Connections 2023

Jewish Congregation of Marco Island offers a two-tiered approach to adult education with weekly torah study and monthly special presentations.

Weekly Torah Study

Rabbi Gross guides an investigation of the themes, inner meaning and timeless significance of the weekly parashah every Saturday at 9:30 a.m., September through April. Everyone is welcome; no prior preparation is required and study materials are furnished.

Interested parties unable to attend in person are invited to participate by Zoom. Every Friday, you can download the week’s study packet from the congregation’s website, www.marcojcmi.com, and contact the Synagogue office beforehand for login information.

Monthly Special Presentations

“Ta Sh’ma – Come and Hear” Life-Long Learning series on the fourth Sunday of the high-season, winter months. The current 5783 (2023) season features these titles:

• Sunday, Jan. 22 – “RaMBaM: Who Was Maimonides, and Why Does He Matter?” The intriguing life story of the great 12th-century physician/rabbi/philosopher whose enduring legacy reshaped the world.

• Sunday, Feb. 26 – “Israel’s Music in Wartime: Window into the Soul of a Nation.” Discover how, amidst more than 70 years of ongoing conflict, the popular songs of the reborn Jewish State have reflected aspiration and affirmation.

• Sunday, March 26 – “Biblical Portraits: Naomi, Daring to Affirm Hope and Love and Faith.” The profile of a courageous and compassionate woman of faith who rises above the painful and uncertain circumstances of her life to become a beacon of goodness bringing about redemption in God’s own time.

All sessions in our Ta Sh’ma Life-Long Learning series begin at 10 a.m. at the Synagogue (991 Winterberry Drive), preceded by a coffee social at 9:30 a.m. There is no fee to attend, and you are invited to follow these presentations by livestream from the congregational website, www.marcojcmi.com.