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ADULT EDUCATION

Temple Sinai's Adult Ed Committee offers an exciting lecture series almost every Monday night during the Religious School year. Sessions are varied, spanning the gamut from the religious to the secular, but always featuring a Jewish aspect. Our speakers are carefully chosen and include our Rabbis as well as other experts in the field.

Our program includes topics sure to intrigue and inform you. You are welcome to attend any or all of these sessions.

With rare exceptions, the Monday Night Adult Ed sessions are held from 6:30-8:00 p.m. They are free and open to the public. Refreshments are served. Come join us for an enjoyable and stimulating evening with our Sinai community.

SINAI SUNDAYS

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The 2008-09 Sinai Sundays program will begin in November! Temple Sinai will once again offer an exciting series of classes on Sunday mornings for adults. Each Sunday there will be two 1-hour classes with a 15-minute break in between. The first session begins at 9:30 a.m. and the second session begins
at 10:45 a.m. There will be a modest fee for each course to cover the text books, materials, as well as the snacks and beverages during the break.
Space is limited for the classes, so please call the Temple Office in order to reserve your place!

Course 101: Prayerbook Hebrew I
Taught by Rabbi Jay TelRav
This course will begin at the beginning - identifying and building upon the letters of the Hebrew AlephBet. It will enable students to feel more comfortable with the Hebrew of the siddur/prayerbook.  In addition, students will begin to develop the set of Hebrew vocabulary and knowledge of the
prayers that will allow them to more comfortably navigate the liturgy of Shabbat and the Holidays. The class will include eight-sessions and will
use the text book, Aleph isn’t Tough by Linda Motzkin. The eight sessions November 9, 16, 23, December 7, January 25, February 1, 8, 22, and
March 1. 
$54 member; $72 non-member fee for this course
and the materials.

Course 201: Jewish Theology
Taught by Rabbi Richard S. Rheins & Ralph Stern, MA-Jewish Philosophy
In this course students will review a variety
of different Jewish theologies and conceptions of
God. There are no prerequisites for this course.
The class will use the text book Finding God, by
Rifat Soncino and Daniel Syme.
This course will include 5 classes during
Session I (9:30-10:30 a.m.) on the following dates:
November 9, 23, January 25, February 8, and March 1.
$36 member; $54 non-member fee for this course
and the materials.

Course 301: Torah Cantillation
Taught by Rabbi Susan Rheins
In this course students will be introduced to the skill of Torah cantillation. Students will learn to identify the different trope markings and use
them to chant select passages from the Torah.  Prerequisites for this course are a basic ability to read Hebrew and an eagerness to learn!
The class will use the text book and CD, The Art of Torah Cantillation by Cantors Marshall Portnoy and Josee Wolf.  This course will include six classes during Session I (9:30-10:30 a.m.) on the following dates:
November 9, 16, 23, January 25, February 1 and 8.
$54 member; $72 non-member fee for this course and the materials.

Course 401: Eretz Yisrael
Taught by Rabbi Richard S. Rheins and Rabbi Susan Rheins
In this course students will review the history of the Land of Israel from the Biblical era to modernity. There are no prerequisites for this course.
The class will use the text book Pilgrimage to Israel, by Lawrence Hoffman.
This course will include 5 classes during Session II (10:45-11:45 a.m.) on the following dates: November 9, 23, February 8, and March 1 and March 15.
$36 member; $54 non-member fee for this course and the materials.

Course 444: Understanding Jewish Prayer
Taught by Rabbi Richard S. Rheins & Rabbi Jay TelRav
In this course students will review the theology of the major prayers in Jewish liturgy. Students will also be given a CD and booklet to help with the
Hebrew recitation of these prayers. There are no prerequisites for this course.
This course will include 5 classes during Session II (10:45-11:45 a.m.) on the following dates: November 16, December 7, February 1, 22 and March 1.
$36 member; $54 non-member fee for this course and the materials.

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The KEVA Program Has Come to Sinai!

As of January 1, 2007, Temple Sinai has become part of the KEVA program, sponsored by the Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning of the Union of Reform Judaism. If you wish to take part in this program, you will earn one point for each hour of adult education you take (including Sinai Sundays, Monday evening adult education, Torah Study, adult B’nai Mitzvah, and for URJ-sponsored kallot, Judaic Studies on a college level, Melton classes, and educational travel to Jewish communities and historic sites, etc.).

KEVA “logs” will be made available at all the Temple Sinai Adult Education events. Participants will need to keep track of their own KEVA hours. Upon reaching 100 points, the log will be turned in to the temple. You will then receive a beautiful KEVA Certificate of Recognition from URJ and be eligible for a six-session class with Rabbi Rheins that leads to Adult Confirmation. When 10% of our adult members earn KEVA Certificates, Temple Sinai will receive the Talmud Torah Citation. Information about where to send your completed logs will be forthcoming.