Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Matthew Schultz (Read Bio) Dates: 6 Sundays, Fall 2024: 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/8 & 12/15 Time: 12-1:00 p.m. EST Course fee: $180, financial aid is available Location: Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Sometimes it feels like it’s the end of the world. We are confronting ecological destruction, political polarization, and global instability and things only seem to be getting more chaotic. Amidst these bewilderments, I invite learners to turn to the Hebrew Bible. There we will discover a book of impermanence, filled with stories of wanderers in a precarious and ephemeral world. If there is a more effective guidebook for the end of the world, I have not found it.
Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Fran Zamore (Read Bio) Dates: 6 Thursdays, Fall 2024: 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 12/5, & 12/12 Time: 9:30-10:30 a.m. ET Course fee: $180, financial aid is available Location: Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Jewish tradition is filled with allusions to the benefits of mindfulness meditation. The aspirational tradition of saying 100 blessings a day encourages us to pay attention to what we are experiencing and then take a moment to notice and appreciate it. In this course, participants will gain an appreciation for meditation through a Jewish lens. This class will introduce participants to the principles of mindfulness meditation using a Jewish framework. Over the 6-week course, we will explore meditation focusing on breath — in Genesis God breaths life into Adam; body — using the notion of b’zelem ehohiem (humans in the image of God); sound — listen — the instruction from the Shema; lovingkindness — focusing of the attributes of chesed (expansive love), rachamim (compassion), simcha (joy), and shalom (peace/wholeness); meditation as a Shabbat moment. Each one-hour session will include teaching about meditation, a drash related to the week’s topic, and time in meditation followed by a discussion, with participants having an opportunity to share insights and observations and ask questions. Handouts will be emailed to participants to support them in establishing a daily meditation practice. Participants in this class will learn the benefits of mindfulness meditation, Jewish orientation to meditation, and several different ways to approach meditation.
Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Kim Bodemer (Read Bio) Dates: 10 Thursdays, Winter 2024: 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17 & 4/24 Time: 8-9:00 p.m. EST Course fee: $300, financial aid is available Location: Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Course Description: Introduction to Hebrew Decoding and Prayer is an introductory course designed for anyone interested in learning to read Hebrew, or to brush up on Hebrew reading skills. Students will learn the Hebrew alphabet (letters and vowels) and strategies to decode Hebrew words. In addition, we will explore the concept of root letters and how words that contain the same roots have related meanings. Using our newly acquired Hebrew reading skills, we will practice reading portions of prayers that are part of the Shabbat and daily liturgy. This is not a conversational Hebrew course.
Students should purchase the book: Aleph Isn’t Tough: An Introduction to Hebrew for Adults Book 1.
Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Dr. Susie Tanchel (Read Bio) Dates: 6 Wednesdays, Fall 2024: 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4 & 12/11 Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET Course fee: $180, financial aid is available Location: Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
In this introductory course, we will discuss the different sections of the Bible and the way the Bible came to be. We will also study each major division of the Bible by looking at different genres, key themes, ad central messages of the texts. Together we will discover how these ancient texts continue to have deep relevance for our lives today. No knowledge of Hebrew is required.
