Adult Education

Adult Education programs at Temple Beth El include year-long and monthly programs as well as mini-classes and family classes.  Topics range from Torah study to rituals and more.  To view the 2009/2010 Adult Education Classes, click here.  To register for classes or for more information, please contact Linda Kirsch at 949-362-3999 x213 or via email at religiousschool@templebethelsoc.org

Some of our Adult Ed Classes include:

Talmudic Laws of Business
Dates: Wednesday mornings, 4 sessions 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4
Time: 7:30am- 8:30am
Instructor: Rabbi Heather Miller

Lunch & Learn: Jewish Mysticism Study
Dates: 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month
Time: 12:00-1:00pm
Starting: October 13
Instructor: Rabbi Peter Levi
Course Tuition: $18 member; $36 non-member

A Taste of Beit Midrash:
Information and Introducton to the Beit Midrash
Monday, October 12, 7:30 -9:00 pm
Topic: Two Creation Stories:
Spiritual Insights into What It Means to Be a Human Being

Beit Midrash Three Year Course
The Beit Midrash [meaning “house of study/interpretation”] is a place where Jews pour over the texts of our tradition and struggle to understand and embrace their teachings and values. The Beit Midrash is a three year intensive text study program:
Date: Mondays, Oct. 12, 25; Nov. 9, 30; please see program book for additional dates.
Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructors Rabbi Peter Levi
Course Tuition: $100 per year; scholarships available

Beit Midrash Lunch-and-Learn
If the night time Beit Midrash doesn’t work for you, try the daytime lunch-and-learn. Federation Campus, Irvine
Instructors Rabbi Peter Levi
Course Tuition: $100 per year; scholarships available

Mystical Jewish Art with Mandalas
Tuesdays: October 20, 27, & November 3
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Audrey Eve
Course Tuition: $54 includes instruction and all materials

Interfaith Workshop
Dates & Times: (Sunday mornings, 5 sessions) 10/11 and 11/8 from 10:30am-noon, and 1/24, 3/14, and 4/18 from 9-10:30am
Instructor: Rabbi Heather Miller
Course Tuition: $18 member; $36 non-member

What the Bible Teaches Us About Leadership
Date: Monday evenings, Oct. 19, Nov. 2, Nov. 9,
November 16
Time: 6pm - 7:30pm
Instructor: Rabbi Heather Miller
Course Tuition: $18 member/ $36 non-member

School For Prophets
Dates: Alternate weeks, October 13 through May 5
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Facilitator: Jeff Greer
Course Tuition: $18 members, $36 non-members

Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
Dates: Tuesdays, Starting October 13, 2009
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Instructors: Rabbi Peter Levi, Rabbi Heather Miller, Cantor Shula Kalir-Merton