Adult Education: Past Courses
Adult Hebrew
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Led by: Micah Friedman
When: Sunday afternoons, December 6, 13, 20, 27, and January 3 and 10, 1:30pm-3:00pm
Description: Do you want to learn the Alef-Bet? CDT teacher and rabbinical student Micah Friedman is offering a six-session Hebrew alphabet and decoding class for adults in December and January. Along the way, Micah will incorporate spiritual approaches to learning the Hebrew letters.
Required text: Aleph Isn’t Tough
Registration: Closed
Jewishness, Whiteness, and Race in America
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Led by: Rabbi Toba Spitzer and Dr. Jenny Sartori
When: Wednesday evenings, October 28, November 11, 18, December 2, 7:30pm-9pm
Recordings: Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4
Readings: Goldstein --Karen Brodkin essay- Course Materials
Registration: Closed
Telling Our Stories: A Spiritual Autobiography Workshop
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Led by: Rabbi Toba Spitzer
When: Tuesday evenings, January 12, 19 & 26, 7:30pm-9:00pm
Readings: Reflections on Adolescence Samples
Registration: Closed
Preparing for the High Holydays
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Led by: Rabbi Toba Spitzer
When: Tuesday September 1 & Wednesday September 9, 7:30pm-9:00pm
Description: How can we make the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, most meaningful in these challenging times? All are welcome to join Rabbi Toba for an exploration of teachings about teshuvah, "turning/returning" onto the desired path of our lives, as well as key prayers of the High Holydays liturgy, as we prepare for the Jewish new year. It is fine to come to one or both of the sessions.
Registration: Closed
A Conversation about COVID-19: Discussion and Q&A
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Led by: CDT members Lisa Samelson, Paul Hattis, and Rob Saper
When: Thursday June 11, 2020; 5:30pm-7:00pm
Description: Join us for a deeper fact-based understanding of how to live our lives with COVID-19 around us. Come listen as panelists and fellow CDT-members Lisa, Paul, and Rob answer our questions to help us all set out individual and family "policies" to stay safe in these uncertain times.
Registration: Closed
Metaphor & Meaning: New Ways to Encounter the Divine (Parts 1 & 2)
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Led by: Rabbi Toba Spitzer
When: Wednesday evenings, 7:30-8:45pm, May 6, 13, 20 and 27
Description: Back by popular demand, this continuation of Rabbi Toba's March class continues the exploration of new/old metaphors for how we think about and experience God, incorporating text study and practice. Whether or not you took the first three sessions in March, you are welcome to join as we look at metaphors of Voice, Fire, and more!
Materials: All course materials, including video recordings of class, can be found here.
Registration: Closed
