AWe are happy to announce that the Spring/Summer 2010 catalogue will be available in pdf format shortly.  Read below for current classes. 

Holocaust

Holocaust Lunch and Learn - Each month, hear the stories of people who lived through the Holocaust. Speakers are survivors, liberators and POWs. Lee Merel, George Greene, and Herman and Lee Loewenstein. Facil­itator: Barbara Wind, Director, UJC Holocaust Council.
Tuesday                Feb.  9, May 11
Wednesdays          Apr. 14, June 2
Noon - 1:30 pm
Free; registration not required.
Bring a dairy lunch.
Location: Aidek Fam Camp; Sponsor: Holocaust Council.

How Do Historians Argue about the Holocaust - Join Rabbi Norman Patz as he teaches this unique course.
Tuesday                March 9 and March 16
7:30 pm.
Free; No registration required.
Location & Sponsor: Temple Sholom of West Essex.

Live Theater at Temple Sholom  - See a staged reading of "The Last Cyclist". Originally written by Karel Svenk in the Terezin ghetto at the end of 1943 and adapted and reframed by Naomi Patz, this show is a dark, absurdist comedy that opens a window onto a little known aspect of Jewish resistance to the Nazis during the holocaust. 
Saturday               May 1 
Sunday                 May 2
For times call 973-239-1321.
Free; No registration required.
Location & Sponsor: Temple Sholom of West Essex.

Philosophy/Theology

Lunch N' Learn - Join Rabbi Mark Cooper for lunch and discussion of a topic of Jewish interest, on the second Tuesday of each month. Bring your own kosher dairy lunch. Coffee and dessert will be served.
Wednesdays                         Feb. 10; March 10; April 14;May 12; June 9
12:00 - 1:00 pm.
Free; registration not required
Location & Sponsor: Oheb Shalom Congregation.

The Theology of Meaning, purpose and Suffering: An Interfaith Dialogue  -- Why are we here?  Do we have some kind of purpose for living?  While we are here, why do we sometimes experience suffering?  Indeed, the ideas of meaning, purpose and suffering are concepts as age-old as the world itself. In this course, Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz will address these questions as well as many others through the study of some of some of the most prominent and distinguished theologians. As a special feature, we will also invite a Christian theologian
and a Muslim theologian to offer their perspective on these paramount questions as well.
Sundays                                March 7, 14, and 21
9:45 am - 11:30 am
Location & Sponsor: Cong. B'nai Jeshurun. 

Jewish Mysticism - In this course we will examine selected classical Midrash (Narrative interpretations on the Bible) and learn about Rabbinic mystical issues and beliefs. Instructor: Rabbi Steven Bayar.
Thursday mornings 
10:00 am - 11:00 am.
Free; No registration required.
Location & Sponsor: Congregation B'nai Israel (M).

Kabbalah, Introduction to the Zohar- A pre-Lurianic study of the original introduction to the Kabbalah with an emphasis on understanding the secrets necessary to uncover the Kabalistic approach to the mysteries of Judaism.  This class will be presented in English from a direct translation of the Aramaic text.  Instructor: Rabbi Aaron Kriegel.
Mondays at 10:00 AM; Wednesdays at 4:20 PM
Free; No registration required.
Location & Sponsor: Cong. Beth Ahm of West Essex.

Lessons in Tanya - Chabad Chassidus is an all-embracing world outlook which sees the Jew's central purpose as a unifying link between the Creator and His world. Written by the Alter Rebbe, Tanya is the central text of Chabad Chassidus. Instruc­tor:  Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz.
Mon-Fri Every weekday
After 8:00 am Schacharis Minyan 8:45 am for 15 minutes.
Free; registration not required.
Location & Sponsor: Lub. Center of Essex County.

Chasidic Discourse - This class is not your average lesson. It's actually quite an intense experience - more like a spiritual journey. Instructor: Rabbi Moshe Herson, Dean of the Rabbinical College of America.
Saturdays              Every Shabbos morning
8:30 am.
Free; registration not required.
Location & Sponsor: Lubavitch Center of Essex County.

Every Week Kabbalah - Tune up the engine of your soul. Using the template of the Kabbalists, this course will provide tools for powering your personality for maximum perfor­mance and efficiency. You'll learn how to restore balance and meaning to your life. Instructor: Rabbi Avraham Bechor.
Mondays               Every week
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm.
Free; registration not required.
Location & Sponsor: Jewish Learning Institute of Morris County.

Shabbat Scholars - Join Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel as it welcomes monthly Shabbat Scholars to give talks on various topics at the congregation's 6:00 pm worship service. If you have a "Thirst" for knowledge and beverages from local Microbreweries, then this is the class for you. Torah will come alive and be meaningful as you study in an amiable group setting. Instructor: Rabbi Mark Mallach.
Fridays                   March 12: The Internal Battle for Islamic Identity in the Middle East. Jonathan Schanzer is the Deputy Executive Director of the Jewish Policy Center in Washington, D.C. and author of the new book Hamas Vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine. He was a counterterrorism analyst for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He has published widely and has appeared on American television such as Fox News and CNN, as well as Arab television including Al-Jazeera.
                             April 23: From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comics.  Arie Kaplan is a screen and comedy writer, entertainment journalist and author of From Krakow to Krypton, a National Jewish Book Award Finalist and a Sophie Brody Award Honor Book. His work has appeared on Cartoon Network and in Entertainment Weekly, MAD magazine, MTV's Total Request Live, National Lampoon and Reform Judaism Magazine.
6:00 pm. Continue learning at the Shabbat Dinner following services.                          Services and Lecture Free; Fee and Registration required for dinner -  For information contact Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel office at  973-763-4116 0r email thorwitz@tsti.org.                Free; No registration required.
Location & Sponsor: Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel.