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Adult Education ADULT EDUCATION 2012– 2013 Living Judaism Year Course Living Judaism–The Basics Instructor: Ron DeChene This course serves as both an introduction to Judaism for Jews looking to deepen their knowledge, non-Jewish partners of Jews, and as the required course for conversion students. It lays the foundation for participants to build a strong personal Jewish identity. Register by 9/13 for 5% discount We will study the essential spiritual, religious, ethical, legal, historical, and cultural elements that inspire a commitment to Jewish life and involvement. Participants will be encouraged to explore various forms of Jewish identity through practice. Participants will also take one of our Hebrew courses during the first hour of the course as part of this year of study. *Tuition includes the cost of one of our Hebrew courses as well as the Living Judaism course. Pre-requisites: Interview with Rabbi Borodin and completion of the Living Judaism application. Time: Tuesday Nights, 7-9:30pm (includes Hebrew) Dates: Class begins Oct. 18 (23 sessions + additional get-togethers) Cost: Singles - $450/Member*, $550/Non-member*; Partners who are taking this class together, please call the office for special pricing. Find out more about Living Judaism at our Special Intro Class Tuesday, October 4 at 8:00pm Learn about the High Holidays at our September Food For Thought class at the DeChene-Hovden home FOOD FOR THOUGHT DINING ROOM LEARNING R6 We’re still figuring out our fall classes. Here’s what you can expect: • A Tuesday night class with Beth Huppin • A daytime class with Yiscah Smith on Wednesdays at 3:00pm • A weeknight class with Yiscah Smith • A fall workshop with Rabbi Borodin on End of Life issues • A Shabbat afternoon trop class with Carol Benedick We will offer package deals if you take a year-long Hebrew class and Beth’s or Yiscah’s year long classes. Details will be revealed in cybershul and the September Ruach. High Holiday Preparation High Holiday Prep classes are planned for Tuesday evening, September 11 with Rabbi Borodin Please join us for more classes on Wednesday, September 12 from 7-9:15pm. Instructors include Shirah Bell and others. HIGH HOLIDAY PREP CLASSES ARE FREE! MORE HIGH HOLIDAY PREP CLASSES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SEPTEMBER RUACH Come to a workshop learning series over the summer. We will work together from How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household and other texts while enjoying a pasta dinner. All levels of learning are welcome! When: Tuesday, evenings at 7pm Workshop continues through September 11 Where: Robert Hovden and Ron DeChene’s home, RSVP and address will be provided, carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org. We’ll learn together while enjoying a pasta dinner. Bring an appetite for learning! All are welcome! No Charge. Read Blu Greenberg
Adult Education Hebrew I (Alef Bet) Instructor: Talya McCurdy This introductory class lays a foundation for future Hebrew learning in any direction by combining the skills of sight-reading with the building blocks to recognize how Hebrew works as a language and a part of our lives. Come prepared to sing, play, pray, and question. Text: Aleph Isn’t Tough Hebrew Language Time: Tuesday nights, 7:00-8:00pm Dates: Class begins Oct. 16 (23 sessions) Cost: $200/Member, $250/Non-member Biblical Hebrew II, Instructor: Jeremy Alk The focus of this class is on learning the building blocks of basic biblical Hebrew. Students will build vocabulary, study grammar, and improve their reading fluency. The class moves with the pace of students. There is no weekly/ monthly/yearly goal. There are weekly homework assignments. (No exams though.) Text: EKS Hebrew Primer Academic pre-requisites: Basic Hebrew literacy – ability to decode Hebrew words; discipline to spend one hour per week studying. Time: Tuesday nights, 7:00-8:00pm Dates: Class begins Oct. 16 (23 sessions) Cost: $200/Member, $250/Non-member Biblical Hebrew III, Instructor: Mark Solomon This class is a next step for students who are able to read Hebrew but not translate. The text we will use is First Hebrew Primer for Adults. We’ll start at Chapter 17 and do a review of Qal verbs. The text will be supplemented by more detailed information provided by the instructor. The hour and a half sessions will give us a chance to learn the inner logic of Biblical Hebrew and provide lots of translation practice. This class is aimed at students who want to have a firm grasp of Biblical Hebrew, not “pick up a little Hebrew.” There will be homework and regular attendance is expected. In return you will be able to translate Biblical Hebrew narrative on your own at the end of the two year sequence. Really. Time: Tuesday nights, 6:30-8:00pm Dates: Class begins Oct. 16 (23 1.5-hour sessions) Cost: $300/Member, $350/Non-member Siddur Hebrew, Instructor: Yiscah Smith For students with basic Hebrew grammar/vocabulary knowledge, this class will focus on understanding Siddur Hebrew. We will look at both literal and theological ways to understand and translate the t’fillot. Basic grammar rules and vocabulary will be reviewed and expanded throughout the year. The use of words in modern Hebrew as well as the echoes from Biblical Hebrew will be explored. Learn Hebrew, discuss theology and understand what you’re saying when davening in Hebrew. Time: Tuesday nights, 7:00-8:00pm Dates: Class begins Oct. 16 (23 sessions) Cost: $200/Member, $250/Non-member Middah of the Month Shirah Bell August’s Topic: Silence—Shtikah The central statement of faith in Judaism is the Sh’ma, which reads: “Hear Israel, the Lord your God, the Lord is One.” Only in silence is it possible to hear. Two aspects of silence are explored in Mussar—restraint in speaking with others and contemplative quiet. The interpersonal dimension of silence gets more attention. In the Tanach we are told that a wise person is one who knows what to say and when to say it but also knows when to keep silent. And even a fool is judged wise just because he keeps silent (Proverbs 17:28). Jewish thought and practice are very concerned with the careful use of speech. After all, God brought creation into being with speech. It recognizes that, like any powerful resource, speech can be both creative and healing as well as dangerous and destructive. The primary Mussar guideline for speech is not whether something is true but rather what impact our words will have on another. If our speech may cause people financial, physical, psychological, or other harm (or even anxiety or fear), then we are enjoined to hold our tongues. The practice of careful speech is called sh’mirat ha’lashon, which literally means “guarding the tongue.” Beyond mastery of our speech is the act of quieting down itself, stepping back from a life saturated with sounds, many of them of our own making. Silence is a pregnant state out of which can emerge worlds of possibility we have no hope of knowing so long as our lives are overfilled with words and noise. Certain sorts of insights and understandings about life, and about my life, don’t ever come to me by talking, or even by thinking, but are the gifts of silence. It’s only by entering silence that I can find my way to prayer. So it was with the men of the Great Assembly, who would sit for an hour in silence before they began their prayer. It is only in silence that the million concerns of my day become quieted enough that I can reach out to God. Otherwise, I’m just too busy and distracted. Consider two Mitzvot as they relate to silence: Don't bear tales among your ‏ֹלא־תֵלְֵך רָ‏ כִיל בְּעַמֶּיָך 1) people (Vayikra 19:16) And you should serve the Lord וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֵת יְהוָֹה אֱֹלהֵיכֶם 2) your God (Shemot 23:25) (which develops into the mandate to be in silence for the Amidah.) Please join Rabbi Harry Zeitlin and Shirah Bell for an experience of silence on Shabbat August 18 (this is the THIRD Shabbat, not our usual fourth Shabbat.). (Adapted by Shirah Bell from Everyday Holiness with permission of Alan Morinis; all rights reserved.) R7
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