Adult Education

Fall Adult Education Opportunities

Rabbi Spitzer’s Fall Class

Connections: discussions about Judaism

• Wednesdays, October 13th – December 22nd,  12:00-1:15. Hybrid: live and zoom. 
• Primary Text: Here All Along, by Sarah Hurwitz.
• Who is this class for?
  • For those who have been attending services and/or “doing Jewish” for all these years and want to talk about why we do it and what it is about 
  • For those who stopped attending services and/or “doing Jewish” years ago because we were not getting out of it what we wanted
  • For those who are new to Judaism and want to explore more
  • For the curious and the seeking
  • Older adults, younger adults, college students, high school students. 
• Who is this class not for?
  • It is not for those who have all the Jewish answers and no Jewish questions. 
• Topics will include: Talking about God; Israel; lifecycle; kashrut and food ethics; mitzvah; covenant; peoplehood; challenges in our Jewish (and not so Jewish) families; the exodus from Egypt and Jewish social justice; the here and the hereafter; lifecycle; differences between Jewish denominations; 

The Scranton Ministerium Presents:

Working Together for Change

• Step out of our comfortable silos, come together as Scranton faith communities
• Challenge everyday biases in ways that encourage conversation
• Talk about deeply charged topics with openness and clarity
• Step into your power to create a more just world
• Thursday evenings October 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4,  7:30-8:45 by Zoom
• Thursday evening Nov. 11th 7:30 in person. 
• $25.00/screen

JTS Community Learning

Beginning October 4, Mondays 2:00-3:30 pm, followed by an open Zoom session for our congregation to reflect on the lecture with each other and with Rabbi Spitzer when she is available.

ScholarStream 5782 

Free for our members; ask for the unique link for Temple Israel Scranton 

• Cultivating Our Relationships 
  • Series #1: Torah Relationships: Wednesdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27 at 8 PM
  • Series #2: Ethics: Tuesdays, November 2, 9, 16, 23 at 1 PM
• Defining Our Sacred Spaces
  • Series #3: The Roots of Conservative Judaism: Tuesdays, December 7, 14, 21 at 8 PM
  • Series #4: The Other Within – Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in a Pluralistic Movement: Wednesdays, January 19, 26, and February 2, 9 at 8 PM 
  • Series #5: Halakha – The Process Moving Forward & the Forward-Moving Process: Wednesdays, February 16, 23, and March 2, 9 at 8 PM

• Renewing Our Resilience
  • Series #6: The Power of the Prophets: Tuesdays, March 22, 29, and April 5, 12 at 8 PM
  • Series #7: Liturgy of Miracles – Hanukkah, Purim, and Yom Haatzmaut: Tuesdays, May 3, 10, 17, 24 at 8 PM
  • Series #8: Israel – Models of Resilience: Wednesdays, May 11, 18, 25, and June 1 at 1 PM 

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