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Adult Learning at The New Shul

Guest Lecturer

Dr. Alan Morinis, on teachings of the Mussar Movement. Thursday Sept. 10, at 7:30 pm. Free and open to all. Dr. Morinis is the author of Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar.

Weekly Classes

Sunday morning class on Parshat Hashavua (the Torah reading of the week), led by Rabbi Wasserman: Most Sundays at 10:15 am, beginning August 30.

Men's class on Hasidic thought, led by Rabbi Wasserman. Most Wednesdays at 12 noon, at the law office of David Don, 301 E. Bethany Home Rd., Suite B100.

Women's class on the book of Genesis, led by Rabbi Kanter. Most Thursday mornings from 8 to 9 am, at the Jess Schwartz Community Day School, on the Jewish Community Campus.

Tuesday Nights at The New Shul:

"Gather Your Words": Two evenings of preparation for the Days of Awe, led by Rabbi Wasserman. Sept. 1 and 8, at 7:30 pm.

Book Group, led by Mike and Jennie Kronenfeld. Sept. 29, 7:30: Look for Me, by Edeet Ravel. Dec. 15, 7:30 pm. Sarah's Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay. (Additional dates/books to be announced)

"Torah from Wexner": Four evenings of learning led by Wexner Fellows Virginie Polster, Adam Schwartz, Robert Kessler, and Julie Silverstein. Dec. 8, Jan. 12, Feb. 16, Mar. 16., at 7:30 pm.

Torah Reading Workshop: Five evenings, led by Rabbi Wasserman. Oct. 20, Oct. 27, Nov. 3, Nov. 10, Nov. 17.

"Jewish Pathways to God:" Five evenings on Jewish spirituality, led by Rabbi Wasserman. Jan. 5, Jan. 19, Feb. 2, Feb. 9, and Feb. 23 at 7:30 pm.

"Out of The Narrow Places:" Two evenings of preparation for Pesah, led by Rabbi Wasserman. Mar. 9, Mar. 23, at 7:30 pm.

"Searching for Sinai:" Three evenings of preparation for Shavuot, led by Rabbi Wasserman. Apr. 20, May 4, May 11, at 7:30 pm.

Lectures from the Hartman Institute (on DVD):
Eight Sunday mornings at 10:15.

Nov. 15: Donniel Hartman, Jewish Responses to Crisis
Dec. 13: Micah Goodman, Crisis of Destruction: The Prophet Jeremiah
Jan. 10: Donniel Hartman: Responses to Crisis: Rethinkiong Moral Awareness
Feb. 7: Micah Goodman, Personal Crisis and Theological Audacity: The Book of Job
Feb. 21: Micah Goodman, The Sages of the Talmud and the Crisis of Authority
Mar. 21: Melila Hellner-Eshed, Individual and Collective Responses to Crisis: The Zohar and Hasidut
Apr. 25: Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, God After Auschwitz: Theological Responses
May 23: Donniel Hartman, Moving Beyond Crisis: Reclaiming the Primacy of Ethics

Mini-Retreat for Women

Sunday, Jan. 31, led by Rabbi Kanter. Details to be announced.

Classes at the BJE

These classes are sponsored by the Bureau of Jewish Education and meet at the Jewish Community Campus. There is a registration fee. Please contact the BJE at 480-634-8050 for further information, or to register.

A Pigeon and A Boy: A four-session class led by Rabbi Kanter on the novel by Meir Shalev. Tuesdays Oct. 13, 20, and 27, and Nov. 3 from 10:45 to 11:45 am.

"Not In Heaven:" An Introduction to Judaism, led by Rabbi Wasserman. Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, beginning in October.

7825 E. Paradise Lane, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260.
Phone 480.515.2272 Fax: 480.922.7118