PAGE 2 - COURSES FROM SEPTEMBER, 2008
THROUGH DECEMBER, 2008
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A Conversation With Ariel Sabar, the
author of “My Father’s Paradise”. |
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Part of the "One Book,
One Jewish Community" initiative.
Date:
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Time:
7:00 PM
Teacher: Ariel Sabar
Location:
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth
El on the corner of Lancaster & Remington Rd. in
Wynnewood, PA.
This event, which is
free and open to the public, will take place at
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Beginner Hebrew Class |
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Are you having trouble
telling the difference between an “alef” and a “bet”? If
so, this class may be for you! Learn to read Hebrew in
no time, whether you are an absolute beginner or whether
you have forgotten everything you learned in Hebrew
School. In addition to teaching Hebrew consonants and
vowels, the teacher will also help you work on your
reading fluency and enable you to understand the meaning
of some key Hebrew words and phrases that are found in
popular Friday night prayers and songs such as Shalom
Aleichem, Lecha Dodi, and Kiddush. There is a nominal
fee for the course textbook.
Dates: Sunday
mornings, November 2, 9, 16 and 23; December 7, 14, 21,
28
Time: 10:00
AM-11:30 AM
Teacher: Ann
Greenberg
Location: Shul |
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Scholar-in-Residence and Veterans' Shabbat: Jews
and the American Nation |
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Scholar: Professor Beth Wenger,
Department of History, University of Pennsylvania
Dates: November 7-8, 2008
1. Friday, November 7:
"Sculpting an American Hero: The Myths, Monuments and Legends of
Haym Salomon"
Time: Services at 4:35 PM.
Dinner at 5:30 PM. Lecture at 7:30 PM.
2. Shabbat morning,
November 8: "Civics Lessons: Jews and American National
Holidays"
Time: Services begin at
9:30 AM. Lecture at approximately 11:00 AM.
3. Shabbat afternoon, November
8: “War Stories: Jewish Celebrations of Patriotism”
Time: Services end at
approximately 12:15 PM, followed by lunch and lecture. Lecture
at approximately 1:30 PM
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Walking with God (part
of our Monday Mega-Series) |
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In this course, we will
explore the variety of ways in which God is portrayed
and understood in Jewish tradition. In addition to
studying biblical and rabbinic texts, we will also delve
into medieval, modern, and contemporary Jewish writings
that deal with different conceptualizations of God.
Through text-study and discussions, we will analyze
different images of God in Tanach, Talmud, Midrash,
Halacha, Jewish Philosophy, Kabbalah, Chassidut, and
Modern Jewish Thought. In our final class sessions, we
will synthesize our learning by trying to determine our
own personal theologies and/or relationships with God.
Each class will feature journal-writing and a “chevruta”
component, in which small groups of students will
grapple with selected texts before we engage in
whole-class discussions. This course is based on a
curriculum developed by Deborah Silber and Rabbi Bradley
Shavit Artson, the Dean of the Ziegler School of
Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University.
Dates:
11 Monday evening
sessions:
November 10, 17, 24; December 8, 15; January 5,
12, 26; February 2, 9, 23
Time: 8:00 PM
Teacher: Rabbi Lisa Malik
Location: Shul |
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Reva Silver Memorial
Lecture-Women's Health Issues |
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Date:
Tuesday, December 2
Time: 8:00
PM
Teacher:
Dr. Helen Coons
Location:
Shul |
To inquire about any of our classes please call
610-446-1967 or use our on-line form.
Unless stated otherwise, all classes take place at Suburban
Jewish Community Center - Bnai Aaron.
SJCC Bnai Aaron serves all of the communities of the Main Line
Philadelphia suburbs and Delaware County, including Wynnewood,
Ardmore, Havertown, Haverford, Newtown Square, Broomall, Radnor,
Upper Darby, Springfield, Bala Cynwyd, Bryn Mawr, Rosemont,
Villanova, St. David’s, Wayne, Devon, Berwyn, Media, Wallingford and
Swarthmore.
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