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Adult Education Programs for 5770 (2009-10)

Topics in the Book of Deuteronomy

Rabbi Jeffrey Wildstein and Rabbi Judith Kummer
Monday evenings: Biblical Hebrew 7:00-7:30; Deuteronomy Study 7:30-9:00 PM
2009 Dates: Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30   |   Dec 7, 14, 21
2010 Dates: Jan 4, 11, 25   |   Feb 1, 8, 22   |   Mar 1, 8, 15, 22   |   Apr 12, 26
Tuition is $200 (scholarships available, please consult with Rabbi)

Biblical Hebrew: Join in learning the art of translating biblical Hebrew. Hebrew needed for this first half-hour only.

Deuteronomy: Rabbi Wildstein and Rabbi Judith Kummer, as well as some of our students, teach this year-long course on twenty Monday evenings. This is a unique opportunity to explore the threads of our heritage in a top-notch course. How do a few words written thousands of years ago inform our beliefs today? Engage yourself in the age-old and thoroughly modern practice of midrash. In 5770, we will be investigating topics in the book of Deuteronomy along with related commentary. This is our last year in this cycle of Torah and Midrash study. So, if not now, when? If not you, then who? Examples include: the Ten Commandments; relationships to the land of Israel; Moses’ perspectives at the end of his life; and issues surrounding Moses’ death. No prior experience required; new participants welcome. All are welcome to audit the first three classes. E-mail Connie Rizoli, connie.rizoli@gmail.com to enroll or with questions. Rabbi Kummer is Director of the Jewish Chaplaincy Council of Massachusetts.

32nd Temple Beth David Scholar-in-Residence: The Shabbat of Salamone Rossi

Rich Lustig, PhD and Cantor Louise Treitman
Jan 8, 2010, 7:45 PM  –  Friday night service
Jan 10, 2010, 9:00 AM  –  Brunch and Lecture
$18 donation requested for Sunday Breakfast.

We are fortunate to host a most unique and exciting event by a new ensemble co-founded by our own Rich Lustig, Ph.D., and Cantor Louise Treitman. The group will present an authentic re-creation of a Friday night service as it might have occurred in 17th-century Italy, featuring the liturgical works of Salamone Rossi Hebreo, the first known composer of Jewish choral music. On Sunday, a demonstration/lecture will explore Rossi’s life and works in historical and musical context, with brunch by Brotherhood.

The Covenant and Me: A Rabbi’s Commentary and Personal Journey

Through the Covenant in the Book of Genesis

Rabbi Zoob
Sun, Jan 31, 11:15 AM  –  “Abraham’s Call and My Call to the Rabbinate”
Thu, Feb 4, 7:00 PM  –  “Abraham’s Journey from Doubt to Faith and Our Difficult Journey to Parenthood”
Sun, Feb 7, 11:15 AM  –  “Isaac’s Covenant to Stay in the Land and I Wasn’t Born a Zionist”
Thu, Feb 11, 7:00 PM  –  “The Matriarchs and the Covenant and My Mother the Matriarch”
Tuition is FREE for this series

Rabbi Zoob will be teaching at the temple for the first time in years, during a four-session mini-course starting January 31. The course is entitled "The Covenant and Me" and takes place over two Sunday mornings and two Thursday evenings.The mini-course is based on the book he has been writing, which features parallels between commentary on the covenant and experiences in his life. This is certain to be an illuminating seminar that will have you looking at Genesis and personal journeys in a whole new light!