Welcome To Temple Beth El!

Adult Education

Tuesday, April 22 | 7pm
Many Fronts, One Struggle: Visit with Gadi Perl

Monday, April 28 | 7pm
Dilemmas of Theodicy

Thursday, June 5 | 7pm
Jewish Trend in Philosophy with Jennie Schaff

Sunday, June 29 | 9am
Learning on the Lake with Stephen Papkin at Canadice Lake

Monday, July 14 | 7pm
Israel and Iran

Monday, August 4 | 7pm
Jewish Humor and Satire

Dilemmas of Faith Series

Rabbi Bitran and Rabbi Silbert of Temple Beth David lead the Dilemmas of Faith series from the Shalom Hartman Institute, a course meant to explore the foundational issues of faith. They will address the big questions raised by the intersection of faith and reason, faith and history, faith and politics, and the faith experience.

Monday, April 28 | 7pm
Dilemma of Theodicy: Where is G-d in the Midst of Suffering? With Rabbi Silbert

Wednesday, May 7 | 7pm
Dilemma of Spiritual Role Models: A Biblical View of Redeeming Personalities with Rabbi Bitran

Wednesday, May 21 | 7pm
Dilemma of Conviction: Do I Have to Believe in G-d to Be a Good Jew? With Rabbi Silbert

Wednesday, June 11 | 7pm
What Does It Mean to Be a Good Jew? The challenge of the rational and the reasonable with Rabbi Silbert

Rabbi Bitran

Weekly Haftorah Class | Every Wednesday at 10:00am 

When Antiochus IV Epiphanes (c. 215–164 B.C.E.; Greek Hellenistic king) forbade the public reading of the Torah to prevent Israel’s spiritual revival. Instead, Israel resorted to reading the Prophets, replacing the Torah readings. Join us on Zoom to study and explore each Haftarah of the year.

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