Congregation B'nai Amoona's "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.
Adult Education classes are generously sponsored by the Diane & Paul Gallant Adult Education Fund and the Stanley & Rochelle Ferdman Innovative Adult Education Fund. Todah Rabbah!
To discuss other payments options please contact Vickie Shuchart, our Director of Operations, at 314-576-9990 x122.
ONGOING AND UPCOMING CLASSES
SUNDAY
A Thinking Person's Judaism
10:15 am, through June 27, 2021
Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose
This weekly text study and interactive discussion focuses on timely, contemporary issues facing Jews and Judaism in the Post-Modern Era.
Available via Zoom (only) Click here for Zoom info
This class is complimentary.
MONDAY
Advanced Modern Hebrew - Spring 2021
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, begins February 15, 2021
Facilitated by Ophira Melnick
Participants will deepen their Hebrew language skills through reading and discussing articles on a variety of topics and by listening to, reading and discussing news from Israel.
Class will be available on Zoom. Zoom link to be provided upon registration.
This class is $144 for the semester.
Fresh Eyes on Ancient Teachings:
Jewish Spiritual Insights for Contemporary Seekers
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Ends June 21st
Facilitated by Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
This text based class will explore Rabbinic, Mystical and Kabbalistic Texts, Tales and Insights to help navigate our thorny contemporary times.
More information to follow. Zoom link to be provided upon registration.
For more information, contact Amy@bnaiamoona.com, 314-576-9990
This class is complimentary.
Ulpan Ivrit - Advanced Beginner Modern Hebrew -Spring 2021
5:00 - 6:00 pm, begins February 15, 2021
Facilitated By Ophira Nitzan Melnick
This course is for students who can read and speak Hebrew in the present tense and can write in Hebrew cursive. In this course participants will learn the past tense and additional grammar rules. They will improve their reading and conversational skills.
Class will be available on Zoom. Zoom link to be provided upon registration.
This class is $144 for the semester.
Beginning Modern Hebrew - Spring 2021
6:45 pm - 7:45 pm, begins February 15, 2021
Facilitated by Ophira Melnick
A Hebrew language program that teaches grammar, reading comprehension and conversation skills at the beginning level. This class welcomes anyone with basic Hebrew decoding ability, who is interested in learning to speak, read and understand modern Hebrew.
Class will be available on Zoom. Zoom link to be provided upon registration.
This class is $144 for the semester.
Intermediate Modern Hebrew - Spring 2021
7:50 pm - 8:50 pm, begins February 15, 2021
Facilitated by Ophira Melnick
Participants improve their reading comprehension and conversational skills in modern Hebrew, through articles and dialogues in a variety of everyday life topics and through further study of grammar.
Class will be available on Zoom. Zoom link to be provided upon registration.
This class is $144 for the semester.
TUESDAY
Israel and the Jewish People: Schmooze in the News about Current Events in Israel
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Facilitated by Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham
Are you constantly opening your online news sources or newspapers to read about Israel or other issues related to the Jewish people? Is what you’re reading accurate? What about what you hear on the news? Is it positive or negative? Between the newly formed government, Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Palestinians, we will have endless amounts of current events to speak about and delve into! Join Rabbi Abraham to discuss, evaluate, and learn more about the global landscape regarding both Israel and the Jewish people in the media based off of the current events for that particular week. There will always be something to discuss in this class.
Available via Zoom Only Click here for Zoom info
This class is complimentary.
Advanced Hebrew Reading - Spring 2021
6:45 pm - 7:45 pm, begins Sept. 15
Facilitated by Chani Pinsberg
Using our Prayer Books as a guide into the Hebrew language, participants will learn to read and understand our Holy texts. Class begins September 15, 2020 and will be available on Zoom.
This class is $36 for the semester.
***NEW***
American Sign Language ASL: Beginner’s Course: Intro Course:
Co-sponsored by Sisterhood - Spring 2021
7:00- 8:00 pm (8 sessions) beginning February 9
Ever been curious about learning Sign Language? Our Camp Kids this summer had the opportunity to learn with Michelle and it was for many of them one of the highlights of summer! Come join Michelle on Zoom on Thursday nights and learn some basic ASL!
Available via Zoom Only Click here for Zoom info
$50 for members of sisterhood, $60 for non- members
WEDNESDAY
Inyana DeYoma - Issues of the Day, Rapping with Rabbi Rose
10:00 am - 11:30 am, beginning March 31, 2021 - June 16, 2021.
Facilitated by Rabbi Carnie Rose
Join our Senior Rabbi for a weekly intimate Schmooze about the most challenging and pressing issues facing postmodern Jews and the members of our own Kehillah. Intimate, Relevant and Existential! No to be missed!
Classes will be available on Zoom. Zoom link to be provided upon registration.
For more information, contact Amy@bnaiamoona.com, 314-576-9990
This class is complimentary.
