Adult Education

Adult Education

Classes, events, and programs are open to Temple members and the community at large. It is Temple Emanu-El policy to make it possible for anyone to attend, regardless of financial situation. Call the Temple Office to make arrangements; your privacy will be respected.

Look for fliers, Ha-Sofer bulletin articles, and on the website for announcements with updated information about our programs.

New people bring new and interesting ideas. If you have suggestions or Jewish-related instructional talents you’d like to share, or if you would like to join the committee, which meets once a month, contact Adult Ed Co-Chairs, Madelynn Micon or Laurie Baron at adulted@teesd.org.

Some of our learning opportunities include….

Coffee with the Rabbi

Wednesdays from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Please email office@teesd.org for the Zoom link!


5784 Adult Education Calendar

Introduction to Judaism

Sundays, starting October 8, 10 am

This 22-session course is open to all interested in exploring Jewish life through a Reform lens. Cost is $200 for
members, $250 for non-members. Classes will be held on Zoom, taught by Rabbi Devorah, Rabbi Benj, Rabbi Yael
Ridberg and Rabbi Cookie Lee Olshein.

Register here.

Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class

$360 or Adult Hebrew Class $100

Those who did not have the opportunity to become Bar or Bat Mitzvah at a younger age can join this group who will study together for a year. Rabbi Benj will teach the class. Please contact him by Sunday, October 1, for more details.

Adult Ed Movies

February 24,
March 16, and April 13

The Adult Education Committee presents “Diverse Jewish Encounters in Film. Movies are shown one Saturday
evening a month, 7 pm, at the Temple starting with “Crossing Over” on October 14. Laurie Baron will introduce
each film and lead the discussion afterward. There is no charge, and no sign up is needed.

February – They Ain’t Ready for Me

March – Hannah Arendt

April – The Jewish Cardinal

May – Golda

Torah for the Table: The Musicals

February 21, March 6, April 17, and May 15

Jewish learning meets culinary school. We welcome the return of this popular program, taught by Barry Lander and
Rabbi Devorah. Classes are scheduled once a month, beginning on Wednesday, October 25, and continuing through
May. Cost is $180 per person. Classes will be held at the Temple. As Sir Robin carols merrily to King Arthur in
Monty Python’s Spamalot, “In any great adventure, if you don’t want to lose…you won’t succeed on Broadway if
you don’t have any Jews.” We’ll explore musicals created by Jewish composers, lyricists, and book
writers…some with obvious Jewish themes – others not so much – but all with a Jewish food history that matches the
locale.

Shabbaton

March 9
Have lunch with your Rabbi and do some deep learning with friends after Shabbat services.

Adult Ed Website Streaming Resources

Jewish institutions, organizations, and synagogues have been streaming Jewish classes, concerts, films, lectures, museum tours, and podcasts ever since the pandemic began. You can find calendars for much of this programming at:

My Jewish Learning (daily)

• Laurie Baron (weekly posted on Thursdays), “Streaming Jewish Programming,” San Diego Jewish World.

Sources of Recorded and/or Streaming Jewish Programming:
• Alan Leve Center for Jewish Studies, UCLA: https://www.cjs.ucla.edu/podcasts/ and https://www.cjs.ucla.edu/past-events/

American Jewish University

Association for Jewish Studies

Breman Museum of Atlanta

• Center for Jewish History: https://programs.cjh.org/tags/livestreams   https://www.cjh.org/calendar/past-programs

Contemporary Jewish Museum

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

Hadassah Brandeis Institute

Hebrew Union College

Holocaust and Humanity Center

Holocaust Museum of Houston

Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center

Jewish Museum

Jewish Music Institute

Jewish Theological Seminary

Jewish Women’s Archive   https://jwa.org/events

Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Melton, Hebrew University

Museum of Jewish Heritage

Near Eastern and Jewish Studies, Brandeis University

92nd Street Y

Orange County Community Scholar Program

Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

Program in Jewish Studies, University of Colorado

San Diego Center for Jewish Culture

Shalom Hartman Institute

Sousa Mendes Foundation

Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Tam Institute for Jewish Studies, Emory University

Taube Center for Jewish Studies, Stanford University

Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center

Tikvah Fund

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Vilna Shul

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