Temple Beth Sholom’s Adult Learning Program is beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 13 and is open to the community. This fall, there are several new introductory courses offered, including Essential Hebrew for Travelers, three Tuesday mornings a month at 11:30 a.m., and a twice monthly Tuesday evening class at 8 p.m., which is a Step-by-Step Basic Hebrew and Shabbat Prayers class.
Other evening classes include Walking with Justice with new Associate Rabbi Paul Kerbel, monthly on Thursdays at 8 p.m.; a series of evening yoga classes twice monthly on Mondays at 7 p.m. and a twice monthly class, Make Your Own Tallit, also on Mondays at 7 p.m. (The tallit-making class is for Sisterhood members only.)
The Florence Meyer Education Program offers classes from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday mornings taught by highly-experienced teacher, Zahavah Rosenfeld. Courses include Intermediate Conversational Hebrew, Bible Study: Heroines and Heroes, and Essential Hebrew for Travelers. There is an annual fee to enroll in these courses. Participants may enroll in one or all of the Tuesday morning courses. This program also features a monthly Lunch and Learn seminar at 11:30 a.m. with guest speakers or films, and discussion. Lunch and Learn is free to those enrolled in a Tuesday morning class. There is a fee for those not enrolled.
There is also an opportunity to learn to chant from the Torah and Haftorah with Cantor Barnoy during a Thursday mornings series of classes at 9:30 a.m.
The Sisterhood’s Rosh Chodesh program will feature a new format and is twice monthly at 7 p.m. It is free to all TBS members and to Early Childhood and Religious School parents.
Sisterhood membership is $54 for Temple Beth Sholom members and $80 for those who aren’t members of the synagogue. Course fees are additional, although, some classes are complimentary for Sisterhood and/or TBS members.
For a full roster of classes and descriptions, including course costs, request an Adult Learning brochure from the temple office at 516-621-2288 and return the enrollment form by Wednesday, Sept. 30 with your check made out to TBS Sisterhood to 401 Roslyn Rd., Roslyn Heights, NY 11577.
