Beit Midrash (In Person)
- Adult Learning
Break new ground with us as we build a brand-new kind of beit midrash (house of study) that will equip you with our tradition’s timeless tools.
Break new ground with us as we build a brand-new kind of beit midrash (house of study) that will equip you with our tradition’s timeless tools.
Guided by two rabbis who employ different reading approaches, we’ll explore difficult texts that conflict with our contemporary values.
Guided by two rabbis who employ different reading approaches, we’ll explore difficult texts that conflict with our contemporary values.
Break new ground with us as we build a brand-new kind of beit midrash (house of study) that will equip you with our tradition’s timeless tools.
Join us as we explore lessons the weekly Torah portion teaches us about engaging in civil discourse.
Join us as we explore lessons the weekly Torah portion teaches us about engaging in civil discourse.
This first session will give us a deep dive into the tool we'll be focusing on this year: chevruta (partnered) study.
Join us as we explore lessons the weekly Torah portion teaches us about engaging in civil discourse.
Join us as we explore lessons the weekly Torah portion teaches us about engaging in civil discourse.
Join us to launch our new asynchronous Build Your Own Beit Midrash (BYOBM) program with a special session on how to study in chevruta (partnered learning). Register for your semester 1 course by November 11!
To kick off our year of learning, we'll share in dinner as a community, then laugh with and be inspired by our keynote speakers: Abigail Pogrebin and Rabbi Dov Linzer, an unlikely chevruta pair bringing their very different perspectives in their new co-authored book, It Takes Two to Torah.
Wrap up this year of learning with Rabbi Harper and the other students from the class. If you attended even one session over the last year, please feel free to join us!
Join with members of our community to explore how we can apply Jewish wisdom to help us engage in respectful, meaningful conversations.
Jewish tradition is marked by varying traditions and practices, but there are core values that span the Jewish spectrum. Learn about them in this class of the Intro to Judaism series.
Join with members of our community to explore how we can apply Jewish wisdom to help us engage in respectful, meaningful conversations.
In this session of the Intro to Judaism series, learn about the origins of the Zionist movement, as well as major moments in the modern state of Israel’s history. Feel free to drop in!
Join Rabbi Sisenwine to discuss major monthly stories from the Jewish world, based upon articles from the Forward, America’s Jewish newspaper, since 1897.
The history of the Jewish people is hardly free of tragedy. In this session, we’ll discuss “the oldest hatred” and the Holocaust. Feel free to drop in to this class from the Intro to Judaism series.
In many ways, the story of the Exodus—celebrated at Passover—is the story of the origin of the Jewish people. Come learn about this story, and the ways that we celebrate it today, in this class, part of the Intro to Judaism series.
Judaism isn’t just something that happens at a synagogue. Learn about some of the key practices that surround Jewish life outside the temple in this week’s installment of Intro to Judaism.
Join Rabbi Sisenwine to discuss major monthly stories from the Jewish world, based upon articles from the Forward, America’s Jewish newspaper, since 1897.
Come learn about Purim—a holiday when joy is commanded and noise is made—in this class, part of the Intro to Judaism series. Feel free to drop in!
Join with members of our community to explore how we can apply Jewish wisdom to help us engage in respectful, meaningful conversations.
You might have heard of the Talmud and the Mishnah, but what are they exactly? And why are they so important in Jewish tradition? Rabbi Harper will answer these questions, and more, in this week’s installment of the Intro to Judaism series.
Join Rabbi Sisenwine to discuss major monthly stories from the Jewish world, based upon articles from the Forward, America’s Jewish newspaper, since 1897.
The Hebrew Bible—especially the Torah—is the beating heart of “the people of the book.” Learn how to navigate this all-important sacred text in this week’s session of the Intro to Judaism series.
Join with members of our community to explore how we can apply Jewish wisdom to help us engage in respectful, meaningful conversations.
Kislev and Tevet and Av, oh my! Come learn about the Jewish calendar and the weekly holiday of Shabbat in this class, part of the Intro to Judaism series of classes.
Join Rabbi Sisenwine to discuss major monthly stories from the Jewish world, based upon articles from the Forward, America’s Jewish newspaper, since 1897.
Join with members of our community to explore how we can apply Jewish wisdom to help us engage in respectful, meaningful conversations.
Join with members of our community to explore how we can apply Jewish wisdom to help us engage in respectful, meaningful conversations.
This week in the Intro to Judaism series, Rabbi Vanessa Harper teaches on the concept of Jewishness—what does it mean to be Jew?
The second semester of this year-long course offers an overview of major topics in Jewish life and learning. Participation in the first semester is not required.
Join Rabbi Sisenwine to discuss major monthly stories from the Jewish world, based upon articles from the Forward, America’s Jewish newspaper, since 1897.
The second semester of this year-long course offers an overview of major topics in Jewish life and learning. Participation in the first semester is not required.
Join with members of our community to explore how we can apply Jewish wisdom to help us engage in respectful, meaningful conversations.
The second semester of this year-long course offers an overview of major topics in Jewish life and learning. Participation in the first semester is not required.
Join Rabbi Sisenwine to discuss major monthly stories from the Jewish world, based upon articles from the Forward, America’s Jewish newspaper, since 1897.
The second semester of this year-long course offers an overview of major topics in Jewish life and learning. Participation in the first semester is not required.
Join with members of our community to explore how we can apply Jewish wisdom to help us engage in respectful, meaningful conversations.
The second semester of this year-long course offers an overview of major topics in Jewish life and learning. Participation in the first semester is not required.
The second semester of this year-long course offers an overview of major topics in Jewish life and learning. Participation in the first semester is not required.
The second semester of this year-long course offers an overview of major topics in Jewish life and learning. Participation in the first semester is not required.
The second semester of this year-long course offers an overview of major topics in Jewish life and learning. Participation in the first semester is not required.
The second semester of this year-long course offers an overview of major topics in Jewish life and learning. Participation in the first semester is not required.