Adult Education at Union Temple

Shabbat Morning Study
The Structure and Meaning of our Prayers
Each Shabbat Morning from 9:00-10:15 AM on the 4th floor
Join us before services this fall for what promises to be an enlightening and fascinating study of Jewish liturgy and service structure, as Rabbi Goodman leads us in studying not only the various rubrics of our liturgy itself, but commentaries and insights from some of the most erudite scholars in the field. We will be using the series Minhag Ami: My People's Prayer Book, compiled by Rabbi Dr. Lawrence A. Hoffman, Professor of Liturgy and Jewish Ritual at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, and one of the foremost authorities in the field of Jewish liturgy of our time. Though some Hebrew vocabulary and grammar will be included as it pertains to the wording of the prayers, no prior knowledge of Hebrew is required for participation in this course. Continental Breakfast.

Read Hebrew America
The first 4 Sundays in November, 9:00-10:00 AM
Marvin Polonsky, instructor
Based on the nationwide program of the National Jewish Outreach Center, this series will prepare novices with the tools for elementary Hebrew reading skills. Bagels and Coffee will be provided.

Vatican II: After 40 years
The first 4 Sundays In November, 10:00-11:30 AM
In anticipation of the release of Mel Gibson's controversial new movie based on the Passion story, we will examine various Church documents and teachings that have changed the course of Catholic-Jewish relations over the past 40 years since Vatican II.   We also will read commentaries by outstanding Jewish scholars, and view a short film produced jointly by the American Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel.

A Celebration of New Works by HUC-JIR / NY Faculty
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 PM, HUC-JIR in New York
Join us at the training ground of the rabbis, cantors, and educators of Reform Judaism as we visit the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion , 1 West 4th Street, Manhattan, as the New York Kollel Program presents some of the outstanding scholars on the faculty, who will present and discuss their most recent publications. Book signing will follow. The program will feature: Dr. Eugene Borowitz, Dr. Lawrence Hoffman, Dr. Carole Balin, Dr. Norman Cohen, Dr. Leonard Kravitz, Cantor Benji Ellen Schiller, and Dr. Nancy Wiener.