B'nai Amoona Lehrhaus Adult Education Institute
Learning is a lifelong pursuit. The B'nai Amoona team strives to provide multiple avenues to the joy of learning Judaism at every level. Whether you are new to Judaism or deeply involved in text study, we have regular classes and unique opportunities available.
ONGOING AND UPCOMING CLASSES
Shabbat
Torah for Today - 10:15 am
Our Rabbis lead discussion on the weekly Torah reading of our most sacred and ancient text. We seek to apply the relevant lessons of Torah to our lives today.
The Joyous Third Meal of Shabbat - Time changes monthly based on sunset
Learn in a relaxed setting with one of our Klei Kodesh between Minchah and Ma’ariv.
Sunday
A Thinking Person's Judaism - 10:15 am
This weekly text study and interactive discussion is lead by Rabbi Neal Rose, and focuses on timely, contemporary issues facing Jews and Judaism in the Post-Modern Era. T
Wednesday
Sisterhood's Summer Class
Mysticism, Madonna and Modernity
Guller Banquet Hall, 10:00 am; Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose
$18 for Sisterhood and Men's Club members and $36 for non-members
Additional $24 book fee:
The Kabbalah Reader: A Source of Visionary Judaism by Edward Hoffman
Books can be purchased from Amy Maupin in the Rabbinic Suite or at the first class. Please make checks payable to Rabbi Rose's Discretionary Account.
Contact Barb Hoffman at 314-691-0435 or Mzbarb50850@aol.com for more information. Click here to register.
How to Sing Torah - 6:45 pm
Get a refresher on Torah trope, and learn Eicha Trope with our Cantorial Intern, Mira Davis. Class runs through Aug. 28.
Thursday
Midtown Midrash - Enterprise Bank & Trust Building, 150 N. Meramec Avenue in Clayton, 5th floor; 12:00 - 1:30 pm; Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose
This class, located in Clayton, with snacks readily available, focuses on revitalizing our personal prayer life through exploration of our liturgy. The class is located on the fifth floor of the Enterprise Bank & Trust building at 150 N. Meramec Ave - feel free to use the parking garage beneath the building to park.
Click here to register.
HEBREW CLASSES
Monday
Ulpan Ivrit - Beginning Modern Hebrew - 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Facilitated by Ophira Nitzan Melnick
A language program that teaches grammar, reading comprehension and conversational skills. Anyone with little to no Hebrew background is welcome to join this class.
Tuesday
Intermediate Reading in the Liturgy - 6:45 - 7:45 pm
Facilitated by Chani Pinsberg
this class is concentrates on The Ten Commandments, The Torah Reading prayers, and some Verses from the Book of Ruth.Students are improving their reading fluency and are acquiring key vocabulary words.
Adult B'nai Mitzvah
Becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah at the age of 13 is a special and transformative experience. Some of us never had the opportunity. Some of us want to relearn and experience again what we forgot. Still others want to be a positive Jewish role model for their children and grand-children. B'nai Amoona offers the opportunity to participate and celebrate the experience of becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah at any age.
We will work together to develop the skills of Hebrew Reading, Haftarah and Torah cantillation, in-depth study of the Torah, and other avenues of learning that are geared for the needs of an adult.
Please contact Rabbi Carnie Rose to explore your Jewish journey as an Adult Bar or Bat Mtizvah.
* Lehrhaus means House of Learning. Originally, it was the name of a Jewish studies school founded by Franz Rosenzweig in Germany in 1920. It sparked a Jewish intellectual revival, attracting intellectuals such as Martin Buber, S.Y. Agnon, A.J. Heschel, Gershom Scholem, and Erich Fromm.
