfulness.

Other Series

Create your own path through Jewish learning.

Weekly Text Study

Anchor yourself through the wisdom of tradition.

Lifelong Learning

Learn from fellow congregants, with a flexible schedule.

eLeMeNTs: Be Part of Something Bigger!

On Monday evenings, connect to community and to ancient and modern Jewish wisdom through eLeMeNTs (Lishma: Monday Night Torah), TBE’s newest innovation in adult learning. Whether you’ve been studying for years or are stepping in for the first time, find your inspiration to be a part of something bigger.

This year, courses are organized in two curricular tracks: “Wrestling with Big Questions” and “Exploring Jewish Identity.” You can take courses all within one track to explore related concepts from multiple angles, or jump from one track to another based on what courses intrigue you.

Wrestling with Big Questions

Apply Jewish wisdom to how we deal with conflicting values.

Upcoming classes:

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Exploring Jewish Identity

Connect with Jewish Peoplehood across ages and cultures through text, language, and art.

Upcoming classes:

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eLeMeNTs Schedule

7:00 pm: Gather, schmooze & nosh
7:15 pm: Singing, d’var torah
7:25 pm: Mourner’s Kaddish
7:30 pm: Learning options

Reach Out

Rabbi Vanessa Harper

Lynn Burke Harrell
781.997.4211

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Beit Midrash

For three thousand years, the Jewish people has been engaged in a continuous discussion, using time-perfected tools to dig deep into discovering answers to the world’s biggest questions. Break new ground with us as we build a brand-new kind of Beit Midrash (house of study) that equips you with our tradition’s timeless tools to explore ancient and modern texts and what they can teach us about the urgent issues of today, in a fun and friendly setting open and accessible to total beginners and experienced students alike. Join the conversation on the first Monday of each month in eLeMeNTs.

Dates: Nov 4, Dec 2, Jan 6, Feb 3, Mar 3, Apr 7, May 5, Jun 2

Register here

Build Your Own Beit Midrash

Experience relationship-building learning on your own schedule. Choose what you’d like to study from a selection of top-notch self-guided courses. We’ll help match you with a chevruta (study partner), kick off our learning together, and then support you along the way as you learn when and where you’d like: over Zoom, at a coffee shop, after kids’ bedtimes; whatever you and your chevruta decide.

This semester (November 2024–February 2025), courses include Whole and Broken Tablets: Aging in Rabbinic Literature, Out of the Ruins: Jewish Wisdom on Resilience, and The Triumph of Life.

Click here to learn more and register for semester 1 by November 11

Small Groups Initiative

Looking for more ways to connect? Explore our small groups initiative! More information coming soon.

The Well

Gather for learning and programming that centers around spiritual practice, mindfulness, and connection as a part of The Well at TBE. The Well integrates Jewish spiritual practices alongside modern mindfulness tools and techniques to provide a source of well-being through learning, practice, prayer, and support.

Yoga

Begin the fall season with strength and balance through the practice of yoga.

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Mindful Moments

Take a few minutes out of your week to build a mindfulness practice for your spiritual and mental well-being.

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Questions about The Well?

Hannah Richman

Lynn Burke Harrell
781.997.4211

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Mikveh as a Spiritual Practice in Preparation for the High Holy Days

This special multi-part workshop, a unique collaboration between Mayyim Hayyim and The Well at Temple Beth Elohim, will help participants explore the ancient ritual of mikveh and its potential for personal transformation and meaning in their own lives.

Tikkun Middot | The Practice of Living an Ethical Life

Tikkun middot practice is for anyone who wants to more often be their “best self” in the actions of daily life.

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Questions about The Well?

Hannah Richman

Lynn Burke Harrell
781.997.4211

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More Adult Learning Series

Create your own path through Jewish learning in classes that connect to Israel, engage with Jewish culture, wrestle with text, uncover new meaning in prayer, and so much more.

Beginner Modern Hebrew

A basic introduction to the Hebrew language. Learn to identify and sound each letter of the alphabet, pronounce different vowels and decode words, and more!