Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Stav Meishar (Read Bio) Dates: 6 Fridays, Spring 2025: 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/28 & 4/4 Time: 9:30-11 a.m. EST Course fee: $240, financial aid is available Location: Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Each class will focus on one media example: a singular character from a film or a TV show. In this way, even if students miss a class, we all begin from the same point the following week. Between classes there will be a small amount of homework: a film or a TV episode to watch, plus a short article to read.
Classes will begin with a short chevrutah discussion of the entire class of the homework received the previous week. Then the teacher will give a lecture about the media example of the week, mixing video excerpts with complex texts that analyze their themes and the questions they pose. Then the class will go into breakout rooms to discuss their thoughts on this week’s materials in small chevrutah groups, later coming back to share their discussions with the entire class.
For additional information or questions, contact the Hebrew College Tamid Team
Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Elisha Gechter (Read Bio) Dates: 4 Tuesdays, Spring 2025: 3/25, 4/8, 4/22 & 5/6 Time: 7-8:30 p.m. EST Course fee: $160, financial aid is available Location: Hybrid Class at Hebrew College and Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Discover the art of infusing meaning and creativity into Jewish traditions in this engaging four-part series. Whether you’re looking to enhance existing rituals, create personal ceremonies, or craft meaningful community experiences, this series provides the tools and inspiration to make Jewish practice uniquely yours. Through guided discussions, hands-on activities, and the exploration of traditional and modern sources, you will learn how to honor the richness of Jewish heritage while adapting rituals to fit your needs and values. This series is perfect for those who want to be innovative and intentional with a wonderful cohort of people. By the end of the series, participants will have learned about the roots of Jewish ritual, crafted their own personalized ritual and gained the skills to continue creating meaningful Jewish practices for themselves and their communities. Join us on this inspiring journey to feel empowered in your connection to Judaism and make tradition your own in some slightly unconventional ways!
Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructors: Rabbi Leslie Gordon and Rabbi Allison Berry (Read Bios) Dates: 12 Tuesdays, Winter/Spring 2025: 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 & 4/1 (the 4/1 session will be held at Mayyim Hayyim) Time: 7-9:00 p.m. EST Course fee: $200* (Thanks to the generosity of CJP) Location: In Person at Hebrew College Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration: Click here
Jewish life and living are connected to Jewish history, thought and the cycle of time. This course, taught over two semesters, touches on the cycle of Jewish time, including holidays, lifecycle milestones and prayer. We will explore Jewish history from Biblical times to the present and the evolution of Jewish thought. In addition, we’ll examine Jewish family and communal life, relationship with the Divine and the land of Israel.
Course Title: The Jewish Experience in Central Europe
Instructor: Rabbi Leonard Gordon (Read Bio) Dates: 6 Tuesdays, Spring 2025: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 & 4/1 Time: 7-9:00 p.m. EST Course fee: $300, financial aid is available Location: Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College Registration:Click here
Our course will examine Jewish life and thought in Central Europe during modern times. Central Europe stands on a number of boundaries, and we will learn about how Jews lived under the Austro-Hungarian Empire and at the edges of the Nazi and Soviet Empires. Our focus will be on three cities: Prague, Vienna, and Budapest, and representative Jewish thinkers from each. After grounding ourselves in the history of the region, we will read from the stories of Franz Kafka (Prague), the social scientific writing of Sigmund Freud (Vienna), and the early Zionist writings of Theodor Herzl (Budapest). Our class will explore the claim that despite their secular identities, each of these writers can be read as an exemplary secular Jew at the turn of the 20th century. Our texts will include a small volume on modern Jewish history and selected writings from each of our authors. No prior background is assumed.
This class is occasioned by a Hebrew College Jewish Educational Journey to Central Europe from May 5th-15th. For further information about the trip go to: Jewish Journey to Central Europe | Hebrew College
Program:Hebrew College Tamid Instructor: Rabbi Jeffrey Amshalem (Read Bio) Dates: 8 Mondays, Fall 2024: 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2, 12/16 & 1/6 Time: 7:15-8:45 p.m. EST Course fee: $280, financial aid is available Location: Zoom Hosted by: Hebrew College and Co-Sponsored by Temple Sinai in Brookline Registration:Click here
In this course we’ll study recent archaeological and historical research about the interrelated origins of the Jewish people, the Torah, and what would come to be known as “Judaism,” and discuss their ramifications for our own identities and practices as 21st century Jews. The goals are for the learners to understand current theories about the development of the Jewish people as a self-identified nation and the narratives and laws — which would become the Tanakh — used to develop, maintain, and shape this identity. The class will include scholarly sources, in light of which we will study classical Jewish texts with an investigator’s eye to see how they align with the new scholarship.
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.
