Adult Education
“In the words of Professor Louis Finkelstein, ‘When I pray I speak to God; when I study God speaks to me.’ Come join the conversation this year at TBA; come for prayer, for study and for a deeper connection with God and your Jewish life.” -Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
CONNECT WITH YOUR MIND...
Participate in our ongoing, Hebrew, and adult education classes.
With questions about adult education, please contact the Programming Department at (310) 652-7354 x 215.
In lieu of payment for classes with our Rabbis, we encourage you to bring a can of food to be donated to SOVA's Food Bank.
Humash with Rashi
with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
Wednesdays, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Study Rashi's original Hebrew commentary on the text of the Torah. No Hebrew knowledge is required per se, but willingness to learn and grow is! No advance registration required. Drop-ins welcome!
Mishnah Study
Mondays, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Starting October 22
Join Rabbi Lucas to engage the foundational text of the Talmud and Jewish law in the original Hebrew. All levels of Hebrew and background knowledge are welcome. No advance registration required. Drop-ins welcome!
Prayer Skills Workshops
With Rabbi Ari Lucas, Rabbi Ronnie Cohen and Marshall Kramer
First Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m.
These workshops are geared toward YOUR needs. Need a refresher on how to do an aliyah? Want to review a part of the Shabbat service? Want to learn how to do hagbah? We are here to help! Come with your questions and get answers. No advance registration required.
Learner’s Minyan at Night - 5773
Your GPS For Synagogue Prayer
With Rabbi Joel Rembaum
20 Thursday evenings, 8:00-9:30 p.m.
October 11, 2012 - April 11, 2013 (no class November 22, December 20 & 27, February 21 & 28, March 21 & 28)
Do you feel lost when you open the prayer book on Shabbat morning? Does the mention of the Amidah fill you with Anxiety and Angst? Do you think G’lilah is a musical TV show? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you need Learners’ Minyan at Night – 5773. We will discuss the purpose of prayer. We will learn the rationale for the order of the Siddur (prayer book – literally, “order”). We will study the meaning of a wide variety of prayers in the Siddur. We will learn the meaning and purpose of saying “Amen.” We will learn why we need a “Minyan” – a prayer quorum. We will experience a “Prayerobics Workout” as we walk through the traditional body movements of the prayer service…and much more.
If you take this class you will become a competent and confident worshipper –
I guarantee it!
In lieu of payment for classes with our Rabbis, we encourage you to bring a can of food to be donated to SOVA's Food Bank.
Ask The Rabbi
Join our Rabbis for an informal Q&A at a local Kosher restaurant. Ask your burning questions or take this opportunity to get to know our Rabbis a little better in a fun casual setting! For locations, contact Cori at cdrasin@tbala.org or 310-652-7354 x210
Next Dates:
January 17 with Rabbi Ari Lucas.
7-9 p.m. at Restaurant 26.
Lunch & Learn
Participate in a series discussion by either Senior Rabbi Adam Kligfeld or Assistant Rabbi Ari Lucas, focused on topics from Torah or Jewish life. These sessions take place either Downtown or in Century City.
Next Dates:
January 31 with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
Downtown 12-1 p.m.
Join Rabbi Kligfeld for the final part in a series of three lunch & learns on "Three Giants on How To Be." Space is limited. 1st come, 1st served.
RSVP required to dsulzberg@tbala.org. Location details will be provided upon RSVP.
February 4 with Rabbi Ari Lucas
Downtown 12-1 p.m.
Click here to register for Hebrew classes
Due to low registration, we sadly had to cancel the Intermediate Siddur and Advanced Conversational Hebrew classes. To indicate interest in other levels of Hebrew, please email adrozen@tbala.org.
Intermediate Modern Hebrew
With Orit Greenfield
Tuesdays 8:30-10:00 a.m. October 16-January 29 (no class December 25 or January 1)
TBA members: $210. Non-members: $252
Improve your conversational and reading comprehension skills as well as understanding the structure of Hebrew grammar using modern text books and your chevruta.
About our Hebrew Teacher:
Orit Greenfield: BA, Tel-Aviv University, Philosophy and Theater; MA, New College of CA, Psychology. Orit has been teaching Adult Hebrew at Temple Beth Am since 2009. Her Temple Beth Am students have said "Orit is a fantastic teacher" and "She addressed our group's needs so well." Orit is also a member of the Hebrew Language Department faculty at the American Jewish University.
