Current classes include:

Basic Judaism

This course meets on the first and third Tuesdays, at 9:15 am. Topics include Introduction to Jewish Ceremony, History and Theology. This class is for all interested participants including our conversion students.

Tuesday Morning Class

This class meets on the first and third Tuesdays, at 10:00 am. We continue our study of the sweep of history in Israel, as we complete the classic historic novel, The Source, by James Michener. The last segment of the course will deal with different philosophies of Zionism, utilizing the book, The Zionist Idea: A Hisorical Analysis and Reader, by Arthur Hertzberg.

Sunday Evening Class

This class meets once a month at 7:30 pm in the home of one of our congregants. This year, we shall be studying and discussing Jewish fictional literature from the mid-19th century to the presnet, studying such authors as Sholem Aleichem, Amos Oz, Elie Wiesel, S.Y. Agnon, Bernard Malamud and others. Our book is The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories. Please call Temple office for dates and locations.

Sabbath Morning Torah Study

This small group discussion meets the first Saturday of the month at 10:00 am. We study the current Torah portion and conclude with an informal service.

Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class

Congregation Children of Israel is proud to be offering its first adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah class. This class will meet once a week. The class will have a group Bar/Bat Mitzvah and each student will prepare a portion of the Torah and Haftorah. We anticipate that this will be a community celebration and are offering this class to those in our Temple who never celebrated this coming of age ritual. The class will concentrate on learning the basic prayers and their meaning, and how to chant the Torah trope. Knowledge of Hebrew reading is required. Classes meet on Sundays at 9:45 am.

Beginner's Hebrew

We are offering an adult Beginner's Hebrew class on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am. This class is for anyone who would like to learn the Hebrew alphabet and how to read. There is no fee for the class. Please call the Temple office to register.