To make meaning of our Jewish heritage in our daily lives, we need some basic knowledge. For many parents, Jewish learning began and ended with Hebrew school. Given the richness, breadth and complexity of Jewish knowledge, learning about Judaism as adults is immensely rewarding because we have the intellectual sophistication and life experience to appreciate our heritage.

Adult education programs are available at the Woodbury Jewish Center. But parents also learn with their children. Family education opportunities abound. Participating in synagogue holiday celebrations and reading Jewish stories let families learn and "grow" their knowledge and appreciation of Judaism together.

Institute for Adult Jewish Studies

Registration: Each class listed below meets for 8 weeks from 7:45 to 8:45 on consecutive Monday evenings from October 26 through December 14 at Woodbury Jewish Center. Register for one course only. You may use the form on this website to register by mail or you can register in person on October 19 th or October 26 th (between 7:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.)

The WJC is a sponsoring synagogue of the Institute for Adult Jewish Studies, a community adult education program consisting of weekly lectures on a variety of topics and issues (Hebrew, Jewish customs and ethics, modern Jewish living, etc.).

Fall Session:
Woodbury Jewish Center, 200 South Woods Road, Woodbury NY, 496-9100
Opening Lecture: October 19, 2009 at 9 PM. (No classes scheduled that day.) Classes begin October 26 running for eight weeks, 7:45 to 8:45 PM preceding each lecture.

All Events on Monday Evenings

October 19 Professor Menachem Kellner Does a Jew Have to Believe in Anything?
October 26 Jon Entine Abraham’s Children: The Genetics of the Jewish People
November 2 Professor Stanislao Pugliese Two Thousand Years of Italian Jewry
November 9 Suzanne Braun Levine Bella Abzug: One Tough Broad from the Bronx
November 16 Peninnah Schram Jewish Oral Tradition: Stories One Generation Tells Another
November 23 Rabbi Benjamin Blech Michelangelo’s Hidden Jewish Messages in the
Sistine Chapel Ceiling
November 30 Dr. Edward Reichman Stem Cell Research and Jewish Law:
Confict or Consonance?
December 7 Kurt F. Stone The Congressional Minyan: The Jews of Capitol Hill
December 14 Klezmer Duo Chanukah Cabaret

Winter Session:
Temple Beth Elohim, 926 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage, NY • Phone: 694-4544
Programs at 8 PM starting Monday, January 4th for four weeks. No additional charge for those registered for the Fall Session. If not registered for the Fall Session: each lecture $10, or $25 for all four

January 4 Rabbi Reuven Mann Christian Zionism – The Danger and the Opportunity
January 11 Rabbi Perry Raphael Rank Math, Physics and God
January 18 Naomi Greenspan What Every Jew Should Know About Islam
January 25 Naomi Greenspan Islam on the Front Page – Contemporary Issues