Adult Learning - Beth David Synagogue

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Learning Opportunities

Weekly Classes:

Mondays 8:30 - 9:30 am (on Zoom)
Talmud Study - Masechet Berachot

Tuesdays 9:00 - 10:00 am (@ the JCC)
Introduction to Jewish Theology

Wednesdays 7:45 - 8:30 am
Parsha of the Week

Shabbat 9:15 - 9:45 am
Mishnah Study - Mishnayot Sukkah

Monthly and Special Classes:

All Events

Wednesday ,
FebFebruary 11 , 2026

The Lunch Club
Wednesday, Feb 11th 12:00p to 1:00p
The Lunch Club - Why are Jews Associated with Certain Jobs: Jewish Economic History and the Origins of Stereotypes - Moderated by Dr. Deborah Savage
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Thursday ,
FebFebruary 12 , 2026

PJP - Talmudic Stories: From History to Literature
Thursday, Feb 12th 8:30p to 10:30p
How should Talmudic stories about the sages be studied? From the middle ages until recent times, interpreters adopted an historical approach that understood “sage-stories” as relating “what actually happened,” namely the lives and deeds of the sages. Much of the histories of the rabbis and of the Jewish people in the periods of the Mishnah and Talmud were written on the basis of these stories. More recently scholars have shifted to a literary approach that rejects the historicity of the stories and understands them as didactic literature, teaching morals and lessons to the audience. This talk will explore why scholars abandoned the biographical-historical approach and shifted to an understanding of rabbinic stories as didactic fictions. It will also delineate the revolutionary impact of this “paradigm shift” in our knowledge of the history of the Talmudic period.
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Sunday ,
FebFebruary 22 , 2026

PJP - Jewish Artists Who Shook the World
Sunday, Feb 22nd 1:00p to 2:30p
This is a journey into the lives of Jewish artists from Eastern Europe who arrived in Paris with big dreams and little else, overcame immense challenges, and created groundbreaking masterpieces that forever changed the face of modern art.
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