Education

Our Gail and Jeffrey Bayer Family Religious School of Temple Emanu-El strives to provide students with meaningful and positive experiences that promote a passion for lifelong Jewish learning and living.   Program Overview: Our Religious School is centered on Building Community, Tefillah, Hebrew, Judaic study, and Ahavat Yisrael – Love of Israel. Religious School Hours: K – 3rd grade             Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 4th – 6th grade          Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 & Wednesdays 3:45 – 5:15 7th grade                     Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 & Cantor appointments for B/M training Learn more and register at Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Religious School: K-7 – Temple Emanu-El

Join us for this multi-layer post-b'nei mitzvah learning experience.

Join instructor Rabbi Yossi Friedman for a 4 week, lighthearted and engaging introduction to the language, culture, and humor that shaped Jewish life for centuries. In this course, you'll learn common words and phrases, explore Yiddish's history, and discover how it continues to influence modern speech. 36$ for LJCC members | $54 for non-members

Facilitator: Elizabeth Bloch Thursdays October – 9, 16, 23 November – 6, 13, 20 December – 4, 11 6:00 PM via Zoom Biblical women have made significant contributions in shaping our history. We will enter the lives and hearts of the women of the Bible, using their own words and emotions. We will learn from their struggles as we celebrate their successes.

Join us for this meaningful discussion with Rabbi Wright and family members of Holocaust survivors leading into Shabbat. October 24 - "Never Again, Is Again" November 14 - "Wrestling with God: The Shoah and 10/7"

Our Gail and Jeffrey Bayer Family Religious School of Temple Emanu-El strives to provide students with meaningful and positive experiences that promote a passion for lifelong Jewish learning and living.   Program Overview: Our Religious School is centered on Building Community, Tefillah, Hebrew, Judaic study, and Ahavat Yisrael – Love of Israel. Religious School Hours: K – 3rd grade             Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 4th – 6th grade          Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 & Wednesdays 3:45 – 5:15 7th grade                     Sundays 9:30 – 12:00 & Cantor appointments for B/M training Learn more and register at Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Religious School: K-7 – Temple Emanu-El

These lecture series will analyze how Rabbinic, Normative and Contemporary Judaism understand the biblical major and minor prophets compared to how New Testament writers understood them in the first century. Classes will focus on the following themes:   Biblical Prophets: Purpose and Canonization Prophets: Fortune Teller or Moral Compass? Prophets: Cantankerous or Perpetual Spiritual Sufferers? New Testament Writers: True Believers of Biblical Prophets or Exegetical Masters? Prophetic Literature and Liturgy Class led by Rabbi Wright, taught at Independent Presbyterian Church.

Join us for this multi-layer post-b'nei mitzvah learning experience.