FALL 2010
Torah Tuesday Schedule (5:45 or 8:45pm)

8/31: Rosh Hashanah’s 3 Blessings
Explore the core of RH’s Amidah using a computer analogy. Plus Packet-Packing.

9/14: The Ten Martyrs
by Ben Zaionetz on Background & Insights into a highlight of the Yom Kippur Service

9/28: Soup & Study in the Sukkah
8pm only. Traditional “Late-Night Hoshana Raba” study.

10/5: Many Faces of Orthodoxy
movements, groups, schools of thought, styles, stereotypes

10/12: The Bose Shema I
Better “Hear O’ Israel” Through Research.

10/19: The Bose Shema II
Better “Hear O’ Israel” Through Research.

10/26: A Jewish Wedding
Laws, Customs & Traditions of a Jewish Wedding Ceremony.

11/2: Tanya’s “Inside-Outside” I
Meaningful Chassidic insight into seeking inward for soul & spirituality in self, our fellows and the world around us.

11/9: Tanya’s “Inside-Outside” II
Meaningful Chassidic insight into seeking inward for soul & spirituality in self, our fellows and the world around us.

11/16: Pass it On
by Sara Rubin (& Rabbi Mendel) on her 8th birthday. Mitzvot & lessons learned from our matriarchs & patriarchs.
(based on the current "Pass It On" billboard campaign by Values.com)

11/30: A Spin on Toy-Story
Packing Dreidels for Quads & a No Jew Left Behind twist.

12/7: Hillel vs. Shammai
Talmudic selections of their Halachic arguments.

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ALUMNI: These classes are now available to alumni in PDF format.
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Additional Jewish Learning Opportunities
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for many classes of SUNY UAlbany accredited courses.

Even if you've had an excellent Jewish education
- don't stop learning... Learning Never Ends!
and it's never too late to start!

• Tea & Tehillim, background to "Saying Psalms"
• People Count - Jewish census-taking
• The Rice Blessing - Talmudic & Halachic argument
• Distilled Faith - Habakuk's 3 words sparked multiple movements
• Behind the Mask of the Megillah and ourselves
• Hamantalogy - Jewish Take on 3
• Say No to Chametz - Talmudic Text in practical observance
• Sinai To SUNY: Jewish Historical Panorama
• Temptations - the Jewish Take
• understanding Steve Jobs
• Secrets of Jewish Intimacy
• Spiritual DNA (visual learning of the 10 Sefirot)
• Inside Prayer - Jacob's Ladder
• Tackling a Tough Piece of Talmud (BM 2b-3a - Sumchos on "Money in Doubt")
• Shabbos: Law and Custom
• The Anatomy of a Blessing
• Passover Notes - Laws and Customs in a Nutshell
• Joy in Judaism
• The Struggle in Significant
• Lights and Letters (commentary on a video-cartoon)
• Machzor Notes - overcoming the Prayerbook Blues on Yom Kippur
•  "Tzedakah - a prospectus" - classic texts on Tzedakah in financial format
• "Torah on Self-Esteem" -
•  "Jewish Wedding Ceremony and Rituals"
• A Jewish Birthday
• The Number "4" in Judaism
• 4 Seasonal Torah Readings
• Vessels of the Holy Temple
• The Mystical Meaning of Meatballs and Spaghetti
• POM is Wonderful - Pomegranates in Jewish History and Custom
• L'hadlik Ner, Shabbat Candle-Lighting
• Say No to Chametz, from Talmud to Halacha
• Jewish Memory
• Israel's Holy Sites (powerpoint)
• Crown Heights - a Virtual Tour
• "Roll Your Own"
• Love, Legacy and Lasagna
• Jewish Dorm Essentials
• "We Need To Talk"
• Yiddish-Fun - Yiddish Version of Apples to Apples
• “Visiting History” by Zohar Kastner ('07)
• “Seinfeld’s Jewish Messages” by Laura Novello ('07)
•  “Kosher Symbols”
• “Tallit Workshop” with Tagar
• “4 Sons Remixed”
• Why Shofar? Background of Rosh Hashana’s Shofar
• "Jewish Standard Time" Timelessness of Jewish time & calendar
•  "Jews Sing the Darndest Things" Profound themes behind traditional synagogue songs
• "Matisyahu’s Lyrics I & II": Chassidic texts behind his reggae
•  "Hillel the Psychologist" in-depth reading of a Talmudic story
• "Vicarious Relationships" Empathy in Jewish thought & living
• Jacob’s Ladder: exploring commentary on weekly Parsha
• Alternative Energy Quantifying and qualifying the Menorah miracle
   

* We redo some of these classes in new cycles, every 3-4 years, as students graduate.

 

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