Free, Ongoing + One-Off Offerings

Ongoing Torah Study: Our People's Journey

2nd & 4th Fridays of the month with Gayle Zoffer

12:15pm-1:30pm (Zoom)

Word by word, phrase by phrase, each month join fellow congregants to explore approximately 15-20 verses of Torah as we make our way through the Five Books of Moses! This year, we continue with the fascinating stories in the Book of Deuteronomy. To be added to the email reminder list contact Gayle Zoffer. All are welcome to participate.

Torah for Tough Times – Nourishing our Souls

Monthly Torah Study with Rabbi Sharon Stiefel, MSW

1/24, 2/28, 3/27 at 12:00pm (Zoom)

Join me for a monthly Torah study group that provides support for individuals facing challenging ongoing hardship, grief and illness.(your own or someone you are caregiving for.) By coming together to look at the weekly Torah portion, we will nurture seeds of hope and resilience from our tradition as well as create space for support from our community.

Meditation Group

1/29, 2/12, 2/26, 3/11, 3/25, 4/8, and 5/6 at 6:30pm, Shir Tikvah Library and Zoom



Please join us in person or on Zoom as we continue our meditation practice group at Shir Tikvah. All levels of experience are welcome. The group will begin with a period of meditation, guidance provided as needed, followed by a reading which we will reflect upon. This will afford us the opportunity to sit together, support each other's practice, and to get to know one another through open hearted reflection. If you are interested in attending, or, if you have any questions, please contact Robert Rothstein.

Scholarship

Shir Tikvah is committed to finances never being a barrier to your ability to access our classes, events, or services. If you have interest in a scholarship, please use this form and we will follow up shortly. Thank you!

The Pillar of Prayer: Exploring prayer and contemplation through the Ba'al Shem Tov

Thursday, February 1 through March 14 at 12:00pm

Led by Rabbi Arielle, $126, on Zoom here



Join Rabbi Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg in a seven-week exploration of the Ba'al Shem Tov's teachings on prayer. Each week, we will dig into a piece of text, seeking to understand the foundations of hasidic approaches to prayer and to deepen and enrich our personal contemplative and prayerful practices. This course is open to learners of all levels. This course will meet exclusively on Zoom and will utilize AI captioning. All materials will be provided digitally in advance of the session. Register here.

The Basics of Torah Chanting

Monday, February 5 through April 29 at 6:00pm

Led by Steve Greenberg, $216

If you would like to learn to chant Torah or want a refresher course, please join us. Knowledge of Torah trope and chanting is a prerequisite to celebrating an adult b’mitzvah at Shir Tikvah.

Taught by instructor Steve Greenberg for 12 weeks, 6:00pm, Mondays from February 5 through April 29. Cost: $216 but negotiable if needed, and you must order and purchase your own text, The Art of Torah Cantillation Vol. 1 (available on Amazon and from Behrman House Publishers). All classes will be on Zoom. Questions about the class? Contact Steve Greenberg. Register here.

Soulful Jewish Texts

2/6, 2/20, 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/30, 5/7 at 7:00pm (Zoom), $216

Soulful Jewish Texts (SJT) is one segment of Shir Tikvah’s basic Judaism course. In this 12 week course, we'll study Jewish history and literature through the lens of Jewish texts. Each week, we'll use a particular Jewish text as a springboard for exploring Jewish imagination, practice, and theology. This survey course brings together people interested in simply learning, those interested in an adult B’Mitzvah, and those interested in converting to Judaism. There will be required readings between sessions, so that participants can enter the conversations together, deepening their Jewish learning. Additionally, this group, through learning together and sharing one another’s stories, will develop its own community. Register here.

“Because God’s presence is with her:” Jewish Texts on Illness, Healing and Death

3/12, 3/19, and 3/26 at 6:00pm, $54



As a Jewish community, we thrive at praying for healing and remembering our deceased loved ones. This course will explore the complicated territory between these acts of prayer and memorial. What happens and how should we feel if our prayers are never answered? How should we think about our healing journeys if they are messy or incomplete? What if death is the healing that we or our loved ones need? By exploring these questions through Jewish texts, this course aims to build a more nuanced and soulful language for understanding our relationship to health, disease, and death. Register here.