Course Offerings

Learn Hebrew

Beginning Hebrew

Taught by Jackie Schreiber

This is a class for those with no prior introduction to the Hebrew language or those who need a refresher!  The alphabet, vowels, present-tense verb conjugation, and reading will be taught.

Intermediate Hebrew

Taught by Jackie Schreiber

This class is appropriate for those who would like to continue their Hebrew study and focus on the root system, vocabulary, verb conjugation, and reading comprehension.

Advanced Liturgical & Biblical Hebrew

Taught by Michal Nachmany

This course is for students who have a solid foundation of Hebrew and would like to gain competency in reading and understanding. The Reform prayer book and Torah will be the primary texts.

Study Texts

NEW! Weekly Haftarah Study: The Prophets

Taught by Rabbi Phil Hiat

This class will study the weekly Haftarah portion and the stories from the book Prophets.

NEW! Victors, Villains, and Vanity:
Reading and Responding to Women of the Tanach

Taught by Bette Birnbaum

This course will focus on passages of the Tanach in which women drive the narrative.  We will take a literary approach to the Hebrew Bible and study the stories of Potipher’s wife, Delilah, Tamar, Hannah, and Miriam, just to name a few.

Weekly Torah Study

Taught by Rabbi Maurice Salth

Study the weekly Torah portion and engage in a lively discussion.  No Hebrew necessary.

Shabbat Torah Study

Taught by Rabbi Phil Hiat

How can we relate to the ancient lessons from the Torah to modern day?  Come and explore!  No Hebrew necessary.

Bible & Bagels

Taught by Rabbi Michael Friedman

Experience a line-by-line look at our sacred text from many perspectives.  No Hebrew necessary.

Alper Talmud Study

Taught by Rabbi Beth Kalisch

Explore the laws and stories of this central text as we discuss Rabbinic personalities, the development of the Jewish legal system, and the values that continue to guide us as Jews today.

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Explore Judaism

The Florence Melton Adult Mini School

Melton is an internationally-renowned formal study program for adult Jewish study.  This two-year course is open to Jewish members and non-members who want to learn about Jewish living and history.

Learn more about Melton at Central.

Exploring Judaism

Non-Jews (and their Jewish partners) gain a foundation in the basic tenets of Judaism.  History, holidays, life cycle events, theology, prayer, and communal life will be explored through foundational Jewish texts, beliefs, and customs.

Learn more about Exploring Judaism.

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