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 Adult Education ~ 2012/13

I. Ongoing Classes

Shabbat Torah Study ~ 9 a.m. every Saturday.
Contact: rabbi@vassartemple.org)

Talmud: Modern Ideas from an Ancient Text ~ Thursdays at 11:30 p.m. Note new day and time.
(Contact: rabbi@vassartemple.org)

Jewish Meditation ~ usually each first Tuesday beginning on and ).
Contact: office@vassartemple.org.

II. Mini-Courses ~ These sessions will take place Thursdays at on the dates listed with each course.
(Contact: adulted@vassartemple.org or rabbi@vassartemple.org)

Tinderbox Triangle: Jordan, Lebanon, Syria ~ Vassar Temple’s ongoing series looking inside the history, culture and politics of Israel’s neighbors in the Middle East and North Africa.

October 4th ~ Jordan. Rabbi Paul Golomb, who has been to Jordan three times, including meetings with American diplomats and Jordanian officials.

October 11th ~ Lebanon. Dr. Mouannes Hojairi, Africana Studies Department at Vassar College.

October 18th ~ Syria. Martin Charwat, Foreign Affairs Council of the Hudson Valley.

What’s Next: Jewish Visions of Afterlife ~ with Rabbi Golomb

October 25th ~ Afterlife in Hebrew Scripture

November 1st ~ The World-to-Come of the Rabbis

November 8th ~ I Swear There Ain’t No Heaven, but I Pray There Ain’t No Hell: Judaism & Afterlife Today

Special Event

December 6th ~ The 2012 Elections: What Happened and What Now? with Dr. Sidney Plotkin, Vassar College

Modern Israel’s Greatest Poet: The Poems of Yehuda Amichai ~ with Rabbi Golomb. and 21st;

Special Event

April 4th ~ The Making of the Hebrew Language with Dr. Joel Hoffman

Religion & Power: Judaism, Christianity & Islam on the Individual and the State ~

April 25th ~ “Cross and Crown: Christianity’s Ambivalent Relationship to Power” with Geehan, pastor of the Reformed Church of Poughkeepsie, and Speers, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Vassar College

May 9th ~ “The Kingdom of Faith: Islam and Power” with Hojairi of the Africana Studies Deptment at Vassar College

May 23rd ~ “586, 70, 1948 and All That: Judaism and Power” with Rabbi Paul Golomb

Relevant Adult Education offerings will also be found on the website of Temple Beth El.

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Rabbi’s Essays (4)

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Selected Essays of Rabbi Golomb
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The Way of Torah (Commentary on portions of the Torah and Bible)

Cycle of the Jewish Year—Shabbat & Holidays

Israel and the Middle East—The Enduring Drama

Contemporary Jewish Issues

Jews in Contact with Others

On Being a Reform Jew

Adult Education (2)

October 28, 2011 by •

I. Ongoing Classes

Shabbat Torah Study ~ 9 a.m. every Saturday.
Contact: rabbi@vassartemple.org)

Talmud: Modern Ideas from an Ancient Text ~ Thursdays at 11:30 p.m. Note new day and time.
(Contact: rabbi@vassartemple.org)

Judaism & Meditation ~ each first Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., beginning on October 2nd.
Contact: office@vassartemple.org.

II. Mini-Courses ~ 
(Contact: adulted@vassartemple.org or rabbi@vassartemple.org)

Classes to be listed once we are ready to publish the new site. 

Adult Education (3)

October 28, 2011 by •

I. Ongoing Classes

Shabbat Torah Study ~ 9 a.m. every Saturday.
Contact: rabbi@vassartemple.org

 

Talmud: Modern Ideas from an Ancient Text ~ 

Thursdays at  11:30 a.m. Note new day and time.
Contact: rabbi@vassartemple.org

 

Judaism & Meditation ~ 

First Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m., beginning on  October 2nd.
Contact: office@vassartemple.org

 

II.  Special Events – October/November

An Evening with Dr. Gail Albert, psychologist and author of Mending the Heart, Tending the Soul: Directions to the Garden Within.
Thursday evening, Oct. 10 at 7:00.

 

The Holocaust in Literature with Dr. Joshua Kotzin, Director of Jewish Studies at Marist College, in conjunction with the Poughkeepsie Library’s Big Read of Cynthia Ozick’s The Shawl.
Wednesday evening, Oct. 23 at 7:00.

 

The Mystery and Majesty of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Since their discovery a half-century ago, the Dead Sea Scrolls have captured the popular imagination, and created more controversy and intrigue, than any other ancient find. Written in Jerusalem’s waning days of glory and reflecting the mindset into which Jesus was born, the scrolls are our oldest witness to monotheistic religion. Come hear the fascinating story of how the scrolls were discovered and learn what they really say.

Tuesday evening, Nov. 12 at 7:00.
Light refreshments will be served.
If you’d like to attend, please “JOIN” the event on Facebook or call the Vassar Temple office at (845)454-2570.

 

Speaker:
DR. JOEL M. HOFFMAN holds a Ph.D. in linguistics and for ten years served on the faculty of the School of Education at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He consults to Hebrew Schools across the Americas and in Europe, and in 2008 he chaired the Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education, the largest gathering of Jewish educators in the world. He currently directs the education program at Vassar Temple, which attracts Jews from throughout Dutchess County.

 

III.  Mini-Courses

Contact: adulted@vassartemple.org or rabbi@vassartemple.org

   The Problem with Shabbat. Observing and mostly not observing the Sabbath from biblical times to today. Thursday evenings,
November 7, 14, 21 & December 5 at 7:00.

 

Torah School

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Life Long Learning

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INFORMATION

Educational programming at our Congregation offers opportunities for congregants to engage in a journey of learning and spiritual growth. Members of all ages are challenged to think, question and contribute creatively to our common journey.