Adult Programs

Adult Education

To register for any of these programs click here: Margie Blum or call 856-675-1166x409

• Read Hebrew in 8 Weeks, 7 PM,  Crash course in He brew reading. Basics of the alphabet, vowels and vocabulary. $36  Dates: 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8
• See CoLeL Brochure for all details and fees

Thurs. May 13: Celebrate the New Moon with Yoga and Sisterhood Friends 7 PM

Tues. May 18: Tikkun Leyl Shavuot:Be part of the tradition; stay up late and learn at our annual Erev Shavuot Torah Study Session

more coming soon...            

Ongoing Classes

• Torah Talk with Rabbi Arnowitz, Every Shabbat 10:15 – 10:45 in the Board Room This weekly group discussion of the Torah portion is designed to be comfortable for anybody from a first-time Torah learner to an experienced scholar.  By exploring the Torah portion through rabbinic interpretation, midrash and our own insights, together we can achieve a deeper understanding and spiritual connection to the text, God and each other.

• Chanter with the Cantor – Sundays with Hazzan Alisa Pomerantz-Boro
  

• Minyan & Me: Wednesday mornings, join in the beauty of the morning minyan from 7:30 – 8:00 am. Join us after for coffee, a nosh and a short discussion with the Hazzan. Sponsored by Sisterhood.

• Torah on Tap with Rabbi Arnowitz - discuss messages from the weekly parsha while hanging out at a local hangout. Dates include: 11/24, 1/26, 2/23, 3/23, 4/27, 5/25. 6/TBA

• Swanky Studies -  Led by Tami Arnowitz

• Power Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Arnowitz, 12 PM, Location: TBD
  $15/session (Dates: 12/9, 1/13, 2/10, 3/10, 4/14 & 5/12) Click HERE to RSVP
  

• Library Short Story Discussion Group – with Amy Kaplan meets 4th Thursday of each month from 1:30 - 3 pm

A word about CoLeL….

A number of people were puzzled by the name of our Adult Education Program (CoLeL.) I can’t think of a better way to explain than in the words of Rabbi Aaron Krupnick who so eloquently stated the definition and mission of Beth El’s CoLeL, found on the back of our beautiful tri-fold 2009-2010 CoLeL brochure.

The word colel means a ‘collection’ or a ‘gathering’ and refers to a group of people who come together to study. Many who study in colel, make it their full time job. Others find a fixed time to sit and learn on a regular basis. But whether one comes everyday or less frequently, the motivation is the same: to be a life long learner. That’s why we have adopted this name for our own Community of Lifelong Learners or CoLeL; We recognize that the task of Jewish learning is never over, and the rewards of Jewish study are sweeter when we are more mature in our approach. It’s never too late, nor too early to broaden the scope of our Jewish knowledge. And so we urge you to carefully consider the collection of options contained in our CoLeL brochure. Remember the words of Rabbi Louis Finkelstein who said, “When I pray I talk to Gd, but when I study Gd speaks to me.”

CoLeL Co-Chairs: Yaffa Fuchs (yfuchs@bethelsnj.org) and Myra Gutin (drgutin@comcast.net)