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Adult Education programs are a strong factor in community learning at Congregation Har Shalom. We value the continued growth of our congregants and the greater Jewish community, this value being directly reflected in the varied and flexible learning options offered directly through the synagogue and through community partners. Find your next great learning opportunity in in the catalog below and get signed up through our simple online registration process.

Classes

**Minha, Torah Study, Ma’ariv Study Group**

Every Shabbat, 15 minutes before candle-lighting time for the previous day

Since 1990, Har Shalom congregants have celebrated the end of Shabbat with a lay-led Minha-Torah Study, Ma’ariv, Havdalah Study Group. This 90-minute service includes 30 to 40 minutes of learning on the weekly Torah portion or the prayers and their meanings. Dr. Stan Siegel and other congregants and clergy members have led the teaching and discussion. Come discover this gem of learning at Har Shalom – twenty-six years in the making.

Shabbat Torah Study

Every Shabbat at 12:40 pm

Join lay-leaders for this popular, long-standing Torah discussion group. No Hebrew knowledge or previous Torah study is necessary; just an interest in looking at Torah text and discussing it with other members of the Har Shalom community.

Mishna Study with Hazzan Ozur Bass

Wednesdays at 10:30 am

Mishna Beytsa, also known as the Mishna for Yom Tov, discusses the minutae of the laws for the holidays, including Shavuot, Pesah, and Sukkot. Newcomers are always welcome, no RSVP necessary.

Tenth Chapter, Tractate Pesachim

Wednesdays at 8 pm

Explore the Talmud and its lessons with Rabbi Raskin. This perennial favorite has been around for over a decade. New students to Talmud Study always welcome! Explore the sources created by the Sages.

Adult Education Calendar

All Events

Sunday
Oct 21

Karch Book Talk
Sunday, Oct 21st 9:00a to 5:00p
11:00am-12:00pm for 3rd-7th graders 6:30pm-7:30pm for 8th-12th graders
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Tuesday
Oct 23

Adult Ed: "From My Grandmother's Lips"
Tuesday, Oct 23rd 8:00p to 10:00p
A conversation with author Eunice Blecker, the author of Shavlan. She will be discussing the origin of the Pale of Settlement, the History of Russia from 1880 to 1920, the persecution of Jews in Tsarist Russia and how she came to write her novel, Shavlan.
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