Weekly Classes

Women's In-Depth Talmud
Mondays at 8:30 am
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz

Study the Talmud, while using the text as a springboard for in-depth learning about Jewish Law and Jewish Philosophy. 

Parsha Foundations
Tuesdays at 8:15 am 
Rabbi Elie Weinstock

Explore contemporary Jewish topics that emerge from the weekly portion. Please come with tough questions and an open mind.

Exploring the Guide
Martin Kaufman
Tuesdays at 8:00 pm 

Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed is arguably the most influential and controversial work produced in the entire field of Jewish thought since the close of the Talmud 15 centuries ago. In this text-based course, we will specifically examine the Maimonidean approach to studying and understanding the literary methodology of the Prophets beginning with
Torah and employed throughout the entire canon of the prophetic literature.

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Women's Parshat Hashavua
Wednesdays, Starting November 16 at 8:30 am
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein

Weekly investigation into the portion of the week drawn especially from insights of the Netziv.


Crash Course in Hebrew Reading 
Fall: Wednesdays, Starting November 2 at 6:30 pm
Spring: Wednesdays, Starting February 22 at 6:30 pm
Sara Rosen

This popular series of classes enables those with no previous background in
Hebrew to learn to read Hebrew in just a short time.
 

Navigating Nach
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
Rabbi Hayyim Angel

The best of traditional and contemporary scholarship will be employed as we survey the 12 prophets and the books of Ketuvim. The course will be taught at a high scholarly level but is accessible to people of all levels of Jewish learning.

Fall session: Starting November 2
Winter session: Starting February 1
Spring session: Starting April 26


Prayerbook Hebrew 
Fall: Wednesdays, Starting November 2 at 7:30 pm
Spring: Wednesdays, Starting February 22 at 7:30 pm
Sara Rosen

Designed for those with some ability to read Hebrew, students practice reading skills using the siddur and other Jewish texts. Special emphasis is placed on becoming fluent in the daily prayers and traditional tunes of Jewish liturgy.

Prophetic Women - The Book of Samuel: Woman’s Complex Relationships with Men, Children and God
Shera Aranoff Tuchman
Thursdays at 8:30 am 

Studies in the Weekly Portion
Thursdays at 7:00 pm
Rabbi Yossi Weiser

Explore the profound insights and relevance of our tradition derived from the weekly Torah reading as it is filtered through the prism of classical Jewish commentaries of the last 2,500 years.

Rabbi Akiva and His Era - A Study in Man's Capacity for Growth
Thursdays at 8:00 pm through may 10
Rabbi Yossi Weiser

Dr. William Major Memorial Advanced Shiur in Talmud 
Sunday mornings following 8:30 am services and breakfast
Taught by Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Weider

Continuing our study of Masekhet Avodah Zarah with its classical commentaries.