Jewish Adult Education

Deepen Your Relationship with Judaism, Our Rabbis, and Sinai's Members

To learn more about our Adult Education Programs, check our calendar for meeting times, or call the temple for information.

Adult B’nai Mitzvah Program

Never celebrated becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah as a 13 year-old?  Always wanted to do so?

We are excited to begin a new Adult B’nei Mitzvah Class. This class is open to any member of the community who has not previously had the opportunity to become Bar or Bat Mitzvah. For two years we will get to know one another in this group, and we will learn more about ourselves as well. There will be opportunities for us to learn together as a class, as well as other learning opportunities that cater to each of your own specific interests. It will culminate with the entire class leading Friday night and Saturday morning services and reading from the Torah on May 14-15, 2021.

Learning in the Loop

Work downtown?  Have some free time during lunch?

Join our Rabbis for a special monthly session at a downtown office. On the third Tuesday of the month, we will meet at noon and finish by one, so all can get back to their day. Over our shared lunches throughout the year, we will examine how our Jewish tradition responds to different challenges in differing times by exploring the Responsa literature generated through the centuries, discussing issues as varied as environmentalism and elective surgery.  

Read about Learning in the Loop Turns Three: Three means prophesy…and prophets.

Shabbat Morning Prayer and Torah Study

Rain or shine—holiday, Holy Day, or weekly Shabbat—we gather in the library to learn the many lessons of the weekly Torah portion. From one fall to the next, we make our way, portion by portion, from Genesis through Deuteronomy. Over the year, not only will we understand the many nuances of our Torah saga, but we will also connect more deeply with the forms of communal study through which Jews have always explored the many meanings of Torah.

Prayer Book Hebrew Class

In the fall we offer a ten-week prayer book Hebrew class for beginners. In the spring, we offer a ten-week advanced Hebrew class.

Wednesday Adult Education: Text and Textures 

On Wednesday at 11 a.m. our study group will do a deep dive into the words and works of our Prophetic Tradition. We will start with the Book of Amos, the earliest of our written Prophets, and, through the course of chapters and months, make our way through major figures such as Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Please join us any Wednesday or every Wednesday to encounter the words and worlds of our Prophets. 

Introduction to Judaism

Want to get back to the basics of Jewish life and values? This could be the class for you. Join Rabbi Benoff to explore the Jewish Life Cycle, the meaning of our Holy Days, what we might mean when we say the word “God”, and how we can be religious people in the modern world. Class begins Tuesday, October 29th. Stay tuned, registration will be available shortly!

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