Adult Education Brought to You from the Adult Education Desk The Adult Ed committee could not function without the help 5782 has been a year of fun and engaging programming! We’ve had programs to stimulate our minds and bodies. Our of so many people who conceive, plan, and run our activities. community continues to study Talmud, Torah, and the Hebrew We have a lot of folks to thank. langue. We’ve been meditating, walking, and practicing yoga. Let’s give a round of applause to our committee members: Member-led talks and activities celebrate Rosh H.odesh and VP of Education: Seth Maislin (sethmaislin@gmail.com) the rabbis still teach us on Wednesday mornings as well at Co-chair: Terri Swartz Russell (terrisrussell@yahoo.com) our Lunch & Learn and Dessert & Discussion groups. Co-chair: Sandy Goldstein (sandgold4@gmail.com) We had robust attendance at the Hebrew College Meah Internal Communications Manager/Internal publicity/ Select program as well at the Lexington Institute of Jewish Adult education brochure creation: Jenny Brown Studies, our partnership program with Temple Isaiah. This (jbrown68@yahoo.com) winter our successful three-part LiJS course was “Marital Public Relations (External): Dawny Gershkowitz Sexual Intimacy” with Dr. Noam Zion. (dawny@aboutfacepr.com) Of course, we’re not done yet. Adult Ed has summer learnYoga: Jen Geller (jentgeller@gmail.com) ing opportunities. Israeli Dance returns to Temple Emunah on Walking Group: Miriam Sadofsky Monday evenings and will continue through the summer, as (miriamsadofsky@gmail.com) will Meditation, Ivrit LaKol, Walking Group and Wednesday Israeli Dance: Stuart Jacobson, sjacobscooper@gmail.com Morning Study Group. Synagogue Skills: Mark Weiner (mark.weiner.te@gmail.com) Our Glatzer Memorial Weekend with Scholar-in-Residence and Max Klein (kleinm@alum.mit.edu) Dr. Rachel Fish was a culmination of our Antisemitism Perek Yomi: Larry Marin (lbmlbm@aol.com) Initiative. Dr. Fish taught at four lectures—plus one just for our teenagers—on “Understanding and Navigating Antisemitism Talmud Study Group: Louis Stuhl (lstuhl@verizon.net) in the 21st Century.” The many who attended raved about and Lou Nidus (lounidus@rcn.com) her talks. We owe a big thank you to the Glatzer Committee, Bess Ezekiel Rosh Hodesh Group: Anna Nerenberg which comprised Judi Canter, Susan Cook Fran Jacobs, Sandy (bernberg@comcast.net and Leah Sugarman Goldstein, Terri Swartz Russell, (leahsugarman@gmail.com) Don’t forget: We want to hear from you! We’d love your Lexington Institute of Jewish Studies: programming ideas and to know what topics you want to learn Bob Frankel (sfrankel@rcn.com) and about. Contact us if with your suggestions or if you’d like to Steve Krich (krich.steven@gmail.com) join our committee. All are welcome. Lunch and Learn/Dessert and Discussion (Rabbis teach): Enjoy the sunshine! Efrat Assulin (eassulin@templeemunah.org Wednesday Morning Breakfast (Rabbis teach): Terri Swartz Russell and Sandy Goldstein Kathy Macdonald (knmacdonald@verizon.net) Co-chairs of Adult Education and Beth Levine (levfam4@rcn.com) adulted@templeemunah.org. Thrope Program: Beth Levine (levfam4@rcn.com) Emunat Halev (Rabbi Lerner and Barbara teach): Barbara Neustadt (barbneus7@gmail.com) Emunat haLev Meditation Institute Glatzer: Susan Cook (verygoodcooks@gmail.com), Please join us on Zoom for our Tuesday morning meditation Rabbi Lerner, Fran Jacobs (fayhen@gmail.com), group. We meet every Tuesday from 8:30 am-9:20 am. Barbara Judi Canter (canter.je@gmail.com), Neustadt begins our meditation with a guided meditation folSandy Goldstein (sandgold4@gmail.com), and lowed by 25 minutes of silent sitting. Cantor Louise Treitman Terri Swartz Russell (terrisrussell@yahoo.com) ends our meditation with a niggun and Rabbi Lerner shares a Ivrit la-Kol: Nancy Lefkowitz (nancylef@gmail.com) teaching. The Zoom link can be found on the Emunah calendar. Me’ah Select: Barbara Posnick (bposnick@gmail.com) Some of the meditations and teachings can be found on Wisdom Project: Toni Stechler (antonia.stechler@gmail.com) the Emunah website in the Emunat HaLev section. Shabbat morning meditation, led by Paul Neustadt, meets once a month from 9:30-10:15 am on Zoom. The Zoom link can be found either in the Shabbat Shalom email or on the calendar. All are welcome to the meditations regardless of meditation experience! Please contact Barbara Neustadt at barbneus7@ gmail.com if you like more information or have questions. Barbara Neustadt
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