Learning

Marc Chagall Biblical Works at Rivier College Art Museum
Meet Thursday, February 23 at 10:30 AM at the entrance to Memorial Hall (go past banner on S. Main St., turn right into parking lot)
We will tour and discuss the works together

Judaism 201: Advanced Introduction to Jewish Topics with Rabbi Jon
Thursday, February 23: How Do Jews Think About God?
4:00 PM across from the rabbi's office

Ongoing Classes and Programs

Israeli Dancing with Debbie Wilner
Most Wednesdays at 8:00 PM in Social Hall

Beginning and Intermediate Hebrew with Sara Greenberg and Jonathan Dickens
Most Sundays at 11:00 AM in the Gallery

Thursday Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Jon -- The Saga of King David
Most Thursdays 10:30-12:00 at the Religious School
Freewheeling discussion about the story of David -- king, musician, warrior, husband.

Kabbalah with Eitan Zeira
One Saturday each month at 12:30 PM, alternating between Temple Beth Abraham and Congregation Betenu.

Introductory Yiddish with Lou Yelgin
Most Mondays at 6:30 PM in the synagogue library

Rabbi Jon's Tish
Half-hour of singing and study before services, Shabbat mornings in the Gallery at 9:00 AM

From the Shabbat discussion on Sephardic Jewry

The following was prepared and presented by Dr. Merle Friedenberg on Shabbat Parshat Vayishlach - November 20, 2010

A DRIZZLE OF HONEY:
THE LIVES AND RECIPES OF SPAIN’S SECRET JEWS
David M. Gitlitz and Linda Kay Davidson

One day in the spring of 1504 Aldonza Laínez of Almazán, Spain, served up a tasty turnip and cheese casserole to the workmen in her vineyards.The workmen immediately reported her to the Spanish Inquisition as probably being a secret Jew.

Rabbi Jon Discussion Topics

Written by Rabbi Jon
Torah a la Carte Since arriving, Rabbi Jon has always offered to meet and talk Torah anytime, anywhere -- over coffee, at the gym or Borders, as a salon in someone's home. These are some topics Rabbi Jon is ready to talk or teach about at the drop of a hat. Study individually or organize a group of any size. Theology and Prayer Is Someone Listening? Different Ways to View the "You" in "Blessed are You" Prayer for Nonbelievers -- Getting Something Out of Services for Atheists and Agnostics Prayer is a Poem -- Why Adam and Eve Wrote Psalm 92 Comparative Religion 101 -- Do Jews "Have a Friend in God"? Who Wrote the Torah? What is Chasidism? What is Kabbalah? Job Versus the Shma, Or Why Does a Good/Just God Allow Suffering? Are All Religions Equally Good?
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