Adult Education & Programs

Join us online for a variety of classes and discussions each week. From Torah study to contemporary book and film discussions, there’s something for everyone!

For online security, all temple services and classes utilize a “virtual waiting room.” Please be sure to join with your first and last name so we know who you are and let you in! If you have questions or feedback about our virtual programming, let us know.

Adult Learning

Saturday Torah Study

Saturday, February 22 at 9:15 am

Join us in person or virtually for our Shabbat Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Hannah Goldstein.

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SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE WEEKEND WITH DR. ELSIE STERN

Temple Sinai welcomes Dr. Elsie Stern, Professor of Bible at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, for a weekend in honor of Rabbi Fred N. Reiner’s 50th anniversary of ordination.

Friday, February 28

6:00 PM – Oneg | 6:30 PM – Shabbat Service
Topic: What will be new in the new CCAR Torah Commentary?
Dr. Stern will discuss why the Reform rabbinical association decided to produce a new Torah translation and commentary and will highlight its distinctive features.
No RSVP necessary.

Saturday, March 1

9:15 AM – Torah Study
Topic: Relevant to What?: A Case Study from Genesis 1:1
A look at two interpretations a single word in Genesis 1:1 by Rashi and Ibn Ezra. We will explore how these interpretations bring different questions, concerns and approaches to the text.

10:30 AM – Kehillat Shabbat Service
Topic: Typos in the Torah? Ancient Versions and the Work of the Masoretes
Dr. Stern and Rabbi Reiner will present a joint d’var torah during the service.
A kiddush lunch will follow the service.

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TUESDAY ADULT CLASS 2024-2025

Tuesday, March 4 at 10:00 am
This year, we will study the Jewish calendar using the book From Time to Time: Journeys in the Jewish Calendar by Rabbi Dalia Marx, PhD.  Please order your book here. Participants are welcome to join in person or virtually. 
 
This class is taught by Rabbi Jon Roos and meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month through Spring 2025. If you have questions, email Gail Sell.
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Tovanot: Rejecting the Binary, Embracing Dual Narratives

Sundays March 9, March 16, March 30, 1:00-5:00 pm

Since October 7th, 2023, many have struggled with conversations about Israel/Palestine, feeling unprepared, conflicted, or at odds with loved ones. In this series we will explore this complex issue through a dual-narrative lens, rejecting binary thinking. We will examine Zionist history, Jewish and Palestinian connections to their homelands, and coexistence efforts while fostering courageous conversations.

Ruti Kadish, born in Israel, holds a PhD in Near Eastern Studies from UC Berkeley. She has worked in Jewish education, diversity consulting, and nonprofit leadership, designing progressive Israel curricula and fostering inclusive communities.

DAYTIMERS: MEET THE PRESS WITH SUSAN PAGE

Monday, March 10 at 1:00 pm
Susan Page is the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY. Instead of Susan’s normal habit of asking questions she will be answering questions put to her by the DayTimers moderator and then by you, the audience. The moderator will first cover the topic of the Trump Administration and the media followed by questions of interest from the audience. If you wish to submit questions in advance please send them to Mitch Miller at mitchmiller03@yahoo.com

Susan Page has covered 12 presidential campaigns and 7 White House administrations, and she’s interviewed the past 11 presidents (three of them after they left office, and one before he moved in) and had the only print interview with President Biden before he left office. She is the best-selling author of  three books: The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara WaltersMadam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power and The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty. She is a former president of the White House Correspondents Association and the Gridiron Club, and she has won every journalism award given specifically for coverage of the presidency. In 2020, she moderated the vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, the first print reporter ever to be the solo moderator for the Commission on Presidential Debates. Susan is a graduate of Northwestern and Columbia universities. 

SinaiReads Book Discussion

Sunday, March 16 at 10:00 am 

Join us for a discussion of City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter, led by Rabbi Hannah Goldstein. This discussion can be joined in person at the temple or virtually via Zoom. No RSVP or registration is required to join in person or virtually.

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