Weekly Classes

See HERE for class schedules and start dates.

SUNDAY

9:15 am - Dr. William Major Memorial Advanced Shiur in Talmud
Taught by Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder - ZOOM
Continuing our study of Masekhet Brachot with its classical commentaries.

(Fully Vaccinated individuals are welcome to join in-person in the Major Ward Beit Midrash at KJ, 125 East 85th Street.)


MONDAY

9:00 am - Exploring Jewish Thought - ZOOM
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz
What is the foundation of ethics? How did Orthodox Jews understand the Holocaust? Dive deeply into questions of Jewish philosophy and wrestle with challenging ideas. Appropriate for intellectually curious students of any background. Translated texts provided. 


TUESDAY

9:00 am - The Text of the Talmud: Tractate Bava Metzia - ZOOM
Rabbi Roy Feldman
The Text of the Talmud: Learn to read the Talmud closely in its original language, and understand the arguments and reasoning employed by the sages.

8:00 pm - Back to Basics: Understanding Prayer - In Person Only
Rabbi Meyer Laniado - Take a Deep Dive Into the Amida

8:00 pm - Kitzur Shulchan Aruch - ZOOM
Morris Massel
A classic, concise work of halacha that covers the complete spectrum of Jewish law. The class is a text based class and open to all.

WEDNESDAY

9:00 am - The Weekly Parsha Class - ZOOM
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein

1:00 pm - Senior Learning - In Person Only
This popular English language program takes place at KJ, 125 East 85 Street. Open to the broader KJ family 55 years of age and older, participants are invited, gratis, to learn from an impressive array of teachers offering presentations on a broad variety of topics of Jewish interest. 

5:30 pm - Beginners Hebrew for New Students - ZOOM
Sara Rosen

6:30 pm - Crash Course in Hebrew Reading - ZOOM
Sara Rosen
This popular class enables those with no previous background in Hebrew to learn to read Hebrew in just a short time.

6:45 pm - Parshat Hashvua with the Classic and Contemporary Commentaries - ZOOM
Rabbi Yossie Weiser
Using the Ramban, Rashi, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, and the great Chassidishe and Mussar teachers, we search for the ever new and relevant lessons in our Eternal Torah. 

7:25 pm -Judaism and the Challenges of the Age - ZOOM
Rabbi Yossie Weiser
By examining Halakhic Responsa, headline issues of today, and historical documents, we engage with the ethical, moral, and doctrinal issues which have always and continue to roil the Jewish world. 

7:30 pm - Prayerbook Hebrew - ZOOM
Sara Rosen
Designed for those with some ability to read Hebrew, students practice reading skills using the siddur and other Jewish texts.

9:15 pm - Contemporary Halakhic Issues - ZOOM 
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz
An in depth look at some of the most fascinating halakhic responsa of the 20th century. 

THURSDAY

8:30 am - Kings 1 - In Person Only 
Dr. Shera Aranoff Tuchman - (For Women Only, email riva@ckj.org for class location)

The ongoing study of biblical women begins with 1 Kings, with the frail and aged King David on his deathbed. Even his dying days are turbulent as his son, Adoniyahu, tries to wrest the crown from his father. Two women hold sway over the king’s final days—Bat-Sheva, now his long-time Queen, who is determined to have her son, Solomon, succeed as King, and the king’s attendant, Avishag Hashunamit. We will continue with King Solomon who sets a prime example.  Can we glean wisdom from the life and loves of the wisest of men, Solomon, so that we, as Jews, will continue, as Jews, for thousands of years into the future. Hopefully, studying through the lens of ancient and modern traditional commentaries will give us a clue. 

7:00 pm - Meaningful Jewish Living - ZOOM
KJ Clergy
A comprehensive year-long course covering major themes in Jewish law, practice and thought. Explore how a 5,000 year old religion is more relevant today than ever before.