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HEBREW TABERNACLE CONGREGATION


EDUCATION


 

Please call the office for more information.

 

For children ages 6 and under:

 

Tot Shabbat

Fridays at 6:00 pm on:

2011: 9/16, 10/28, 11/18, 12/16

2012: 1/6, 2/10, 3/9, 4/27*, 5/18, 6/8

* 4/27/11:  Tot Shabbat annual fundraiser

Special Tot-Hashanah service at 5 pm on 9/29/11

Tot Shabbat has a threefold mission:

·        To give a pleasurable, meaningful and memorable experience of Jewish traditions and values to our young children.

·        To build a feeling of community among Jewish families with young children.

·        To set Shabbat aside and recognize and celebrate it as a special day of the week.

There will be blessings, singing, snacking, stories, activities and schmoozing -- fun for the whole family.

 

 

 

 

For children ages 6 and older:

 

Hebrew School

For children in kindergarten through Bar/Bat Mitzvah, meeting Monday and/or Wednesday afternoon, during the school year.  Topics include Hebrew language, study of Jewish texts, culture and customs, history and holidays.  Please contact the Principal or the Hebrew Tabernacle office for more information.
 

Click here for the Iyyun T’fillah prayer book.  This book can be viewed with Adobe Reader.

 

Come and Join the Aleph Class

 

 

Hebrew High School

Meets Mondays at 6:00 pm for post b’nei mitzvah children during the Hebrew School year.  Please contact Rabbi Gale for more information.

For adults:

Passages Discussion Group

A YM&YWHA - Hebrew Tabernacle Community Care Program

Wednesdays at 11:00 am, on days the Sisterhood meets.

 

Please join us in the Hebrew Tabernacle library for informative talks and lively discussions with friends and congregants.  Deepen connections and strengthen the bonds of your community.  Hosted by Rosa Naparstek, and covering topics of interest to Senior Citizens. For more information, please call (212) 569-6200 ext 230.

 

English for the Foreign-Born class
Wednesdays at 2:00 pm on days the Sisterhood meets

Conversational English taught by Ushi Kohlmann

 

Jewish History in Broad Strokes
Saturdays at noon on
2011: 2/26, 3/26, 4/23, 6/25, 7/9

The story is told of Napoleon walking through the streets of Paris one Tisha B'av. As his entourage passed a synagogue he heard wailing and crying coming from within; he sent an aid to inquire as to what had happened. The aid returned and told Napoleon that the Jews were in mourning over the loss of their Temple. Napoleon was indignant!  "Why wasn't I informed? When did this happen? Which Temple?"  The aid responded, "They lost their Temple in Jerusalem on this date 1700 years ago." Napoleon stood in silence and then said, "Certainly a people that has mourned the loss of their Temple for so long will survive to see it rebuilt!"

 

If we know our history and understand it, then we can put our life in perspective. We can understand ourselves, our people, our goals, our values. We will know the direction of our lives, what we want to accomplish and what we are willing to bear in order to fulfill our destiny.

 

Let’s be honest!  Do you really know Jewish History?  Let’s see.  Do you know who Dian was, or Deborah or Jocheved?  Don’t feel bad!  Why were the Children of Israel called Children and not adults?  What’s the difference between the Children of Israel, Hebrews and Jews?  Which of our leaders stuttered when he/she spoke and yet accomplished more than any of our other leaders?  Did we really wade through the Red Sea?  If there was no Cairo Y at the time then where did we learn to swim?  Is it true that when one of the members of our tribes got a skin disease we stoned them?  Why? 

 

When and where did Anti-Semitism start?  Are we really the Chosen people or were we the ones that chose?  What do people mean when they refer to us as the People of the Book?  Are we the People of the Book because we have one of the most eclectic Jewish Libraries at the Hebrew Tabernacle?  If you don’t know your heritage, then how can you claim to be you?  Join me, Fredy K. Seidel, for a walk through our history and heritage.  Find out who you really are beginning May 1st after the Shabbath Morning Services.  Looking forward to seeing you then.  We have a fascinating story to tell.

 

Study of the Zohar
Saturdays at noon on
2011: 11/12, 12/17
2012: 1/14, 2/25, 3/17, 4/28, 5/19

Dr. Victor Glass continues his long-running Study of the Zohar series.  This year, we will conclude commentary on Noah and move on to Abraham.

The Zohar is the principal text of Kabbalah. It describes secrets of Torah interpretation handed down by great sages but withheld even from many rabbis. In the Orthodox tradition, the Zohar was composed by Simeon Ben Yohai in the second century. Many modern scholars claim it is the work of Moses De Leon who lived in the 13th century.

 

The Book of Job: Exploring Jewish responses to the problem of evil
Thursdays at 7:00 pm on
2011: 1/13, 1/20, 1/27

We will study the Book of Job using sources from Talmud, Midrash, and medieval commentators as well as modern commentaries from across the Jewish spectrum.
TAUGHT BY:  Shira Johnston, who teaches Talmud at the Solomon Schechter Upper School in West Orange NJ and who has been a community and union organizer.
 

 

 

 

 


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New York, New York 10033

TEL: 212-568-8304
FAX: 212-927-5428
E-Mail : office@hebrewtabernacle.org