Adult Education

Philosophy/Purpose
The Tikvat Israel adult education program includes educational courses, workshops, lectures, and other learning opportunities to enrich the cultural and spiritual lives of our congregants. The classes are generally 3-4 sessions in length and are designed for members who are unfamiliar with traditional services and customs, as well as those who are well educated in and knowledgeable about Conservative Judaism. Single-day lectures and workshops are meant to appeal to all TI members.

Please contact Adult Education Committee Chairs Betsy Nahum-Miller and Susan Apter for further information. We welcome your suggestions and input.

Adult Education Events

• So You Think You Can DANCE DAVEN

  This is a series of workshops for all kinds of daveners. Perhaps you attend minyan, and you'd like to understand the service in more depth and participate more fully. Maybe you began to lead the daily service when you were saying kaddish; you had to learn "on the job", by copying others and by trial and error, and you suspect you're missing some of the finer details of the art. Or you are an experienced davener - you'd like to to hone your skills and learn even more. Here's what's in store:

  History of tefillah. Structure of the daily services. B'rachot and responses. The Torah service. How to take an aliyah. Customs and rituals. Guidelines and tips for service leaders, Torah readers, and regular daveners. Nusakh (the music of prayer) and how to use it.

  There will be handouts, including a glossary and internet resources.
  MIDI files of sheet music are available via email for registered students.

  • What: Six 1-1/2 hour classes.
  • When: Shabbat morning following Kiddush
    • Beginning Oct. 22, Shabbat B'reisheet
    • Ending Nov. 26, Thanksgiving weekend

  The registration deadline has passed, and there is no more room on the roster. You may audit the class, but please contact Wendy first for important information.

  Suggested donation: $5 to support Adult Ed. programming

  For further information, for a schedule, or to enroll, contact Wendy at at 301-890-3867 klezmer@comcast.net.

• Jewish Life in Mr. Lincoln's City

  Sunday, November 13 at 10 am in the Library

  Laura Cohen Apelbaum of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington will speak about Jews living in the Washington area during the Civil War. There is an exhibition and book of the same title (follow this link)

  Suggested Donation $5 to support Adult Education Programming RSVP to adulted@tikvatisrael.org or call the office at 301-762-7338

• God and Torah: The Guidance of Modern Jewish Thinkers

  Thursdays, December 1 and December 8, 2011 at 8:00 PM

  Rabbi David Rose will teach this class. Modernity has historically confronted Judaism with the need to adapt. Four 20th century philosophers, Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Mordechai Kaplan, met this challenge with new concepts of God and Torah. Through their writings, this course will examine how their integration of tradition and modernity can guide us as individuals.

  RSVP to adulted@tikvatisrael.org or call the office at 301-762-7338

• Tikvat Israel Seventh Annual Israeli Film Festival

  Saturday, January 7th (The Matchmaker) and 21st (Galilee Eskimos) at 7:45 PM, in the Sanctuary and Social Hall (Snow date Feb. 4)

  Spend your January Saturday nights with Tikvat Israel at the 7th Annual Israeli Film Festival. The festival, featuring two exciting Israeli films, a facilitated discussion and delicious coffee and a nosh directly after the film, will be held on January 7th and 21st (snow date of February 4th) in the TI Sanctuary and Social Hall starting at 7:45. This year, we will be joined by Anton Goodman, the JAFI Community Shaliach from the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, as our facilitator for both nights to discuss the following films:

  The Matchmaker (2010) (“Once I Was”), Directed by Avi Nester
  In 1968 Haifa, a teenage boy gets a summer job with a Holocaust survivor who makes ends meet by brokering marriages and smuggling goods. Throughout the summer, the mysterious matchmaker takes the boy on a dangerous coming of age ride into the deepest underbelly of Haifa. Winner: Best Actor/Best Actress, Israeli Academy Awards
  Facilitator: Anton Goodman

  Galilee Eskimos (2006), Directed by Jonathan Paz
  An old Kibbutz isolated in the Hills of Galilee in Israel finds itself immersed in deep debt and threatened by lawsuits from bankers and creditors. On the evening prior to the arrival of the bailiffs, most of the kibbutz families secretly leave the kibbutz. Twelve remaining senior citizens awake to find themselves abandoned. After initially sinking into a deep depression, the group organizes an effective communal unit to begin rebuilding the kibbutz.

  Facilitator: Anton Goodman and a panel of young shaliachim (and former kibbutzniks) discussing their experience and how it is conveyed in the film.

  Ticket Price: $10 for members; $12 for non-members