January 2012
No class Dec 25, Jan 1, Jan 15, Feb 26, Apr 8, Apr 15
No class Dec 25, Jan 1, Jan 15, Feb 26, Apr 8, Apr 15
Join us for lunch at City Limits Diner in White Plains followed by a fantastic afternoon of bowling, all with your Temple Israel friends.
$30 per person.
RSVP to David Vaisberg by Tuesday, January 24.
*No class Jan 16, Feb 20, April 2, 9
Know how to read Hebrew? Wish you could understand the language of the Torah? In 15 sessions, this course will provide an introduction to biblical Hebrew for students with basic Hebrew reading skills. We will learn pronouns, inflect nouns, conjugate verbs, and acquire adjectival awareness. Homework will be a must for this course; students who are prepared to work hard will be richly rewarded with the ability to read and translate much of the biblical narrative.
Required textbook: The First Hebrew Primer for Adults by Simon, Resnikoff and Motzkin, EKS Publishing. Approximately $35 on Amazon. Please purchase in time for the first class. Fifteen sessions on Monday mornings (11:00am-12:30pm) beginning January 9.
Instructor: Rabbi Molly Karp Cost: $325
For additional information, to register or to inquire about a free “taste” at the first class session, contact WAJE Director Nina Luban at waje@wjcounci
February 2012
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Meet the 12 women who appear at the start of the book of Exodus. Learn about Miriam, Yocheved and Tzipporah in new ways. Examine laws pertaining to women in the law code of Exodus, midrash pertaining to women in Egypt and in the wilderness and the role of women in creating the Mishkan (Wilderness Tabernacle). Learn about the 5 daughters of Tzeloph'chad who bracket the new generation of Israel in the book of Numbers. No prerequisites except the desire to learn and a complete Hebrew-English Tanakh.
Five Sessions on Thursday mornings (10:00am-12:15pm) beginning January 5.
Instructor: Rabbi Molly Karp Cost: $150
For additional information, to register or to inquire about a free “taste” at the first class session, contact WAJE Director Nina Luban at waje@wjcouncil.org or 914-328-7001.
*No class Dec. 29
Your opportunity to plug into the process of traditional rabbinic argumentation in a serious, focused and non-dogmatic fashion. “Get inside” of the Talmud text to understand precisely how it works. Content will be relevant, intriguing and complex, but the approach will be highly accessible, even to those with no previous Talmud study. No prerequisites except to…bring your thinking caps! All texts will be presented in English translation.
Ten Sessions on Thursday mornings (10:00am-12:15pm) beginning December 8.
Ten Additional Sessions (newcomers welcomed) beginning March 8.
Instructor: Rabbi David Hojda Cost: $275 per each ten-class session
For additional information, to register or to inquire about a free “taste” at the first class session, contact WAJE Director Nina Luban at waje@wjcouncil.org or 914-328-7001.
7:15-7:45 PM: Wine and Cheese Reception
8:00-9:30 PM: Performance
9:30 PM – 11:00 PM: Dessert Reception
Temple Israel’s mid-winter tradition continues. Who will be lampooned this year? Whose budding career will get its start here? And most importantly, what’s for dessert? Join your Temple friends at what promises to be a wonderfully memorable evening. Tickets will be on sale soon. Check Temple Topics for details.
No class Dec 25, Jan 1, Jan 15, Feb 26, Apr 8, Apr 15
No class Dec 25, Jan 1, Jan 15, Feb 26, Apr 8, Apr 15
*No class Jan 16, Feb 20, April 2, 9
Know how to read Hebrew? Wish you could understand the language of the Torah? In 15 sessions, this course will provide an introduction to biblical Hebrew for students with basic Hebrew reading skills. We will learn pronouns, inflect nouns, conjugate verbs, and acquire adjectival awareness. Homework will be a must for this course; students who are prepared to work hard will be richly rewarded with the ability to read and translate much of the biblical narrative.
Required textbook: The First Hebrew Primer for Adults by Simon, Resnikoff and Motzkin, EKS Publishing. Approximately $35 on Amazon. Please purchase in time for the first class. Fifteen sessions on Monday mornings (11:00am-12:30pm) beginning January 9.
Instructor: Rabbi Molly Karp Cost: $325
For additional information, to register or to inquire about a free “taste” at the first class session, contact WAJE Director Nina Luban at waje@wjcounci
