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y sukkah is dismantled and put away for another year. The honey dish is clean and back on display in the curio cabinet. The sermons are filed away. The freezer is emptied of brisket and chicken soup. The novelty is that all of those things have happened before October 1. As hard as it is to believe, the holidays have come and gone already and I’m sorry that it won’t be for another 76 years that they will arrive this early in the year. I loved early holidays, but I think I am in the minority when it comes to that. Now the fall stretches out before us with its glorious colors and opportunities for new beginnings. Why should your children or grandchildren be the only ones to start a new school year? This is the perfect time to join a class: learn with one of our clergy, take Melton or Foundations, the new Melton class for school age parents, attend a Lunch and Learn downtown, study Hebrew, or join the Adult Bat Mitzvah class. One of my beloved adult learners sometimes asks me at the end of class, “Is it supposed to be this much fun?” Absolutely. Come join the fun. B’Shalom,
Debi Wechsler, Rabbi
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Do you want a better understanding of our holidays and rituals, what Judaism has to say about relevant ethical issues, and how learning Jewish history opens new ways for us to understand our personal and collective identity? Year One classes will begin on Tuesday, October 8, and will meet weekly for 30 weeks from 9:30-11:45 a.m.
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Upcoming Stulman Center for Adult Learning Special Programs On Heaven and Earth: A Dialogue between Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Pope Francis A Book Discussion by Rabbi Abraham Skorka Sunday, November 3, 2 p.m. Rabbi Abraham Skorka is an Argentine rabbi, biophysicist, and professor of biblical and rabbinic literature. On Heaven and Earth is a series of conversations between Rabbi Skorka and his close friend, Pope Francis. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Christian-Jewish Studies • No Fee Amor and Exile Nathaniel Hoffman, Co-author Sunday, November 24, 2 p.m. KSDS alum Nathaniel Hoffman will discuss his new book, the story of American citizens who fall in love with undocumented immigrants only to find themselves trapped in a legal labyrinth, stymied by their country’s de facto exclusion of their partners. Dessert Reception • Open to All Co-sponsored by Beth El Congregation • No Fee
The Velocity of Autumn Bus Trip to Arena Stage, Washington, D.C. Wednesday, October 16, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Join our theater trip to see the pre-Broadway production of “The Velocity of Autumn,” starring Academy Award Winner Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella. Fee: $75 per person includes transportation, gratuity for bus driver, and excellent orchestra seats. Bring a bag lunch. Space is limited. Call the Stulman Center, 410/824-2055/8. Dirty Words: How Ancient Inscriptions Illuminate Biblical Israel Sunday, November 17, 2 p.m. Dr. Barry M. Gittlen Professor of Biblical and Archaeological Studies Towson University The Rabbi Israel and Mildred Goldman Memorial Lecture Dessert Reception to Follow • No Fee
Foundations of Jewish Family Living: Jewish Values for Parents to Share with Children
20 Sessions beginning in October Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m., or Wednesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. If you are the parent of a child in Early Childhood mgold@chizukamuno.org or 410/486-8642, or Josh through fourth grade, Foundations is for you. The Bender, Head of the Lower School, Krieger Schechter specially designed curriculum will provide you with Day School, jbender@ksds.edu or 410/486-8640, to the learning, the language, and the confidence to be a learn more about this new course. learning partner and teacher to your own children. Watch your mail Each week you will meet together with a wonderful for our Stulman Center teacher to explore what Judaism has to say about “Making for Adult Learning Our Own Miracles,”“Overcoming Anger,”“Gratitude,” and 5774 Course Catalog. many other subjects relevant to our lives. Please contact Rabbi Stuart Seltzer, Director of Congregational Education, 410/486-8641; Michelle Gold, Director of the Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center, 1