:: Back to Basics

A Judaism Course for Adults

Designed especially for adults, Back to Basics covers the fundamentals of Judaism for adults who missed the opportunity to learn as children or who need a "refresher." Under the guidance of Gerdy Trachtman, students will explore the principal ideas of Judaism through the lens of Jewish texts, life cycle events, holidays, prayers, Jewish history, and much more.

Each class will begin with Hebrew reading instruction, and by the end of the course, students will be able to read the prayers from our liturgy in Hebrew. For those students who are interested, or who never had the opportunity to read from the Torah, our course will culminate in an Adult B’nai Mitzvah with Rabbi Lustig, Rabbi Hessel, and Cantor Manevich.

Back to Basics is a four-semester course, but each semester can be taken separately. A new Back to Basics course will start in March 2010, but new students can join one of the existing courses in September, since we will be covering new material.

Second year students will be meeting at their regularly-scheduled class time on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 pm, beginning September 23rd, or Thursday mornings from 9:45 to 11:45 am, beginning September 24th, at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center. The Adult B’nai Mitzvah will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010.