Adult Ed

Proverbs 3:17 suggests that the ways of Torah and Jewish learning, “are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.”

My adult ed courses open many paths to the nexus of Jewish tradition and enhancement of spiritual life by drawing on diverse sources from Yiddish poetry to Hellenistic archaeology.

Sample Classes

Weekly lunch and learn: study Jewish ethics and traditions through the lens of rabbinic sages

  • Parshat Zachor and Purim: Remember to Forget
    • How does the Purim story re-contextualize the relationship between Jews and Amalek (our biblical enemies)?
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  • Rabbi Chaya Ruins Passover: Historical Context for Seder Customs
    • The passover seder, traditional Greek feasts, and early Christianity
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  • Demons!
  • What’s the Deal with Sacrifices?!
  • Will it Sukkah?
    • A humorous exploration of rabbinical law and the practice of building a sukkah (all the circumstances in which you can build a sukkah on an elephant)
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Bible study: a weekly exploration of biblical text (from Genesis to Chronicles!) with historical and literary analysis

Rosh chodesh (new month) series: monthly learning series hosted by sisterhood, synthesizing Jewish culture, liturgy, and feminism

  • Berurya: Smarter than the Rabbis and Twice as Sassy
  • Power Passover Heroines
    • How to incorporate powerful women into the passover story, from Miriam to Muriel Rukeyser
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  • Yiddish Poetry
    • Analysis of poems by Yiddish poets: Anna Margolis, Kadya Molodowsky, and more!