Adult Education

Jewish Learning does not end with a Bar or Bat Mitzvah at 13! FVJC offers are variety of ongoing educational workshops, and continuing education programs. These programs are open to all adults in our community.

Workshops

Each year, our Education Committee prepares a calendar of informative educational workshops. The second annual "Soul Food Series--Food for Mind and Spirit" will feature the following programs presented by Rabbi Herman:

February 25, 2008 - "Kabbalah and the Material Girl"

April 7, 2008 - "World of Talmud"

These programs will be held at FVJC-ES from 7:30-9:00 p.m.

No prior knowledge or experience is required - just a desire to "taste something new." This program will be held at FVJC-Emek Shalom and is open to all congregants. Come and wet your Jewish appetite!

Please check here or on the FVJC Calendar for more details and new programs, or contact Marilyn Ettman, Education Committee Chair, for more information.

Adult B'Nai Mitzvah

Do you regret not becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah as a teenager? FVJC has a two-year Adult B'nai Mitzvah program, which has provided hundreds of adults the opportunity to:

• learn Hebrew
• learn the rituals of Bar/Bat Mitzvah
• form lasting relationships with fellow classmates

Our next program begins Sunday, October 7, at 10:00 a.m. in the Rabbi's office at FVJC. Classes meet for one hour every Sunday that Religious School is in session.

If you are interested in participating, please click here to let Rabbi Herman know.

Lifecycle Judaism

Rabbi Herman conducts weekly classes at the Chai Center in Avon on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. Classes will begin October 1.

The next class will integrate Mishna, Talmud and Midrash to help give us insight into how and why we Jews do what we do, and how these ideas have shaped the attitudes, actions, and convictions of Jews and Judaism today.

All classes are open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact Edie Offenhartz at 693-0155.