Lifelong Learning

Our Temple Israel clergy take great pride in bringing our adults stimulating and relevant Torah study.
You could ask for no better teachers than Rabbi Howard Siegel and Cantor Shira Lissek for thought-provoking Torah discussions, spiritual reflection, ancient history lessons, and more.

From September through May, be on the lookout for additional Lifelong Learning classes on specific topics, and often with special guests.

Classes are FREE to all Temple Israel Congregants. The only supplies needed: Questions and an Open Mind. To inquire about our conversion class, please contact the Clergy Office at 980-960-2379.

GUTSY TORAH
Saturdays
12:30-1:30 p.m. (approximately)
Join Rabbi Siegel each Shabbat following the Kiddush luncheon in the Mindy Ellen Levine Chapel for an hour of “eye-opening” discussion of the week’s Torah portion. Meet, discuss, and debate “up close and personal” with the most profound and controversial Torah scholars of the past two-thousand years.
 

SWIMMING IN A SEA OF TALMUD
Sundays*
11 a.m.-12 noon
Talmud is the vast compendium of Jewish law. The morals, ethics, and values taught in the Talmud are of universal interest. Join Rabbi Howard Siegel and come prepared to learn, discuss and debate theological, political, and everyday concerns of living. English texts will be provided. No previous background in Talmud is required!
*class meets when Temple Israel Religious School (TIRS) is in session (check the TI calendar to confirm)
 

JUDAISM - JUST THE BASICS
Tuesdays
7-8:30 p.m. (with break for Minyan)
Don't miss this NEW Lifelong Learning class, taught by Rabbi Howard Siegel. There is NO CHARGE for this class (*except for conversion students), which will meet most Tuesdays through May 2020. For dates, click here.
 

ADULT B'NAI MITZVAH CLASS 
Wednesdays
7-8:30 p.m. (with break for Minyan) 
New this year: Temple Israel is offering its congregants a year-long Adult B’nai Mitzvah class led by Cantor Shira Lissek and Rabbi Howard Siegel. The course will culminate with a group B’nai Mitzvah on Shavuot - Saturday, May 30, 2020. Registration for the 2019-2020 class is closed. For questions about future classes, please contact the Clergy office at 980-960-2379.