Lifelong Learning
Summer 2026 Adult Education
Come study with us. We have a sweet mini-mester of summer courses, with a focus on the strange and beautiful of Jewish history and food. Whether you’re just entering Jewish learning, seeking chances to nerd out, or looking for places to ground, Shir Tikvah has classes for you. You can find basic course and registration info below and detailed descriptions of our new classes in the summer course catalogue.
The History of Jewish American Democracy and Resistance with Rabbi Joey Glick; 3 Thursdays at 6:00 PM, 7/2, 7/16, 7/30; in person at Shir Tikvah. Tuition: $54. Registration closed.
Building a Sacred Table: Expanding Our Toolkit of Jewish Food Practices with Rabbi Jayce Koester; 4 Tuesdays at 6:00 PM, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/25; in person at Shir Tikvah. Tuition: $72. Register here.
Episodes of the Strange, Beautiful and Revolutionary in Jewish History (Zoom only) with Rabbis Jayce and Joey; free drop-in virtual classes, 2 Wednesdays at 12 PM (7/29, 8/5) and 2 Sundays at 10:30 AM (8/2, 8/9). Attend one session or attend them all. Register here.
past course catalogues
Get a sense of adult education at Shir Tikvah by exploring our Spring 2026 and Autumn 2025 course catalogues.
Have an idea for future adult learning, or interested in teaching in our community? Contact Rabbi Joey Glick, Associate Rabbi for Lifelong Learning.
Free, Ongoing Offerings
Shir Tikvah Book Club hosted by the Membership & Engagement Committee
Up next: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store; Hybrid-format book discussion at Shir Tikvah and on Zoom; 6:30 PM on Thursday August 13.
Ongoing Torah Study: Our People's Journey
2nd & 4th Fridays of the month with Gayle Zoffer
12:15pm-1:30pm (Zoom)
To be added to the email reminder list contact Gayle Zoffer. All are welcome to participate.
Torah for Tough Times – Nourishing our Souls
Torah Study with Rabbi Joey Glick
Monthly at 12:00pm (Zoom)
Join us 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.
Our monthly meetings are scheduled at the end of each class based on students’ availability the following month. Next date: August 19 at noon.
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!