Adult Education Class Offerings
Soulful Jewish Living on Zoom
Co-sponsored by Kehilla
Weekly on Thursdays from 4-5:30 pm Pacific Time for 12 sessions, online only, starting on Thursday, October 8th.
Soulful Jewish Living (SJL) is an intro to Judaism course focused on the foundations of building and living a Jewish life. Together we’ll explore Jewish time and look at Jewish holidays, practices, and life cycle moments. This course is geared towards anyone who wants to learn more or delve more deeply into Jewish practice including those who want to update (or unlearn) their Hebrew School education, interfaith couples, and those returning to or interested in exploring Judaism. SJL is a collaborative effort of Synagogues Rising. LEARN MORE
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Essentials of Judaism
Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey
Weekly on Mondays from 7-9 pm for 7 sessions, in person only, starting on Monday, October 19th.
Join Rabbi SAM for this seven week IN-PERSON only* course for a deep dive into some of the juiciest parts of Jewish practice and life. This class, or a comparable Intro to Judaism class, is required for conversion students and is open to all. LEARN MORE
*If meeting in person isn’t accessible, we recommend Soulful Jewish Living on Zoom, a 12-session course that Kehilla is co-sponsoring, offered online with our Synagogues Rising partners. (Thursdays, 4-5:30 Pacific Time, starting Oct. 8th)
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700 Benches Beit Midrash: Teshuva
Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey
Fairy: Bracha Stone
Weekly on Mondays from 6:30-9 pm for 7 sessions, in person only, starting on Monday, August 3rd.
In this 7-week IN-PERSON beginner-friendly and mixed-level beit midrash (‘study house’), you will learn ancient Jewish texts in their original language, explore chevruta (study partner) text study as a spiritual practice, and co-create a supportive, queer-normative community of deep learning. We will learn about Yom Kippur and teshuva (relational repair) through the world of the talmudic rabbis, just in time for the High Holy Days! Co-sponsored by Keshet.
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Co-sponsored by Keshet
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Exploring Jewish
* Learning * Reflection * Adult Bar/Bat/B’ Mitzvah * Conversion *
If you’ve been thinking about giving your interest in Jewish learning and experience more focused attention, Kehilla would like to encourage, and help support your effort. However you define what “Jewish” experience means to you, there are opportunities to explore and enrich that part of your life. You may have a desire to study toward a bar/bat/b’ mitzvah, a conversion, or an affirmation ceremony, or just to give yourself the gift of deeper personal exploration.
If this intrigues you (“I’m curious” is a sufficient response, more is welcome), write to Rabbi SAM at rabbisam@kehillasynagogue.