Do not say 'When I find time I will study',
time is never found, only made. - Pirkei Avot
Jewish, Alive and American (JA&A) 15 Sessions Wednesdays at 7:30pm
If you want to learn more about Judaism in a stimulating and interactive environment; are interested in converting to Judaism; or you’re ready to begin the process of becoming an Adult Bar or Bat Mitzvah, then join the "Jewish, Alive, & American" and develop enduring personal connections while experiencing life changing spiritual growth. If you've never taken a course at Kehillat Israel, this is a wonderful place to start. If you're an old pro, this is a great place to continue.
Join fellow KI members in an engaging journey through Judaism: its roots, its history, and its texts. Discover how to live, learn, celebrate, pray, and relate to life's challenges in a Jewish way. This is an innovative and involving, seminar-style program, exploring prayer, Jewish history, life-cycle events and holidays.
Please note: Class size is limited and a minimum number of registrants is required for the program to be offered. Scholarships are available. Register by October 15, 2008 to ensure your spot! For more information and to register, contact Mariana Grosz at mariana.grosz@kehillatisrael.org or (310) 459-2328, ext. 231.
October 29, 2009 Introduction: Starting a Journey
November 12, 2008 Theology: Your Relationship with the Divine
December 3, 2009 Shabbat: Patterns in Time
December 17, 2008 Hanukah
January 14, 2009 Prayer
January 28, 2009 Reconstructionist Thought
February 7 (Shabbat), 2009 Minyan - JA&A Prayer Workshop
February 11, 2009 Life Cycle: Sex, Marriage, Divorce
February 25, 2009 Life Cycle: Death & Mourning
March 11, 2009 Mysticism
March 25, 2009 Jewish Texts - Bible
April 22, 2009 Holocaust
May 13, 2009 Jewish Attitudes Towards Israel
May 27, 2009 Days of Awe - Calendar
May 29, 2009 JA&A Shabbat - Friday evening - dinner 6 PM
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Adult B'nai Mitzvah Program
If you want to enrich your Jewish life, are interested in a meaningful experience of Jewish learning, enjoy meeting new friends and want to expand your connection to the Kehillat Israel community...then join the Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class and develop enduring personal connections while experiencing life changing spiritual growth. (Save the Date: The B'nai Mitzvah Service is on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 4pm).
Registration Fees:
KI Members: Single: $350, Couple: $600 (per year)
Please note: Class size is limited and a minimum number of registrants is required for the program to be offered. Scholarships are available. Register by October 15th to ensure your spot! For more information and to register, contact Mariana Grosz at mariana.grosz@kehillatisrael.org or (310) 459-2328, ext. 231.
Class of 2010 — Wednesdays at 7:30pm (you will be attending most classes with the JA&A group. Please check the JA&A section for that schedule).
Wednesday, October 29, 7:00 PM Orientation for Class of 2010
Fridays, January 16 - February 20, 6:30 PM Beginning Hebrew: Reading Text
5 sessions (before Shabbat Services, then attend services with instructor, Mariana Grosz)
Shabbat, January 10, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Hebrew Prayer Reading Workshop
(includes Kiddush lunch)
You'll walk out loving Hebrew!
Year Two of Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class of 2010
In the second year, you will continue to learn Hebrew, Trope (chanting traditional Hebrew melodies), Torah, and delve deeper into prayer and Jewish rituals in preparation for the service when you become Bar or Bat Mitzvah at a special ceremony on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 4pm.
January 7 - February 25 7:30 - 9:00 PM Trope Training (8 sessions - wednesdays) 7:30 PM (Cantor Frenkel):
Saturday, March 7 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Shabbat Prayer Workshop
Friday, March 13 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (before services)
Friday, March 27 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (before services) Understanding the Service (Rabbi Lewart)
Final Steps (Wednesdays - 7:30 PM)
March 18 Tallit workshop
April 22 Naming workshop
April 29 How to give your Devar Torah
May 6 Torah study (ten commandments)
May 13 Torah study
May 20 Rehearsal 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
May 27 Rehearsal 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Forbidden Tales of the Torah
Five Sessions, First Fridays of the Month at 9:15am - 10:15am
Study the forbidden tales of the Torah through the lens of the newest Torah commentary, The Torah: A Women’s Commentary
October 3 - Genesis (beresheit)
November 7 - Exodus (shemot)
December 5 - Leviticus (vayikra)
January 9 - Numbers (bamidbar)
February 6 - Deuteronomy (devarim)
Lebaynu: Advanced Jewish Learning
Every Other Wednesday at 7:30pm beginning November 5
Open up questions about mystical texts, guided meditation, mussar, and Judaism in action. Create a spiritual autobiography. Hold the end of January for an Institute of Jewish Spirituality Lay Retreat, (January 23-25) for ReSouling.
Registration fee: $250
KI Book Group — American Jewish Experience Second Thursdays at 7:30pm
As much as America has shaped the Jews, Jews have influenced American society.
November 13 Landsman, Peter Charles Melman
Civil War Jews
December 11 The Reformer’s Apprentice, Harriet Rochlin
Pioneer Period (San Francisco - 1880s)
January 8 In the Image, Dara Horn
Unusual treatment of Immigrant experience
February 12 The Plot Against America, Philip Roth
1940s commentary
March 12 The Lady’s Auxiliary,Tony Mirvis
Jews of the South - Memphis Orthodox Jews
May 14 Paradise Park, Allegra Goodman
Contemporary Jewish experience
Salon Series - Top Notch Speakers Come to KI Exciting and informative speakers in our KI community and the greater Los Angeles community offer their insights on topical issues and interests in an informal setting.
November 14, 2008 Author Jonathan Kirsch discusses his newest book, The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God.
For those of you who have heard Jonathan talk about his books, you know what a dynamic and entertaining speaker he is. And, if you haven’t heard him -- you’re in for a treat!
December 12, 2008 Author Rita Lowenthal's book One-Way Ticket is the true story of her son’s addiction to heroin and his overdose at 38.
Ms. Lowenthal is a retired faculty member of the School of Jewish Communal Service of the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles.
January 9, 2009 Rabbi Yossi Carron will speak to us on the subject of “The Lost Tribe: Jews in Jail.”
He is a chaplain in the Los Angeles County prison system, leading weekly Torah study groups, ministering to individual inmates at each of the half-dozen jails in his chaplaincy, and holding a monthly service and Shabbat dinner at the Men’s Central Jail.
March 13, 2009 Myra Shapiro will tell us about her memoir, Four Sublets: Becoming a Poet in New York, which reminds us that it was but a few decades ago that a woman was not expected to have a singular happiness.
April 10, 2009 I.C. (“Chuck”) Rapoport promises to give us a “Show and Tell” that won’t be easily forgotten. Rapoport's photography career is noted for his Life Magazine photo essay on the aftermath of the tragic Aberfan, Wales disaster, and also for his exclusive and rare photographs of Joseph Pilates, the now famous fitness master and creator of the Pilates Method.
May 8, 2009 Jewish Federation speaker -- to be announced
Class Schedules Please scroll down for dates and times of B'nai Mitzvah, JA&A, Salon Series, Book Group, Forbidden Tales of the Torah, and Lebaynu classes.
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