Class Schedule from
August 29, 2010 through June 23, 2011

Classes are on-going so you may join us any time.
Language of instruction is English.
Join us each morning for coffee before class.
For the vacation schedule, see below.

SUNDAYS
4:45-5:45 p.m.
A PAGE OF TALMUD
Dr. Pesach Schindler

MONDAYS
9:00-10:30 a.m.
SPICY SUGIYOT: Psychological insights of the Talmud on topics like love, friendship, power, healing, and temptation. Rabbi Miriam Berkowitz

10:45-12:15 p.m.
JEWISH CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE – A SWEEP OF JEWISH HISTORY with Peta Jones Pellach

8:00 p.m.
Monday Evening Forum: weekly lecture series
Guest Lecturers throughout the year (20 NIS)

TUESDAYS
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
JEWISH WRITING BETWEEN THE BIBLE AND MISHNAH
This class will examine selected Jewish writings from the period from 200 b.c.e. through 200 c.e. We will study writings from the book of Maccabees, the book of Judith, the book of Jubilees, Josephus and Philo, as well as other Jewish texts of the period.
Rabbi Gail Diamond

10:45 - 12:15 p.m.
TORAH PORTION OF THE WEEK
Rabbi Edward S. Romm

WEDNESDAYS
9:00-10:30 a.m.
THE DRAMA AND POETRY OF TANACH
Experience the drama and the excitement, the joys and the tragedies of Biblical heroes (and villains!) through the poetry of the Bible and discover a new way of understanding the meaning of this essential text.
Rabbi Sid Slivko

10:45 a.m.
GREEKS, HELLENISM AND HANUKKAH: FROM ALEXANDER TO THE MACCABEES
A ten part series tracing the impact of the Greeks and Hellenism on Eretz Yisrael including: History, archaeology and literary sources.
Dr. Stephen Rosenberg

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Hebrew For Hebrew Speakers
Practice speaking Hebrew & build up your vocabulary by reading and discussing articles.
Meira Stern-Glick

6:15 p.m.
CONSENSUS: PROGRAMS IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE. coordinated by Yosef Begun.

THURSDAYS
9:00-10:30 a.m.
A PAGE OF TALMUD
Dr. Pesach Schindler

10:45 a.m.
Oded Library & Reading Room available .
GENERAL INFORMATION

• The Monday Evening Forum meets throughout the year.
• The Oded reading room and library is available after classes.
Cost: 10 NIS Per Class (unless noted otherwise).
A contribution to Project Oded is a great gift idea!
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Vacation Schedule 5771

Rosh Hashanah: September 8-10
Succot: September 22 - 30
Purim: March 20-21
Pesach: April 17-28
Israel Independence: May 9-10
Shavuot: June 7-9