Adult Education

Our synagogue has a very active Adult Education Program consisting of both weekly programs and events and periodic weekend “scholars-in-residence”. 

Shabbos, Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2 
Professor Daniel J. LaskerProfessor of Jewish Values
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Visiting Professor of Christian-Jewish Relations at Boston College, Newton, Massachusetts 

Professor Lasker will speak at Shabbos dinner on Friday night on
“Judaism and Islam: an Age Old Conflict in Historical Perspective,” 

on Shabbos morning, Professor Lasker  will speak on
“Judaism and Christianity: Similar Rituals, Different Meanings”

and at Shalosh Seudos
“Karaite Judaism and the Limits of Jewish Pluralism”.

Dinner Friday night after services
(Mincha at 6:45PM, dinner at 7:30PM)
Talk on Shabbos morning at approximately 11:15 AM

Cost for dinner: $15 per adult, $10 per child under 12,
$40 maximum per family. Reservations closed Tuesday March 29.
Seats available without charge or reservation for the talk.
Babysitting will be available.
Please contact April at 610-433-6089 for reservations
Sponsors for Shabbos morning kiddush are solicited

Weekly Programming: 

Daily: Daf Yomi

Shabbos: 8-9AM Gemara Shiur, Henry Grossbard

                Afternoon: Insights to the Weekly Parsha, Rabbi Wilensky

Sunday: The Torah Lishma Club (adult & child learning opportunities) with

              Rabbi Wilensky, Abby Wiener & Benjamin Minster 

Tuesday: In-depth Gemara Shiur, Rabbi Wilensky

Wednesday: Kings of Israel (Navi), Judy Slyper

                     Introduction to Maimonidean Thought, Benjamin Minster

Thursday: At the JCC in conjunction with Project Yachad:

Jews, Judaism & Israel in the 21st Century, Jeannette Eichenwald

A Realistic Approach to the Fanciful World of Midrash, Rabbi Wilensky 

Scholar-in-Residence Program:

The scholar- in- residence program focuses on one speaker, renowned in his field, giving multiple lectures over the course of the weekend.  
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A list of our recent scholars-in-residence and their programs include:

Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman Nov.19-20, 2010

Friday night: “Mummies, Microscopes and Smallpox:  The Rabbinic Response to Scientific Discovery Throughout the Ages”

Shabbos morning:  ”If Maimonides Were Alive Today:  Contemporary Jewish Medical Ethics Through the Eyes of Rambam”

Saturday night:  ”Inventing Life and Re-examining Death:  Medical Halakhah for the 21st Century”

 Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Aug.21-22,2010

Friday night:  ”Toward Meaningful Prayer:  Understanding the Different Modalities of Tefilla”

Shabbos afternoon:  ”The Pope Who Wrote Nishmas”

Shalosh Se’udos:  ”The Story of the Khazars and Their Impact on Israel Today”

Professor Jeffrey Gurock April 30-May 1,2010

Friday night:  ”The Religious Values of Orthodox Jews in America:Historically Reconsidered.”

Shabbos morning: “Comfortable, Courted and Conflicted:American Orthodoxy in the Contemporary Era.”

Shalosh Suedot: “American Jewry’s Contemporary Scoreboard”

Rabbi Howard Jachter May 8-9,2009

Friday night:  ”Mamzerut and Jewish Deviationist Groups down through the ages, until today”

Shabbos morning: “The Agunah Crisis”

Shalosh Suedot: “Actual cases from the Beit Din experience and how they were handled”

Summer 5770 Visiting Scholar, Rabbi Noam Stein

A four part mini-series on ”Jewish Mysticism”

 Tuesday, June 22nd 

“Philosophy and Kabbalah: 

Commonalities and Conflicts”

Tuesday, June 29th

“The Doctrine of the Sefirot: One and Many”

Tuesday, July 6th 

“Cosmogony of the Tsfat Kabbalists:

Dynamic Divine Development”

Tuesday, July 13th

“Kabbalistic Practice: Theurgy and Mystical Union”