Adult Education Academy
Temple Emanu-El's Adult Education Academy provides relevant, vibrant and meaningful Jewish learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of all our congregants. In addition to formal educational opportunities, there are a variety of informal educational experiences such as Torah and Talmud study. Classes are open to the entire Jewish community. The scope of class offerings is extraordinary. The class schedule includes semester long and multi-year courses, as well as occasional short-term courses.
Temple Emanu-El Adult Education Academy Spring 2012 Classes
Sunday Classes
Hebrew Marathon
Learn to read Hebrew in two easy sessions with Cantorial Soloist Marjorie Hochberg. Hebrew Marathon is guaranteed to teach you to read Hebrew in just 7 hours.
Registration Fee: $45 members; $60 non-members
Sunday, January 22nd at 1-5 pm and Monday, January 23rd at 6-9 pm
Bubbe and Zaydeh’s Kitchen
Back by popular demand! Join us for the final Jewish cooking demonstration class, featuring Passover deserts. Taste samples, too! Classes taught by our members. Enrollment limited.
Location: Hegwer’s kitchen, 6491 E. Via Amable, Tucson
Registration Fee: $10 members, $15 non-members
Sunday 9:45 am – 12:00 pm, April 1
Beginning Prayerbook Hebrew
Cantorial Soloist Marjorie Hochberg
Learn reading and comprehension skills for Jewish worship, prayer, and vocabulary. This class is a natural follow-up for anyone who has taken Hebrew Marathon or has a basic knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet, vowels, and pronunciation.
Registration Fee: $45 members; $60 non-members per semester
Sundays 10:15-11:15 am, Jan. 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19; March 4, 18, 25; April 1
Sunday Night at the Jewish Movies
Rabbi Jason Holtz
Sunday, January 29: The Social Network
Sunday, February 19: Roman Polansky: Wanted and Desired
Sunday, March 18: The Arranged
Sunday, April 12: X-men First Class
Sunday, May 20: Barney’s Version
The refreshment fee is $5 per movie for both members and non-members.
All movies begin at 7:00 pm
Tuesday Classes
American Judaisms: Their German Jewish Origins
Rabbi Sandy Seltzer
Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Judaism as we know them today, are all products of the needs, concerns and creativity of 19th century German Jewry, one of the most fascinating communities in Jewish history. In our four sessions we will examine how and why these movements developed, their differences and commonalities and some of the key personalities responsible for their emergence first in Germany and subsequently here in this country.
Registration: $45 members; $60 non-members
Tuesdays 7:00 - 8:20pm, March 6, 13, 20, 27
Wednesday Classes
Talmud Study
Dr. Eliot Barron
The Talmud is a treasure trove of Jewish lore, legend and wisdom. Study excerpts are from the excellent Hebrew-English Talmud of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. No prior Talmud or Hebrew knowledge is necessary. Ends March 14, 2012.
Fee: One time $7.00 charge for materials. Questions? Contact Eliot Barron at videlibar1@comcast.net.
Wednesdays 10:00 - 11:30 am.
The Wednesday Sefer Book Club: A Monthly Coffeehouse of Contemporary Jewish Literature
Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon
Join us for reading, discussion, insight, stimulating argument and good coffee at this monthly book group exploring the latest in Jewish literature. The books for the series are:
January 18: Songs For the Butcher’s Daughter, by Peter Manseau
February 8: A Model World and Other Stories, by Michael Chabon
March 14: Wherever You Go, by Joan Leegant
April 18: To the End of the Land, by David Grossman
May 16: The Eichmann Trial, by Deborah Lipstadt
Registration Fee: $45 members; $60 non-members. Registration in the Sefer Book Club is valid for the entire year.
Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Thursday Classes
The Zohar: Soul-Text of Kabbalah
Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon
The Zohar’s secret universe serves as the basis of Kabbalistic faith and is, at heart, a work of sacred fantasy. The work is explored using the new translation by Danny Matt.
Session III: January 19, 26; February 2, 9, 16; March 1 (6 sessions)
Session IV: March 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12 (6 sessions)
Session V: April 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17 (5 sessions)
Registration Fee Per Session: $45 for members; $60 for non-members
Thursdays 11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Adult Confirmation 2011-2012
Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon
This is a continuing class from Fall 2011.
Meet every other week on the themes of Emancipation, Modernity, Ideologies and me. Registration Fee: $225 for entire year
Thursdays at 7:00 pm
Biblical Hebrew
Olga Cohen and Margaret Kendle
These friendly classes will teach you to read, write, and pronounce Hebrew, to recognize masculine and feminine nouns and verbs, tenses and verb roots. Come and learn with us! Prequisites: Completion of the Hebrew Marathon course (or equivalent). Please contact the instructors for placement. Textbook requirement. The First Hebrew Primer, 3rd ed, by Simon Resnikoff-Motzkin, EKS Publishing.com.
Registration Fee: $45 members; $60 non-members.
Beginning: 9:00 - 10:30 am, Margaret Kendle, instructor
Intermediate: 1:30 - 3:30 pm, Olga Cohen and Margaret Kendle, co-instructors
Thursdays, January 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23, March 1, 8, 15
Basic Judaism
Rabbi Jason Holtz
This year-long class presents a thematic introduction to Jewish ideas, texts, theology, history, and culture taught in an interactive and participatory discussion style. Learn all the basics, exploring the most important texts of Jewish tradition: Torah, Prophets, Writings, Mishna, Gemara, Midrash, Codes, Philosophy, and Liturgy. This class is a prerequisite for the Adult B’nai Mitzvah Program, Adult Confirmation, and for all conversion students. Course fees include textbook.
Registration Fee: $95 for members, $135 for non-members (spring semester pro-rated)
Thursdays 7:00 - 8:15 pm, January 12, 19, 26; February 2, 9, 16; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10.
Rabbi Albert T. Bilgray Memorial Lectureship
Rabbi Michael T. Morgan, PhD
“Reformulating Jewish Belief: Three Great 20th Century Thinkers”
Thursday, March 22 - Saturday, March 24, 2011
at the University of Arizona and Temple Emanu-El
Rabbi Morgan will discuss three 20th century Jewish philosophers. These prominent scholars are: Emmanuel Levinas, the French philosopher; Franz Rosenzweig, arguably the most important early twentieth century Jewish philosopher; and Emil Fackenheim, who was most well-known for his body of work regarding the Holocaust.
Coming Soon This Spring!!!
Israel Today – taught by Guy Gelbart
Mysticism and Spirituality in Islam and Judaism – taught by Rabbi Cohon, Dr. Anne Betteridge, and Dr. Scott Lucas
Sacred Spaces – a study of religious architecture and visits to some of Tucson’s most prominent sacred spaces.
