Young Leadership Beit Midrash
Laws of Tzedakah
Asst. Rabbi Yehuda Goldberg
Monday Nights I 7:30PM
Beit Midrash
This year, the Young Leadership Beit Midrash will explore the laws of Tzedakah, a mitzvah that is both central to Jewish life and often underdiscussed. Join us for a shiur, preceded by a pizza dinner. Together, we will explore how to balance priorities in giving, how much and in what way one is obligated to give Tzedakah, and how these laws apply at different stages of life.
Jewish Heroes of the Early Modern Period
Rabbi Yosie Levine
Tuesdays I 7:30PM
Beit Midrash
How did the Shulhan Arukh become the most enduring code of Jewish law? Who was Sabbetai Zevi? How did Hasidism become a movement? Explore these and other questions on a journey through Jewish history. (To preserve the seminar-style of this course, enrollment is limited. Please register early to ensure your participation.)
Women of the Bible: The Midrashic Wilderness
Rabbi Yosie Levine
Wednesdays I 11:00AM
Zoom
Join Rabbi Levine each week for a journey through the weekly Parshah. Using Midrashic literature as a guide, this course will keep one eye trained on seeing the meaning(s) beneath the Biblical text itself. Literalists beware!
Talmud Chaburah
Asst. Rabbi Yehuda Goldberg and Community Educator Neti Penstein
Wednesdays I 7:30PM
Beit Midrash
Join us for a Talmud Chaburah led by Rabbi Yehuda Goldberg and Community Educator Neti Penstein. Each session will begin with group learning, followed by a seminar-style shiur that will explore the sugyot of Masechet Berachot in depth.
Drinking Coffee with Rashi
Rabbi Yosie Levine
Shabbats I 8:30AM
First Floor Classroom
Join Rabbi Yosie Levine for a freewheeling discussion of the weekly parsha with a special focus on the world's most important Torah commentary.
YEAR ROUND LEARNING
Daf Yomi with Israel Friedman*
Rotating JCU Faculty
8:00AM (Sundays 7:45AM)
Women’s Tehillim on Zoom
Monday's at 7:00PM
Nosh & Drash
Rabbanit Adena Berkowitz
Tuesdays 10:45AM
Join us on Zoom for a nourishing lunchtime learning session with Rabbanit Adena Berkowitz. Grab a bite and feed your soul as we explore timeless Torah insights for modern life.
Psyched for Torah*
Dr. Nava R. Silton
Sundays 8:00PM
Dive into a dynamic program, which blends weekly Parsha Study with Modern Psychological Theories and Insights for adults 18 + up! Perfect for both seasoned scholars and curious newcomers!
Jewish Center University
Throughout its rich history, The Jewish Center has prided itself on its advanced educational initiatives, offering engaging and relevant courses on a wide variety of Jewish topics. By opening multiple portals of entry into the world of study, our goal is to make the study of Torah and the pursuit of wisdom accessible to our members and the broader Jewish community. To that end, our mission is threefold:
TO CHALLENGE our members and participants to push beyond their comfort zones of Jewish knowledge by confronting modernity and exploring the profundities of difficult life issues.
TO EMPOWER our members and participants by engaging them in an ongoing conversation with the texts that form the backbone of our rich tradition.
TO INSPIRE our members and participants to deepen their commitment to study by making it part of their daily and weekly routines.
Borrowing from the University model, JCU recasts our highly successful educational program into a more tightly-organized structure. By broadening and varying our course offerings, attendees are able to find classes best suited to their individual preferences and schedules.
JCU helps expand the orbit of our current network of attendees. While JC members enjoy the benefits of preferential registration, JCU is also accessible to members of the broader New York Jewish community. As such, JCU helps The Jewish Center achieve its mission of being the spiritual, intellectual and social center for each of our members as well as a Center for Jewish Life and Learning that is welcoming to all.
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