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Adult Learning

The goal of our adult learning is to help our members (and anyone who participates) be well-rounded people, rooted in Jewish identity while open to the world around us.
 
 

Our adult learning programs explore Jewish and general history, philosophy, comparative religion, current events, literature and science. All adult learning sessions are offered either exclusively online or both in-person and online.

Adult Education Sessions

2100 Half Day Road, Deerfield and Zoom
All times Central U.S. 
 
 
Upcoming Adult Education oportunities:
All Events
  • Tuesday ,
    AprApril  22 , 2025
     
     
    Adult Education: Holocaust
    Tuesday, Apr 22nd 7:30p to 8:30p
    No event in Jewish history was more transformative demographically,,, culturally or theologically than the Holocaust. The loss of one-third of the world’s Jews, and the decimation of the Yiddish heartland in Eastern Europe, still echoes through our own experience. What can we understand, and what must be witnessed in silence?

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  • Tuesday ,
    AprApril  29 , 2025
     
     
    Adult Education: The American Jewish Experience
    Tuesday, Apr 29th 7:30p to 8:30p
    Jews have never been as “at home” as they are in the United States. From their first arrival as Sephardic refugees from the South American Inquisition, to the waves of German and East European Jews in the 19th to early 20th centuries, to Holocaust refugees and survivors, to recent Russians and even Israelis, Jewish immigrants have each added their layer to today’s American Jewish community.

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  • Tuesday ,
    MayMay  6 , 2025
     
     
    Adult Education: Israel
    Tuesday, May 6th 7:30p to 8:30p
    The founding of the modern state of Israel was the achievement of secular Jews. A place for a new, modern and often secular Hebrew Jewish culture, a refuge from anti-Jewish oppression, and a source of pride for Jews outside of Israel, Israel has in recent years faced particularly thorny challenges. What does it mean to be a Jewish state, and what does that mean for non-Jews who live here? And is there a path to peace?

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See these past programs

Introduction to Secular Humanistic Judaism

In past years, Kol Hadash has run a three-year cycle exploring Jewish History, Jewish Culture and the Philosophy of Secular Humanistic Judaism. These classes have all been recorded and are now available on YouTube playlists. Feel free to watch particular topics or the entire series! If you would like a copy of the course packet of introductory essays and recommended readings for one or more of these courses, please contact our administrator, Jeremy Owens.

Introduction to Jewish History

Introduction to Jewish Culture

Philosophy of Secular Humanistic Judaism

Sat, April 19 2025 21 Nisan 5785