Adult Education Classes
Intermediate Hebrew Conversation
Thursdays- April 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21, 28
Times vary, please check the calendar for the correct time for each class
Informal Hebrew conversation class. We meet weekly on Thursdays from 12:00-1:00pm (unless there is a board meeting, and we meet from 5:30 - 6:30pm on those days). We are currently working our way through the book "A Horse Walks into a Bar" by David Grossman. We also have conversations on current topics, and explore the roots of the Hebrew words, learning ways to deduce meanings of words, even if they are at first unfamiliar. Led by Madi Lapidot, class participants will share responsibility to lead the discussion each session. Madi also provides reading material at many different beginner levels, for those that are interested.
Cost:
- CHS Members: Suggested donation $5 per class
- Non-Members: $10 per class
Biblical Hebrew - Beginner
Learn to decode the Hebrew alphabet and open up a new world of possibilities that will enhance your learning and understanding of prayers and Torah.Classes will be offered in 4 week sessions so you can begin the session that meets your Hebrew level.
Session 4: Mondays, April 9 - 30, 6:30 - 7:30pm
Imperfect tense, drop letter imperfect, sentences without verbs.
Cost: $50 per person per four week sessions (scholarships available). Register online
If you have questions, please contact Beth Hammer
Continuing Education: Milestones in the development of Zionism and the history of Israel
Tuesdays, March 20, 27; April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1 & 8, 7:00pm
Milestones in the development of Zionism and the history of Israel Memory is a central element in defining modern Jewish identity. As we look to Israel's future, we need to engage anew with our past and explore its meanings and consequences. Through the consideration of major historic moments, this iEngage Project of the Shalom Hartman Institute series grapples with the different ideas and values that shape the meaning of modern Israel, Zionism, and Jewish identity today.
This innovative new course explores the pivotal events of 1947 and 1967 - following the 1917 Balfour Declaration - as key moments when Zionism unleashed new thinking about the meaning of Jewishness for generations to come. The course engages Jews in an open and pluralistic discussion about issues of Jewish identity, peoplehood, ethics, and theology, as they relate to nationhood, land, sovereignty, Jerusalem, occupation, and moral red lines. Primary text reading resources will be made available.
Each session in this eight-unit course includes a 20-35 minute discussion led by Rabbis Shimon Moch and Hillel Katzir and other local resources who have first-hand knowledge of Israel. For those who wish to stay longer, an additional video lecture roundtable video discussion with senior Hartman faculty.
There is a 20-minute film to view at home each week prior to coming to the class. If you don't have the opportunity to view the video at home, it will be shown at 6:30pm just prior to class.
Topics:
- March 20, Unit 1: 1917 - The Balfour Declaration: The Idea of a Homeland for the Jewish People
- March 27, Unit 2: 1947 - The United Nations Partition Plan: The Jews in the World
- April 3, Unit 3: 1967 - The Six Day War: Power, Land and God
- April 10, Unit 4: Judea and Samaria: Occupation or Liberation
- April 17, Unit 5: One State, Two States: Moral Red Lines
- April 24, Unit 6: Jerusalem of God, Prayer and Peoplehood
- May 1, Unit 7: Jerusalem of Responsibility, Loss, and Hope
- May 8, Unit 8: The Jubilee Year and Beyond: Milestones and their Meanings
Cost:
- $18 for CHS and Temple Or Hadash Members
- $36 for non-members
Ta’amei Ha-Miqra (Trop) Scriptural Chanting Class
Wednesdays- January 17, 24, 31; February 28; March 7, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18 & 25, 12:15pm
The Ta'amei Ha-Miqra Trope Class will begin with teaching the General Concept of how the musical notation system of the Hebrew Bible called Ta'amei Ha-Miqra or Trope works and how it is applied first to the reading of the Scroll of Esther. Then the major part of the class will be how Ta'amei Ha-Miqra is applied to the reading of the Haftarot in Synagogue. The goal will be to be able to decode and chant any Haftarah passage and know how to teach that same skill to others. The Haftarah is a reading from one of the prophets read in Synagogues on Shabbat and holidays after the Torah reading. Unlike the chanting of the Torah, which must be done from a scroll that has no trop or vowel markings, the Haftarah can be chanted from a printed Tanakh that has vowels and the trop notes so they do not need to be memorized.
This is not a drop in course. One class builds on what was previously learned. Led by Rabbi Shimon Moch.
Cost:
- CHS Members: Suggested donation $18
- Non-members: $36
- Students: $5