Ohr Shalom Synagogue | Adult Education
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Adult Education

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Ohr Shalom offers a wide variety of educational experiences.
Please join us, you’ll be happy you did.

Check calendar for date and times

The following are classes/sessions currently offered.

Lunch and Learn

Following Shabbat morning services, usually on the first and third Saturday of each month. Rabbi Meltzer leads us in study of various topics which may deal with the Torah portion of the week, current holidays, philosophical themes or just topics of interest. Each session has its own topic. Discussion starts at approximately 12:45 p.m.

Readings with the Rabbi

The Synagogue's Book Club. Meets, with Rabbi Meltzer, approximately once a month. We read novels, histories, short stories, memoirs, etc. Our discussions are stimulating, and always, provide a good laugh as we try to figure out what the author was trying to say.

Talmud Sanhedrin

Meets on Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m., late August - June. Different parts of the Talmud are discussed. This class follows discussions of the Rabbis from the Talmudic Period on issues of importance to them that led to the Rabbinic form of Judaism that we practice today. Rabbi Meltzer and members of the Synagogue help lead the discussions and explain the nuances in the arguments between the sages. Members of the class are often surprised by the positions taken and the tone of the arguments. A lively and fascinating class.

Pirkei Avot: An Ancient Text for Modern Times

This class, which meets late August - June, on Wednesdays from 11:00 - 12:30, is studying the ``Wisdom of the Fathers.`` Led by Rabbi Meltzer, each week a different ``saying`` is read, studied and discussed. While the conversations are serious as we discover how these 2000 year old bits of wisdom still speak to life in the 21st Century, they always also provide an ``aha`` moment and fun.

TaNaKh: The Book of Daniel

Meets on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 3:00, late August - June. This class reads books in the Bible that comes after the ``First Five Books.`` Rabbi Meltzer leads the discussion of the meaning if the Book we are reading, how it fits in a Jewish context, why the Book is included in the Jewish Cannon, how it fits into the history of the time it was written, and why it is important for us today. We are currently reading the Book of Daniel.

Sunday Morning Talk Shows

We’ve expanded our Adult Education options and are inviting YOU to join our growing community of learners. Ohr Shalom’s Sunday Morning Talk Show’s offer new and diverse topics every month with special guest speakers focusing around the topics The Five Sense in Jewish Living or Topics from a Jewish Perspective. Sessions take place once a month and start at 9:30 a.m. in the Social Hall with coffee and a nosh, followed by the two concurrent sessions from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Please see our calendar for upcoming dates.


SPECIAL EVENTS

Throughout the year Ohr Shalom presents other ``learning`` opportunities. These range from Scholar-in-Residence Weekends, to musical programs (and services), to guest speakers, to single topic classes of short duration, to movie nights for adults. Watch our calendar for announcements regarding these specific programs.