Adult Study Offerings - 5773
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Delve deeply into the structure, content, and meaning of the Jewish prayer liturgy. Meets monthly on a Tuesday evening.
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Sign up with a friend or a significant other to engage together in Jewish learning. Topics for text study and discussions are aimed at inspiring ongoing conversation in your relationship with a friend or partner. Make it a date night, or connect with a friend. Meets monthly on a Tuesday evening.
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Meets weekly, on Monday evenings. Returning and new members are welcome.
Topic for fall semester 2012: The six days of creation. We will do a close reading of the first chapter of Genesis, with layers of Jewish interpretation. How was this text understood in the ancient world? How did the medieval commentators use it as the basis of their innovative ideas? How has it been read in more recent days? New this year: Sign by semester if you prefer! (Discount on tuition if you commit to a whole year.) -
Bring Jewish learning to your work week. This group meets every other week, at various locations in Center City, always within a few blocks of City Hall. The goal is to add a refreshing and meaningful change to our work week, while making Torah study a fixture in our lives and a fixture in our city. We will begin with a focus on Midrash - ancient rabbinic interpretations of the Bible. As the group develops and interests emerge, we will be free to explore other areas of interest. Meets every other Thursday.
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This group is open to women who want to explore Jewish ritual and tradition to reveal meaning and connectedness that is relevant to their lives as women, as individuals, and as members of the world. NEW! There is a second Women's Circle starting this fall! Meets on on Thursday evening once a month.