Adult Education
Adult Education
Passionate community of learners
In Judaism, learning is a life-long process, and each stage of learning brings with it special blessings and insights.Our adult education program covers a wide variety of topics each year and is well-attended. Our goal is to present topics of interest to our membership and an engaging educational experience. Classes are taught by Rabbi Polisson and a number of scholars who share their wisdom with us. In addition, Or Atid is honored to have sponsored Hebrew College's Me'ah program, an intensive, two-year graduate level study program for adults.
Something for everyone
A recent Adult Education highlight was a 4-part guest speaker series on antisemitism which attracted nearly 1000 participants and engaged all local congregations and numerous Jewish organizations. This program established an informal support group among local congregations and organizations to address incidents of antisemitism.
Adult education led by our rabbi recently includes:
- Weekly torah study
- Matriarchs & Patriarchs – role models or dysfunctional families?
- How to argue the Jewish Way
- Hebrew 101
- Being Parents of Bnei Mitzvot
- Just Jew It - Easy Hacks to Add Meaning to Your Life
- World Tour of Jewish Music
- Torah Trope.
Adult education led by guest educators recently includes:
- 5 Elections in 3 years – the how and why of Israeli politics timed to coincide with Knesset elections
- The Jewish Response to the Modern Civil Rights Movement & a group read of Just Mercy
- Jewish Gangsters
- Dementia Friends Workshop - Understanding Alzheimer's
- Metrowest Jewish Women’s Study Group
- Jewish Papercutting.
We also offer courses in partnership with community organizations and other congregations:
- Grand/parenting Through a Jewish Lens with Hebrew College
- Yiddish Language Music & Food
- Shalom Hartman Institute iEngage series The Future of Jewish Peoplehood.
To find out more
Contact Adult Education committee
Fri, February 3 2023
12 Shevat 5783
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Upcoming Events
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Friday ,
FebFebruary 3 , 2023
Friday, Feb 3rd 10:30a to 11:30a
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Tuesday ,
FebFebruary 7 , 2023
Tuesday, Feb 7th 7:30p to 8:30p
Trevor Smith of Weston Nurseries gives us a different picture of the climate crisis in a program that will leave you inspired to take action and preserve our native species. Free and open to the public! Register for your Zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpfumoqD8vH9PV3-8RRgwW7b5RHeSiNWHD -
Wednesday ,
FebFebruary 15 , 2023
Wednesday, Feb 15th 7:30p to 9:00p
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Tuesday ,
FebFebruary 28 , 2023
Tuesday, Feb 28th 7:30p to 9:00p
Cost: $75 PP, limited to 25 Register HERE for the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/tSCFHWxboXgfWLXG8 Join instructors Yoni Kadden of Gann Academy and Jonathan Golden of the Shalom Hartman Institute to examine the changes and continuities of the current government and explore their impact on Israelis, Palestinians, and Jews throughout the globe. -
Friday ,
MarMarch 3 , 2023
Friday, Mar 3rd 10:30a to 11:30a
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Tuesday ,
MarMarch 14 , 2023
Tuesday, Mar 14th 7:30p to 8:30p
A scrappy Jewish teenager newly arrived in 1920s New York struggles to follow her calling as a matchmaker––seventy years later, her cynical divorce-attorney granddaughter realizes she has very inconveniently inherited the family gift for matching soulmates. Both funny and moving. -
Wednesday ,
MarMarch 15 , 2023
Wednesday, Mar 15th 7:30p to 9:00p
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Tuesday ,
MarMarch 28 , 2023
Tuesday, Mar 28th 7:30p to 9:00p
Cost: $75 PP, limited to 25 Register HERE for the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/tSCFHWxboXgfWLXG8 Join instructors Yoni Kadden of Gann Academy and Jonathan Golden of the Shalom Hartman Institute to examine the changes and continuities of the current government and explore their impact on Israelis, Palestinians, and Jews throughout the globe. -
Friday ,
MarMarch 31 , 2023
Friday, Mar 31st 10:30a to 11:30a
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Tuesday ,
AprApril 25 , 2023
Tuesday, Apr 25th 7:30p to 9:00p
Cost: $75 PP, limited to 25 Register HERE for the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/tSCFHWxboXgfWLXG8 Join instructors Yoni Kadden of Gann Academy and Jonathan Golden of the Shalom Hartman Institute to examine the changes and continuities of the current government and explore their impact on Israelis, Palestinians, and Jews throughout the globe.
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New Guide for Reporting Antisemitic Incidents
Anti-Defamation League New England (ADL) and CJP are pleased to announce a new collaboration which has resulted in the creation of an informative resource guide to effectively support our community members in reporting antisemitic or bias incidents. For more information, see CJP's website or download the flyer.
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