Please call the office for more information.

For children ages 6 and under:

Tot Shabbat

Fridays at 6:00 pm on:

2008: 9/5, 10/10, 11/7, 12/19

2009: 1/16, 2/13, 3/6, 4/3*, 5/1, 6/12

* 4/3/09: Tot Shabbat annual fundraiser; begins at 5:30 pm

Special Tot-Hashanah service at 5 pm on 9/30/08

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.

Under the direction of Hannah Lavan, each Tot Shabbat Friday we’ll be offering a new program, “Sharing Shabbat,” for big kids ages 4 to 6 (generally). After songs and before prayers and snacks with the Tot Shabbaters, Sharing Shabbat will explore various mitzvoth through improvisation and play-acting, stories and crafts. This is a terrific way for your children to learn an essential part of being Jewish — kindness and good deeds — and a bridge to Hebrew School and Jr. Congregation.

For children ages 6 and older:

Junior Congregation

Saturdays, at 10:30 am on:

2008: 9/20, 10/18, 11/15, 12/20

2009: 1/24

2^nd day Rosh Hashanah service on 10/1 at 10:30 am

Junior Congregation is led by, and for, children ages 6 through Bar/Bat Mitzvah. The service lasts about 90 minutes, and consists of several short prayers sung to traditional melodies in Hebrew. There are also discussion topics or skits and explanations of prayers.

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.

Hebrew High School

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

For adults:

Torah Study

Saturdays at 9:00 am on:

2008: 9/6, 10/4, 11/1, 12/6

2009: 1/3, 2/7, 3/7, 4/4, 5/2, 6/13

Rabbi Weiner leads a Torah study session based on the week’s portion.

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

Study of the Zohar
Saturdays at noon on
2008: 10/4, 11/22
2009: 1/3, 2/14, 3/21, 4/18, 5/2, 6/27

If you thought you knew the creation story you don't. It began with a spark that spread creating worlds above and below. Discover them with Victor Glass in his upcoming lecture series as he explores the secrets of creation as revealed in the Zohar.

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.

G-d in an Expanded Universe
Saturdays at noon on
2008: 7/26, 8/30, 9/27, 10/25, 11/29, 12/27
2009: 1/31, 2/28, 3/28, 4/25, 5/30

When you think of G'd what image do you have of G'd? Is it an old man or lady hovering in the sky, pulling your strings like a puppeteer? Do you believe that G'd judges you on whether you are a good person or a bad person? If so, then why is it that "good" or "religious" people suffer the same pains you suffer? To quote best-selling author, Rabbi Harold Kushner: "Why do bad things happen to good people"?

Come, join Fredy K. Seidel as he explores a new, perhaps more meaningful perspective for our time on the subject of G'd and Biblical History.

Yotzer Or: Creating meaning from text and art

Tuesdays at 7 pm on

2008: 9/16, 11/18

2009: 1/20, 3/17, 5/19

Rabbinic Intern Neil Hirsch conducts these workshops as an opportunity for you to develop a personal meaning out of our Jewish traditions and texts. During each session, we will explore a timely text and then we will have an opportunity to create and share a work of art that is a personal expression of each participant’s understanding of the discussed topic. Basic art supplies will be provided. Please RSVP to intern@hebrewtabernacle.org so that we may have enough supplies. If there is a particular artistic medium that you would like to work with, please let us know.

Chai from the Sky: Astronomy and the Talmud
Saturday, January 10, 2009 at noon: Tovim M’Orot: Sun, Moon and Stars
Saturday, January 17, 2009 at noon: Luach: The Jewish Calendar
Saturday, February 21, 2009 at noon: Phase and Fixed Calendars

Look up to the sky at night (well, maybe not from Manhattan). The constellations and the orbits of the sun, moon and the planets are pretty much the same as was seen by the Sages of old who wrote the Talmud. From their observations, expounded upon by later scholars, the Jewish calendar was developed, which remains remarkably accurate, fifteen hundred years later. The calendar regulated important facets of Jewish life, particularly the agricultural cycle and the setting of religious festivals. Join Mitch Gershonowitz for these two lectures that demonstrate how the lights in the sky influenced Jewish life.

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