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Boker Or

Biran Beit Midrash

The Boker Or Torah study group meets Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. with the weekly portion as its focus. Join our clergy and community in person each week for an engaging, text-based conversation on the week's parsha, before Shabbat services.

Wednesday Lunch In Depth Mishnah Study

Biran Beit Midrash

Grab your lunch and join Rabbi Yolkut as we explore the basics of Mishnah study. Ever wanted to learn how to learn Jewish text in the original (translation will be provided too). In this small class in person we will cut our teeth on of our earliest and foundational rabbinic texts.Register

Enhancing the Lives of Children of Asylum Seekers in Israel: A conversation with Eran Baruch, Executive Director of Elifelet

Biran Beit Midrash

Join us for a light lunch with conversation and Q&AElifelet is the Israeli Citizens Association for Refugee Children. Elifelt believes that like all children, those of asylum seekers deserve a happy childhood. It’s director, Eran Baruch will discuss how much of a struggle this is for refugee and undocumented children. He will describe how Elifelet […]

Friday Morning Parsha

Virtual

Click Here to Join the ClassJoin us for an exclusive in-depth look at the Torah portion. On alternating Fridays Rabbi Holtzblatt will explore the parsha through the lens of Hassidut and mysticism, Rabbi Alexander will use the Talmud as the prism for the weekly reading, and Rabbi Krinsky will teach the hidden recesses of the Parsha’s passages and discover its […]

Boker Or

Biran Beit Midrash

The Boker Or Torah study group meets Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. with the weekly portion as its focus. Join our clergy and community in person each week for an engaging, text-based conversation on the week's parsha, before Shabbat services.

Meet Esther Goldenberg, Author of The Scrolls of Deborah

Library

Join us in the library to hear Esther Goldenberg introduce The Scrolls of Deborah, her captivating historical novel-midrash on Genesis that has earned starred reviews.  Told from the perspective of Deborah, Rebekah's handmaid, The Scrolls transports readers to the ancient world and offers new insights into familiar biblical tales and characters.  Goldenberg, a long-time teacher of Judaics, will share her enthusiasm for […]

Wednesday Lunch In Depth Mishnah Study

Board Room

Grab your lunch and join Rabbi Yolkut as we explore the basics of Mishnah study. Ever wanted to learn how to learn Jewish text in the original (translation will be provided too). In this small class in person we will cut our teeth on of our earliest and foundational rabbinic texts.Register

Friday Morning Parsha

Virtual

Click Here to Join the ClassJoin us for an exclusive in-depth look at the Torah portion. On alternating Fridays Rabbi Holtzblatt will explore the parsha through the lens of Hassidut and mysticism, Rabbi Alexander will use the Talmud as the prism for the weekly reading, and Rabbi Krinsky will teach the hidden recesses of the Parsha’s passages and discover its […]

Boker Or

Biran Beit Midrash

The Boker Or Torah study group meets Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. with the weekly portion as its focus. Join our clergy and community in person each week for an engaging, text-based conversation on the week's parsha, before Shabbat services.

Shabbat Afternoon Learning: Achdut (Solidarity) and/or Achidut (Uniformity) in Halakhah

Biran Beit Midrash

Taught by Rabbi Aaron AlexanderNovember 9th: Remember, Don’t Forget — Memory as a Template for Jewish IdentityJoin Rabbi Alexander as he leads us in a study and conversation through the the "6 Remembrances" that became the centerpiece of his Yom Kippur sermon. What does it mean to be Jewish? In this class we’ll grapple with that […]

Wednesday Lunch In Depth Mishnah Study

Biran Beit Midrash

Grab your lunch and join Rabbi Yolkut as we explore the basics of Mishnah study. Ever wanted to learn how to learn Jewish text in the original (translation will be provided too). In this small class in person we will cut our teeth on of our earliest and foundational rabbinic texts.Register

Friday Morning Parsha

Virtual

Click Here to Join the ClassJoin us for an exclusive in-depth look at the Torah portion. On alternating Fridays Rabbi Holtzblatt will explore the parsha through the lens of Hassidut and mysticism, Rabbi Alexander will use the Talmud as the prism for the weekly reading, and Rabbi Krinsky will teach the hidden recesses of the Parsha’s passages and discover its […]

Boker Or

Biran Beit Midrash

The Boker Or Torah study group meets Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. with the weekly portion as its focus. Join our clergy and community in person each week for an engaging, text-based conversation on the week's parsha, before Shabbat services.

The Mendelson Family Scholar Series : Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer

Biran Beit Midrash

Join us as we welcome Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer for a Shabbat morning Sermon in the Smith Sanctuary, Shabbat Afternoon shiur and Sunday morning Breakfast at 10am in the Gewirz Beit Am.Shabbat Sermon: “When You Go Out to War: Ethics of War for the Jewish People”This week’s Torah portion introduces a set of dated and problematic […]

The Mendelson Family Scholar Series : Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer

Gewirz Beit Am

Join us as we welcome Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer for a Shabbat morning Sermon in the Smith Sanctuary, Shabbat Afternoon shiur and Sunday morning Breakfast at 10am in the Gewirz Beit Am.Shabbat Sermon: “When You Go Out to War: Ethics of War for the Jewish People”This week’s Torah portion introduces a set of dated and problematic […]

Weekday Sisterhood Torah!

Virtual

Monthly, 3rd Tuesday at 10:30amWeekday Torah with Sisterhood is an engaging approach to traditional text study that offers participants the opportunity to study and discuss challenging texts and ideas. Students of all levels and backgrounds are welcome. Please contact Marilyn Cooper with questions, or if you would like a link to the Zoom Torah study […]

Wednesday Lunch In Depth Mishnah Study

Biran Beit Midrash

Grab your lunch and join Rabbi Yolkut as we explore the basics of Mishnah study. Ever wanted to learn how to learn Jewish text in the original (translation will be provided too). In this small class in person we will cut our teeth on of our earliest and foundational rabbinic texts.Register

Friday Morning Parsha

Virtual

Click Here to Join the ClassJoin us for an exclusive in-depth look at the Torah portion. On alternating Fridays Rabbi Holtzblatt will explore the parsha through the lens of Hassidut and mysticism, Rabbi Alexander will use the Talmud as the prism for the weekly reading, and Rabbi Krinsky will teach the hidden recesses of the Parsha’s passages and discover its […]

Boker Or

Biran Beit Midrash

The Boker Or Torah study group meets Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. with the weekly portion as its focus. Join our clergy and community in person each week for an engaging, text-based conversation on the week's parsha, before Shabbat services.