High Holy Days Preparation Course at TBT 2010/5770-5771
Adult Education: "Hidden And Revealed: Understanding the Soul of Torah" A Continuing Series with Rabbi Gershon Winkler Cost: $15 per night (more if you can, less if you can't -- no one will be turned away for lack of funding. Payment is collected anonymously in an unattended basket). For more information, email or contact Martha at Martha@TempleBethTorah.com or call 805-647-4181. Meister Hall Tuesday evenings, August 31; September 7, 14, 21 & 28, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Adult Education and Lifelong Learning at TBT 2010-2011/5771
Sunday Options
Brotherhood Brunches Join us for an engaging and social Sunday morning event. Brotherhood offers a terrific bagel breakfast and provides engaging speakers on a wide range of topics of interest to the Ventura Jewish community. There is a fee for breakfast. Meets Sunday mornings, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Oct. 10th, Nov. 21st, Dec. 12th (2010), Jan. 9th, Feb. 13th, March 13th (2011)
Adult Learning Academy Course Offerings 2010-2011/5771
For each class, RSVP to TBT Ventura Office Enroll with page 7 of the Course Offerings booklet; see link above.
LIVING JUDAISM with Rabbi Lisa Hochberg-Miller
In Wisdom of our Sages, Talmud Avot, we are taught: "the world is balanced by three things- by avodah- prayer; by torah- text/knowledge; and by gimilut chasidim; by action. Our class this year is divided into three parts:
Avodah/Prayer- deepening our connection, deepening our practice. By both studying the heart/soul of the prayers we pray (in Hebrew and English), and by learning Jewish spiritual disciplines to enhance our practice, we can seek to deepen the experience of prayer for ourselves. Increasing our mastery of both the sanctuary and the prayer experience is our focus.
Action- Applying Judaism to our ethical behavior and our ritual behavior; how do we live Jewishly, as we study, discuss classic and contemporary issues and try out new and old rituals.
Torah/Revelation- this third part is open to all, but is focused on preparing those who wish to be part of an Adult Confirmation experience. How do we understand God and what does ongoing revelation mean to our greatest thinkers and to us? The Adult Confirmation is for those who have accumulated at least 14 credits in Adult Learning here at TBT over the past three years. Please check with Janis Knight to verify your credits. Adult confirmation will be held the morning of Saturday, June 11th, the Shabbat morning following Shavuot, the giving of Torah at Sinai. This creative service will be participant led, and inspired!
Sundays 9:30-11:30 a.m. (NEW TIME!) Dates: September 19 & 26;October 17;November 7- Global Day of Learning, November 14; December 5, 2010; January 23; March 6 & 13; April 10 & 17;May 1-Special Yom HaShoah Program; May 22; June 12, 2011.
Classes open to all, no charge. For more info, call Rabbi Lisa at 805.647-4181 or email at rablhm@templebethtorah.com.
FALL 2010 Death and Suffering: An Introduction to Jewish Humor (a/k/a “Crazy Wisdom”)
Ancient Jewish teachings grapple with the question of God's role and/or responsibility in personal and global tragedy. Is God on vacation? And if so, does God ever check the divine voice mail or Blackberry during such absences? Whatever happened to all those dramatic "God to the rescue" miracles we'd been inundated with via the stories of our ancestors? Who's on first?
Led by Rabbi Gershon Winkler Tuesday evenings, 7:00—8:30 p.m. October 5, 12, 19, 26; November 2 & 9. Students will be asked to offer donations directly to the teacher on the day of class.
SPRING 2011 Men are from Minsk, Women are from Pinsk: The Jewish Version of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
The big hullabaloo going on these days around the notion that Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus is nothing new against the backdrop of ancient Jewish teachings around gender politics. In this series, Gershon will introduce the lesser-promulgated teachings of Jewish law, lore, and mysticism that help us understand the more cosmic interplay of the masculine and feminine forces that affect our lives.
Led by Rabbi Gershon Winkler Tuesday evenings, 7:00—8:30 p.m. Students will be asked to offer donations directly to the teacher on the day of class.
Jewish Literacy Book Group Led by Fern Perusse-Filzen
The Jewish Literacy Book Group is designed to encourage you to enjoy Jewish fiction—reading old favorites, discovering new works and discussing them with other enthusiasts. By popular demand, Fern Perusse-Filzen will coordinate the discussions on this year’s chosen works: "The Moses Expedition", by Juan Gomez-Jurado; "The Source" by James Michener; and "By Fire, By Water" by Mitchell Kaplan.
The group will meet three times during the year, on Shabbat (Saturday) afternoons for a dairy/vegetarian potluck lunch and discussion in Meister Hall. There is no charge and all are welcome. Please read each book in time for its scheduled discussion.
The Moses Expedition - January 29th 12:30 p.m. The Source - March 5th 12:30 p.m. By Fire, By Water - July 16th 12:30 p.m.
ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASS Spring 2011
This is the special Confirmation course offered in the Spring. Adults who join this class will become the second group of Adult Confirmands here at TBT. They will attend a special series of classes with Rabbi Lisa in the spring to explore the meaning of Revelation and their understanding of standing at Sinai.
In order to be considered for the class, you must have at least 14 credits from Adult Ed classes here at TBT. Please check with Janis Knight if you are unsure of your credits.
Adult Confirmation is scheduled to take place on Shabbat morning, Sunday, June 11h at 10:00 a.m. Tuesdays, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Spring, 2011 Cost: $75, includes text ―"I am Jewish".
PARDES Text Study Program
Join Rabbi Lisa, Cantor Michael and Janis for a lively half-hour interactive discussion of the weekly Torah portion. From approximately 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. every Shabbat on which there are no b’nei mitzvah services, we will engage in Torah study together during the Shabbat morning service. Materials will be prepared and provided for each session, including midrashic and other commentaries.
This is our third year of studying Torah and sacred text together during services. This year, we will be focusing on Midrash, the stories created by the rabbis and scholars to answer questions raised by the original Torah text. There is ample midrashic material, both ancient and modern, to help us engage with Torah in yet another way. Come prepared to hear stories and to share your own.
GLOBAL DAY OF JEWISH LEARNING
TBT is proud to be hosting the Ventura County community site for the Global Day of Jewish Learning. This is a world-wide event to celebrate Jewish learning and the completion of scholar Adin Steinsaltz’ translation of the Talmud. Jews all around the globe will study from the same tractate of Talmud. You do not need to know Hebrew, to have ever studied Talmud before nor be a member of TBT to join us. Five rabbis from our community will be leading dynamic and interactive sessions. Each student will have the opportunity to study two different themes during our morning together. Please choose at least two sessions; we will try to accommodate everyone’s first choice. ¤ Models of Leadership—Rabbi Alan Henkin of the URJ ¤ Miracles—Rabbi Gershon Winkler of Walking-Stick.org ¤ Prayer—Rabbi Michael Lotker of Cong. Ner Ami ¤ Why Get Married? —Rabbi John Sherwood ¤ Tzedakah—Keeping One’s Word— Rabbi Lisa Hochberg-Miller of Temple Beth Torah
Schedule: 9:30 Kedushat ha Yom & Talmud on One Foot—our scholars share their favorite Talmudic tales 10:00—Learning Session #1 10:45—Break 11:00—Learning Session #2 12:00 Noon—Siyyum
This event is being co-sponsored by Congregation Ner Ami & by the Jewish Federation of Ventura County
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