Adult Education
Adult Education
Adult Education at OT includes classes, lectures, and seminars that enrich the Jewish culture of our adult members. We invite you to check out our ongoing and upcoming classes, and special events below.
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Ongoing Classes | Upcoming Classes | Scholar in Residence | Pickleball | Previous Classes
Ongoing Classes
OT offers adult programs throughout the year. There is no fee unless specified. New students are welcome to join most continuing classes at any time.
Mishnah Study with Rabbi Kalender, Wednesdays, 9:15-10:15am, beginning November 1. Gather each Wednesday morning to discuss the first Jewish law code. Join this lively group as we consider this core text for Jewish ethics, ritual, and theology. No prior knowledge necessary and the English translation is provided. In 5784/2023-24 we will continue studying Pirkei Avot (The Ethics of Our Ancestors), beginning with Chapter 3. Email Erin Dreyfuss to be added to the class list.
Torah Study Lunch and Learn, Thursdays, 12:00pm on Zoom. Explore the weekly parsha together. Email Erin Dreyfuss to be added to the class list.
Talmud Study with Rabbi Bedo, Fridays, 10:00am, beginning October 27. Join Rabbi Bedo to study this rabbinic conversation across the ages. We will primarily learn text in English. Email Rabbi Bedo to be added to the class list.
Rosh Chodesh Singing Circle, every Rosh Chodesh after evening minyan. Join Rabbi Bedo after minyan to sing new melodies for each new month. Check the calendar and announcements each month to confirm the singing circle date.
Upcoming Classes
Yom HaShoah Author Talk with George Eisen, Sunday, May 5, 7:00pm. In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, author George Eisen shares his book, A Summer of Mass Murder, which weaves together the stories of victims, perpetrators and bystanders to explore the fate of Hungarian Jews in 1941. Register here.
Book Discussion with Rabbi Kalender: God in Search of Man by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Sunday, May 19, 6:30pm. Join a discussion of this classic text in modern Jewish theology. Heschel explores God's search for man - the notion of a Chosen People, an idea which he writes, "signifies not a quality inherent in the people but a relationship between the people and God." Register here.
Scholar in Residence
Scholar In Residence: Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
Friday-Sunday, February 9-11
Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin, a proud native of Maryland, is the co-founder and director of the Maryland Campaign for Environmental Human Rights (MDEHR). She has been involved in environmental advocacy for more than fifteen years during which time she served as director of the national Coalition on Environment and Jewish Life; founded and directed the Baltimore Orchard Project for five years; served as chair of the Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake, an organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the natural resources within the Chesapeake Bay watershed; and served as the Sustainability Consultant for the Central Maryland Ecumenical Council. Ordained as a rabbi in 1988 from the Jewish Theological Seminary in the first class of women to be ordained in that denomination, she served that institution in several capacities, including Assistant Dean of the Rabbinical School. She also is on the faculty of St. Mary’s Seminary’s Ecumenical Institute. Learn with her after dinner Friday night, d’var Torah and post-lunch lecture Saturday, and brunch discussion Sunday.
Weekend Schedule
Shabbat Dinner & Lecture, Friday, February 9
5:45pm Kabbalat Shabbat & Dinner (dinner registration is full)
Approx. 8:15pm Lecture: "Guardeners of our World: An Introduction to the Mitzvah of Yishuv Ha’Olam (the Habitability of the World)"
Shabbat Morning D'var Torah & Afternoon Discussion, Saturday, February 10
9:30am Shabbat Service & D'var Torah: "Genesis One vs. Genesis Two"
After-Lunch Discussion: "Holy Sparks are All Around Us"
Brunch & Teaching, Sunday, February 11
9:45am Brunch: "Study into Action: The Prohibition of Destruction and Waste" (brunch registration is full)
World of Hope Pickleball Tournament
Sunday, May 5
Say goodbye to golf and hello pickleball! Save the date Sunday, May 5. Keep an eye on the calendar for pickleball clinic dates to learn to play and improve your skills!
