Keddem Congregation Educational Activities
Education
-- learning -- is a life-long activity. It doesn't start with formal classes,
nor should it end with formal classes.
Still, formal education is an important part of anyone's learning experience.
Adult Education
Adult Education Committee
The
mission of the Adult Education Committee is to plan and produce life-long
learning activities for adults. These activities include Torah study, classes, and
lectures. The committee does not convene on a regular basis; all work is
currently done via email. If you’d
like to assist with Keddem’s Adult Education program in any way, or you
have ideas for a program you’d like to see, please send email to AdultEd_Chair@Keddem.org.
Adult Classes
See the Adult Education class list for a complete list of Keddem's current Adult Ed class offerings. Most adult education classes are held at Kehillah Jewish High School on weekday evenings.
Torah Study
We read and discuss the week's Torah portion on the first Saturday of each month, at 10 AM, at Kehillah Jewish High School . Bagels and coffee are provided beginning at 9:45. We have plenty of copies of the Torah text (in English!) available, but you are free to bring any English translation of the Torah or Bible you enjoy reading.
So that you can find out what’s coming up, the schedule of Torah readings for the current year is available on line. Note that the annual cycle of Torah readings begins each year with B’reishit (the beginning of the book of Genesis) on the Shabbat after Simchat Torah; this year, that’s October 21.
Occasionally we study something other than the weekly Torah portion; for instance, for October 2, 2004, the Shabbat during Sukkot 5765, we chose Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) which is traditionally read in synagogues on that Shabbat after the Torah reading. You can always check the calendar for the current and upcoming months to verify what will be studied.
If you're bringing food for a Torah study session, a list of directions is available on-line.
Monthly Lecture Series: Bagels,
Lox, and Learning
Our guest lecture series, Bagels, Lox, and
Learning (BLL), meets on the second Sunday of every month in the Multipurpose Room
of Kehillah Jewish High School in
Coffee, bagels, & juice at are provided at 10 AM; the program starts promptly at 10:30.
Children's Education
As of this time, Keddem Congregation does not support a formal Hebrew school. If enough families are interested in the future this will change. We do hold both Children’s Services and Junior Congregation on a regular basis, and encourage your children (and you!) to attend.
We are delighted to help our members make
individual arrangements for a variety of educational experiences tailored to
the needs of their children. Such arrangements vary from a Jewish day school
experience (private school with integrated English and Hebrew instruction) to
private tutoring and after-school classes with other Jewish organizations on
the
We continue to encourage preparation for and celebration of Bar/Bat Mitzvah for children at Keddem Congregation. We have had many children from the local day schools and from PASJE become bar/bat mitzvah with us.
Please see our Children’s Programs page, or contact the Chair of our Children's Programs Committee at children@Keddem.org for information about Keddem's programs for children.
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