In-person classes: Oct 12 – May 24, Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm Online classes: Day-of-week TBD, 7-8:30pm Ease into Hebrew beginning with Alef-Bet letter recognition, vowels, and decoding skills, and move on to build a basic vocabulary. Teacher: Itai Dewar. Cost: $560 ($510 CNS members), Click here to register.
In person Classes – Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm Oct 12-May 24 (NO classes Nov 23, Dec 21 & 28, Feb 22, Mar 22, Apr 19, May 3) Online Classes – Day-of-week TBD, 7-8:30pm Cost: $800 ($720 CNS members) Interested in learning Modern Hebrew? Machon Ivrit offers three years of Hebrew study. This once-a-week program brings learners to higher levels of speaking, reading, and understanding. Level One: Ready to Read & Speak For those with a working knowledge ... Read More
Thursday mornings 10-11am beginning December 2. Maimonides addressed his “Guide for the Perplexed” to 12th century Jews struggling to reconcile Jewish revealed truth with (Aristotelian) reason. Micah Goodman’s book Maimonides and the Book that Changed Judaism will tell us how he did it. Cost: $30. Register by email to: receptionist@nevehshalom.org. You will need to purchase the book prior to the start of class.
Thursdays, beginning Oct 21 12:00-12:45pm, On Zoom Come learn and discuss central themes of each parshah and how they relate to our lives today. We’ll start each session digging into the previous week’s text and moving to the next part of the narrative. Perhaps we’ll even create a collection of Torah as told by our different perspectives. Open to all ages and stages and creativity levels. No previous text study required. To register, please contact Lisa-Marie by email or ... Read More
Can We Talk about Israel?: A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted, authored by Daniel Sokatch, is a supremely nuanced discourse of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, past and present. It is broad in scope, yet detailed in analysis, thought-provoking for the well-informed, yet accessible for the new learner. It is the story of that conflict, and of why so many people feel so strongly about it without actually understanding it very well at all. It ... Read More
We are very excited to continue to have in-person Shabbat morning services in the main sanctuary!! Please take note of the updates to our vaccination policy: All visitors eligible to be vaccinated are required to be vaccinated. Only come if you are feeling healthy and remember to bring your own kippah and tallit. Masking is optional and highly encouraged We are looking forward to continuing this process of fully welcoming back our in-person community to ... Read More
Note, this week's class starts at 12:30pm. On Zoom unless otherwise noted in CNS eblast. An uplifting hour of study on Shabbat! Delve into biblical and midrashic text with a diverse, supportive group to find meaning from our traditions that relate to our lives. All levels of experience are welcome, texts are in Hebrew and English. Women’s Torah Study welcomes all who identify as women as well as those who identify as transgender, genderqueer, non-conforming, ... Read More
Sunday, January 16th, 2022, at noon, on Zoom What is sustainability? Does it connect to climate change? Please join congregant Sara Safdie for this important presentation. About this program: How does farming, both of fruits and vegetables as well as raising animals, affect the health of the Earth and people? When many of us think of sustainability, we tend to think of recycling or biking instead of going someplace in our cars. But it’s way ... Read More
New Year for Trees
