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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 ,
    MarMarch  4 , 2025
     
     
    Adult Education: Ashkenazic Jewry
    Tuesday, Mar 4th 7:30p to 8:30p
    In the Middle Ages, many Jews were invited to leave Western Europe and move east. They came, but they brought their language with them and created a thriving thousand-year culture in Yiddish. And if they suffered under Christendom, they also sang and studied and laughed.

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  • Tuesday ,
    MarMarch  11 , 2025
     
     
    Adult Education: Kabbalah and Hasidism
    Tuesday, Mar 11th 7:30p to 8:30p
    Jewish mysticism was a minority movement, yet it influenced major rabbis and significant Jewish communities. From its excesses under the “mystical messiah” Ahavvetai Zvi, Kabbalah made a comeback in the pietistic movement called Hasidism, whose descendants we still see in the Jewish world today.

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  • Tuesday ,
    MarMarch  18 , 2025
     
     
    Adult Education: Enlightenment and Emancipation
    Tuesday, Mar 18th 7:30p to 8:30p
    In the early modern period, the two most transformative experiences for Jews were the Enlightenment’s challenges to tradition and the unprecedented opportunities to participate as citizens in Western nations that were presented to Jews. The American and French Revolutions opened new doors but also offered new challenges – to Jews and to Judaism.

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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

Fri, February 21 2025 23 Sh'vat 5785