Adult Education

“Who is wise? The person who learns from everyone.” (Psalm 119:99)

Adult Education at Temple Sholom 

Our congregation values Torah and comprehensive Jewish learning, and we offer a robust catalog of adult education opportunities throughout the week in the spirit of lifelong learning. Taught by our clergy and community members, available topics include Hebrew, Talmud, modern and ancient Jewish history, Jewish text, short stories, spirituality and more. 

In addition to a variety of Sunday class options, we also offer: 

• Monday-Friday afternoon Kaddish D'Rabbanon
• Monday evening Introduction to Judaism and A Taste of Judaism classes 
• Monday evening monthly film screenings & discussion 
• Tuesday morning weekly Talmud study with our rabbis 
• Tuesday/Wednesday parallel classes for parents during Midweek Hebrew 
• Wednesday morning weekly discussion group with our clergy/education team
• Wednesday evening parallel classes for parents during Midweek Hebrew 
• Friday monthly downtown lunchtime Talmud study 
• Shabbat morning Torah study minyan with clergy 

This past year’s Sunday class topics included the following series: 

• Focus on the holidays with Rabbi Don and Fran Rossoff 
• Sacred Symphonies: Music as Midrash with Rabbi Rossoff 
• What Americans Get Wrong About Israel with Rabbi Conover 
• Prayer & Worship 101 with Cantor Sheera Ben-David 
• "A Tale of Love and Darkness" with Roberta Schwartz 
• Reform Responsa with Cliff Scott-Rudnick 
• The Moment Judaism Began" with Rabbi Steven Bob 
• Taking God Seriously" with Rabbi Michael Zedek 
• Raise Your Jewish Consciousness and Encounter the Infinite with Tzivia Garfinkel 
• Writing as a Spiritual Practice with Ellen Blum Barish 
• Just How Jewish Is Cartooning? with Ken Krimstein 

Quick Links 

• Register for Adult Education Classes - link coming soon!
• Register for Intro to Judaism Classes 
• Register for Taste of Judaism Classes
• Wednesday Morning Study Group Topics 2020-21 
• To be added to our Adult Ed email list click here 
• 5780 Adult Education Curriculum 

Questions? Contact Lori@sholomchicago.org or 773-435-1531.