Sex, War, and Betrayal
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Facilitated by Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham
Ever wonder what really happens in our Hebrew Bible after the Torah ends and Moses passes away? Come learn with Rabbi Abraham about the tales which occur after the Torah. Three major themes arise during this part of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible): Sex, War, and Betrayal. Rabbi Abraham will be delving into all three based on the text and commentaries. We will begin with the Book of Joshua. Please bring a Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) (online or in print) to participate in this class.
Available via Zoom only. Click here for Zoom info
This class is complimentary.
Introduction To Judaism - 5781
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Oct. 14 - May 26
Facilitated by Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham
Whether you are new to Judaism or just want to get back to basics, this is a great opportunity to learn with Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham. Come learn or relearn about the basic tenets of being Jewish and our Jewish people. Classes will cover Judaism’s biggest and most inspiring ideas as well as the nuts-and-bolts of daily Jewish living (fuller list below). In addition, Join Hazzan Sharon Nathanson for our Aleph Bet Hebrew class as she will either teach you to read Hebrew or help you brush up on your Hebrew skills.
This class is taught in partnership with the Louis & Judith Miller Introduction to Judaism Program at American Jewish University.
Class will be available on Zoom. Zoom link to be provided upon registration.
This class is $36 which includes the cost of the book. If you are taking this class as part of your conversion process, there is an additional fee. Please speak to one of our Klei Kodesh.
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***NEW DATES***
The Ethical Life: Jewish Values in an Age of Choice:
A Turnkey Curriculum in Jewish Ethics from JTS
8:00 pm, beginning June 9, 2021 - August 4, 2021.
Facilitated by Rabbi Abraham
From political and financial scandals to rapid progress in biomedical science and technology, the complex issues of modern society are, at their core, issues of ethical and moral concern. Now more than ever, we require a solid understanding of how Jewish ethics can inform our discussions and decisions about the critical questions of the day. Judaism has a long history of wrestling with moral questions, responding to them in a way that considers all sides of an issue.
This complete, turnkey course for adult learners gives rabbis and educators the resources to facilitate nuanced communal conversations grappling with today’s most pressing ethical dilemmas. It includes videos featuring JTS faculty, other expert scholars, and practitioners in the field; classical and contemporary texts; an extensive leader’s guide; and additional resources online.
Zoom link to be provided upon registration.
For more information, please contact Rabbi Abraham at at rabbi.abraham@bnaiamoona.com
This class is complimentary.
THURSDAY
Ulpan Yiddish!
10:00-11:00 am; through June 24
Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose
Students will learn basic Yiddish vocabulary words for basic conversation.
Class will be available on Zoom. Click here for Zoom info
This class is complimentary. If you need a copy of the book, please contact liessa@bnaiamoona.com
Midtown Midrash
12:00 - 1:30 pm; through June 24, 2021
Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose
This class focuses on revitalizing our personal prayer life through exploration of our liturgy.
Available via Zoom Only Click here for Zoom info
This class is complimentary.
American Sign Language ASL: Beginner’s Course:
Co-sponsored by Sisterhood - Part 2- Spring 2021
7:00- 8:00 pm (8 sessions) beginning February 4
Ever been curious about learning Sign Language? Our Camp Kids this summer had the opportunity to learn with Michelle and it was for many of them one of the highlights of summer! Come join Michelle on Zoom on Thursday nights and learn some basic ASL!
Available via Zoom Only Click here for Zoom info
$50 for members of sisterhood, $60 for non- members
***NEW***
Biblical Hebrew
7:00 pm, February 11 through June 24, 2021
Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose
Available via Zoom Only. Zoom link to be provided upon registration.
For more information, contact liessa@bnaiamoona.com
This class is complimentary.
SHABBAT
Torah for Today
11:00 am, Ongoing Class
Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose
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.
Available via Zoom, Livestream and FB Live. Click here for Zoom info
This class is complimentary.
Pirkei Avot
Shabbat Evening, through June 24, 2021
Facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose
More information to follow.
Available via Zoom, Livestream and FB Live Click here for Zoom info
This class is complimentary.
Classes by Request
Haftarah Chanting Class
Facilitated by Cantor Sharon Nathanson
Class will be available on Zoom. Zoom link to be provided upon registration.
For more information and to register, please contact Cantor Sharon at sharon.nathanson@bnaiamoona.com
This class is complimentary.
Chanting Lamentations: a review of Eicha cantillation
Facilitated by Cantor Sharon Nathanson
Class will be available on Zoom. Zoom link to be provided upon registration.
For more information and to register, please contact Cantor Sharon at sharon.nathanson@bnaiamoona.com
This class is complimentary.
Special Learning Opportunity
Around the Jewish World with Tom Price
Tom Price was a career foreign service officer at the US Department of State, went on to become the highest ranking American in the OSCE headquarters in Vienna, followed by a stint as adjunct Professor in Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona. He has guided several groups on foreign trips and is now launching this podcast with an opening episode on Thessalonki Greece. Join Tom as he reveals the history of Jews around the World and entertains with his well-informed insights.
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.
