Adult Education/Programming

CBS U/ADULT EDUCATION/PROGRAMMING It’s Been a Great Year at CBS U…And There’s Lots More to Come!

Thanks so much to Ellen Grossman and our Programming Committee for all their help and advice this year. We were able to offer many classes and programs with teachers and guests from all over including Montreal, Jerusalem, London, Argentina and all over the USA! More than 350 people took classes regularly and hundreds more attended programs and speakers. Special thanks to Lisa Orlov for all her administrative help and for being a fantastic sounding board! In addition to everything else Lisa does, she also keeps all the registrations and correspondence straight for all of our classes and events…NO SMALL FEAT! Welcome to Randy Samborn, our next Programming VP. I’m sure we will do great things together! Here’s what classes (all ZOOM for now) will be offered this summer:

Stories of the Talmud I Rnstructor: abbi Warner Ferratier

Jewish News I Cnstructor: arl Schrag Time: Mondays, dates TBD Time: Tuesdays, beginning June 1, 6:30 – 7:30pm 10:30 – 11:30am Fee: Free for CBS members Fee: Free for CBS members $50 for non-member Friends of CBS $50 for non-member Friends of CBS

Captive Maidens and Gallant Knights: Kabbalah II The Sephardi Ballad Tradition Instructor: Cantor Victor Geigner Instructor: Dr. Hilary Pomeroy Time: Wednesdays, beginning June 16, Time: Tuesday, June 22, 9:30-10:30 am 9:00 – 10:15am Fee: Free for CBS members Fee: Free for CBS members $50 for non-member Friends of $10 for non-member Friends of CBS CBS

Beginning Yiddish

Tai Chi Instructor: Gela Altman Instructor: Allison Deputy Time: Wednesdays, beginning July 7, Time: Thursdays, beginning June 3, 1 -1 9 -11:30 2:30pm :30 0:15am Fee: Free for CBS members Fee: Free for CBS members **This class is co-sponsored by the Loop Synagogue $50 for non-member Friends and will have a maximum number of participants** Co-sponsored by HAZAK

If you would like more information or have questions, contact Leann Blue (LBlue@BethShalomNB.org) 847.498.4100, ext. 44 or Lisa Orlov (LOrlov@BethShalomNB.org) 847.498.4100, ext. 46. To register, go to the CBS online calendar: https://congregationbethshalomnorthbrook.shulcloud.com/calendar

CBS U/ADULT EDUCATION/PROGRAMMING CBS High th th-12 grade CBS High is a joint venture between the CBS Religious School and CBS U/Adult Education. All 8 students are welcome and encouraged to attend. This year we offered two core classes centering on community and values and six electives (three each semester) including cooking with Chef Laura Frankel, Jewish Lens with photographer Lynn Persin, Jews in Sports with Eric Golberg and Holocaust Stories of Resistance with Aaron Robbin. Twenty-seven students participated in CBS High this year. Mazel Tov to our four seniors who are graduating: Geoffrey Gittles, Ashley Star, Jonathan Ybarra and Brandon Wagner. We wish them much success as they move on to college! We are looking forward to meeting in person next year! If you would like more information about CBS High, feel free to contact Leann Blue (Lblue@bethshalomnb.org) or Stacy Ybarra (Sybarra@bethshalomnb.org) at 847.498.4100. CBS YACHAD AFFINITY GROUPS “I love this group!” “We had an awesome time!” Nearly 10 groups launched and counting… Some moving to in-person outdoors, others ready to hit the courts, hiking trails or a favorite restaurant. Watch the Webpage as new groups are being formed each month https://www.bethshalomnb.org/connect/affinity-groups/ cbs-yachad-on-the-move/. If you have not yet heard from us but would like to lead/facilitate a group, please let us know and we will work to assemble it! I would like to thank Randy Samborn for his support, guidance and for providing this opportunity. Todah rabah to the YACHAD Affinity Group Committee; Dave Ben Dov, Lisa Dembo, Karyn Liss, Sandee Levin and Lori Shapiro for your time, effort, creativity and enthusiasm in bringing YACHAD Affinity Groups to life! I look forward to working with the Membership Committee to further build and integrate our CBS family! YACHAD Committee Chair, Sue Lampert (susanlampertlaw@yahoo.com) Membership VP, Randy Samborn (MembershipVP@BethShalomNb.org) CBS staff members Leann Blue (847.498.4100, ext. 44) and Lisa Orlov (847.498.4100, ext. 46)