“Whether you take a multi-session course or a single class, there is always a seat for you at the table.”
Mara Bernstein, Director of Synagogue Programming and Adult Education
Kehillah Ba-Kayitz, Summer Virtual Village
Our calendar is bursting with events to keep you thinking and connected to community throughout the summer. Enjoy it all from wherever you are!
Summer Learning Highlights
Summer Lunch and Learn Series
Mon, Weds / Weekly / 12:00 pm
Rabbi Savenor and Guest Presenters
Location: Zoom
This ongoing series focuses on some of Judaism's big questions and and wrestles with Jewish sources to discover their meaning for today and tomorrow.
Life Through Kafka’s Eyes
Wed / Jun 10, 17, 24 / 7:00-8:45 pm
Dr. Wendy Zierler
Location: Zoom
Though Kafka lived in post-WW1 Europe, his strange perspective and subtle humor have come to stand for the absurdity and anxiety of modern life, particularly for the insecurities of European Jews. We will investigate how Kafka’s works depict his times and continue to speak to ours.
Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death
Thu / Jun 18 / 7:00 pm
With author Lillian Faderman
Location: Zoom
As the first openly gay man elected to public office in California, Harvey Milk became one of the most recognizable faces of the nascent LGBTQ civil rights movement.
Learn with Us
Spring Classes 2020/5780
It's never too early or too late to learn something new. From learning to chant haftarah to current events in Israel, we've got you covered.
For Melton Graduates
The Melton curriculum uses text-based courses to provide a deep understanding of Jewish thought, practice, and history.
Reading Jewish Lives
Jewish Lives is a prize-winning biography series dedicated to illuminating the range and depth of the Jewish experience.