“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. Register for Adult Education Classes on our calendar pages!
Quick Links
- Register for Intro to Judaism Classes for 5785 Spring Cohort (Feb 3, 2025) Registration is Closed! Next class will begin in Nov. 2025
- Wednesday Morning Study Group Schedule
- Register for URJ Online Introduction to Hebrew
In addition to a variety of Sunday class options featuring our clergy and guest speaker series, we also offer:
- Monday evening Introduction to Judaism and A Taste of Judaism classes
- Monday evening bi-monthly film screenings & discussion
- Tuesday morning weekly Talmud study with our rabbis
- Wednesday morning weekly discussion group with our clergy/education team
- Wednesday evening Shakespere discussion
- Wednesday evening parallel classes for parents during Midweek Hebrew
- Friday evening Shabbat guest speakers
- Shabbat morning Torah study minyan with clergy
- Sunday morning parallel classes for parents during Religious School
- Sunday afternoon short stories discussion
Last year’s class topics included the following series:
- Hartman Hot Topics with Rabbi Conover - Fall & Spring Sundays, 9:30-10:30 AM
- Prayer & Liturgy 101 with Cantor Ben-David - Winter Sundays, 11 AM - 12 PM
- Eating Jewishly with Rabbi Gellman - Winter Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 PM
- Israel 101 with Rabbi Singer - Seasonal Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 PM
- Short Stories with Cliff Scott-Rudnick - Sundays, 2-3 PM
- Shakespeare Discussion with Mitchell Brown - Wednesdays, 6:30-8 PM
- Intro to Biblical Hebrew with Mitchell Brown - Sundays, 10:30-11:30 AM
Questions? Contact Rabbi Gellman at rabbigellman@sholomchicago.org.
Thu, March 27 2025 27 Adar 5785