Adult education
At CBS we seek to enrich Jewish life through adult education. We aim to provide learning opportunities of Jewish interest to all adult members of CBS.
There are on-going classes such as Torah study, Israeli dance, conversational Hebrew, Jewish Customs, and Israel discussion group. Most of the classes are lead by congregants, graciously sharing their knowledge and passion. As well we bring in interesting speakers, host Scholars in Residence, hold film screenings, and other enriching activities. Details about classes, speakers and how to register are included in the CBS Current Events Bulletin.
We'd love to hear your ideas of a class you like to see or an activity you'd like to lead. We welcome educational and experiential ideas for enhancing Jewish life - cooking, studying, creating and reading.
Thursday lunchtime study group
Lunchtime study group: Join us for our lively and popular weekly lunchtime adult study group, on Thursdays from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Congregation library, led by our Rabbi, Marc Rudolph. The subjects of study are traditional Jewish texts (in English).
Our current topic of study is Rabbi Joseph Telushkin's book, A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volume 1: You Shall Be Holy. Whether you can come regularly or only drop-in occasionally, join us for the energizing discussions (read more)
Adult B'nai Mitzvah
Congregation Beth Shalom Adult B'nai Mitzvah Program is open to members of all ages. Typically the class consists of family members, individuals, teenagers, and men and women aged 15-80.
The Program begins after the High Holy Days with Hebrew and Torah study. There are two Hebrew levels, beginning and advanced taught by two teachers. This nine month course of study includes Torah study and text analysis in Hebrew and English, holidays, Jewish ritual practice, Jewish history, and (read more)
Israeli Dance
Join our friendly group to connect with your Jewish culture, enjoy some physical activity and sharpen your memory through Israeli folk dancing. We do plenty of circle and line dances, and mix up to partner for occasional couple dances. All ages and experience levels are welcome, including children accompanied by an parent.
We meet almost every Monday with dances for beginners from 7 pm to 7:45 pm and then moving on to intermediate dances until around 8:30 pm.
For more (read more)
Jewish Customs Class
It's never too late for you to get more knowledge about Judaism. "Jewish Customs: Frequently-Asked Questions & Answers" is presented by Joseph R. Davis, M.D., Ph.D. in the Library from 9:00AM until 10:00AM on each Religious School Sunday morning during the Religious School academic year of 2011-2012.
Each Sunday session is be taught for 60 minutes with approximately 20 questions and answers on Jewish customs for the first 35 minutes, followed by the meaning and use in an English (read more)