Pickleball Tournament Interest Survey
Previous Classes
Click the class titles below to watch some of our past class offerings.
Scholar in Residence 2023: Bex Stern Rosenblatt, February 3-5, 2023
Download the Scholar in Residence Friday night handout
Download the Scholar in Residence D'var Torah handout
Download the Scholar in Residence Shabbat afternoon handout
Download the Scholar in Residence Sunday brunch handout
Scholar in Residence: Jennifer Billinson, PhD, Sundays, March 27 & April 3, 2022
Download the presentation from week 1
Israel Speaker: Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh, Sunday, March 27, 2022
Women in the Bible with Susan Kristol, Mondays, February 28, March 7, April 4, 2022
Download the Women in the Bible class resources from week 1
Download the Women in the Bible class resources from week 2
Download the Women in the Bible class resources from week 3
European Jews, Jewish Europe with Rabbi Viki Bedo, Wednesdays, January 19-February 9, 2022
On Rockingham Street discussion with David Kuney, Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Judaism in Popular Culture Revisited with Debra Beland Ackerman, Mondays, November 8-22, 2021
Dear Rabbi, I Have a Question with Rabbi Viki Bedo, Wednesdays, October 13-November 3, 2021
Download the Dear Rabbi class resources from week 1
Download the Dear Rabbi class resources from week 2
Tikkun Leil Shavuot, Sunday, May 16, 6:30-8:00pm, 2021
Us and Them with Debra Beland Ackerman, Fridays, April 9-23, 2021
Exploring Judaism's Denominational Divide with Rabbi Brett Isserow, Mondays, February 22-March 15, 2021
Download the Denominational Divide class resources from week 1
Download the Denominational Divide class resources from week 2
Download the Denominational Divide class resources from week 3
Download the Denominational Divide class resources for week 4
Scholar in Residence: Dr. Rachel B. Gross, Sundays, February 21 & 28, 2021
Psalms with Susan Kristol, Fridays, January 22-February 5, 2021
Click here to download the Psalms class resources
Film Discussion of Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance, Sunday, December 20, 2020
Elijah: The Man, the Myth, the Legend, Fridays, October 16-December 11, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Religious Freedom, Sunday, November 29, 2020
Torah Study, Thursdays at 12:00pm
Talmud Study with Rabbi Bedo, Fridays at 10:00am
Contact
Co-Chairs Sharyn Stahl and Ellen Katkin
Fri, April 19 2024
11 Nisan 5784
Today's Calendar
Talmud Study : 10:00am |
Kabbalat Shabbat : 6:15pm |
Candle Lighting : 7:33pm |
Tomorrow's Calendar
Shabbat HaGadol |
Shabbat Service : 9:30am |
Childcare and Youth Services : 10:00am |
Havdalah : 8:42pm |
Friday Night
Kabbalat Shabbat : 6:15pm |
Candle Lighting : 7:33pm |
Shabbat Day
Shabbat Service : 9:30am |
Childcare and Youth Services : 10:00am |
Havdalah : 8:42pm |
Happening at OT
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Sunday ,
AprApril 21 , 2024
Sunday, Apr 21st 12:00p
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Sunday ,
AprApril 21 , 2024
Sunday, Apr 21st 2:00p to 5:00p
Come show off your basketball skills at this 3-on-3 basketball showdown. Teens of all skill levels are welcome to play. -
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AprApril 21 , 2024
Sunday, Apr 21st 4:00p to 4:30p
Don't want to cook all week? Order prepared dishes for your seder and beyond. -
Monday ,
AprApril 22 , 2024
Monday, Apr 22nd 8:00a to 9:00a
The Fast of the Firstborn (Ta’anit Bechorim) commemorates the horrific tenth plague that God inflicted on Pharaoh and the Egyptian people. In recognition of this moment, firstborn Jews fast on Erev Pesach. As this is a minor fast, there is a widely practiced exemption: Judaism allows anyone who attends a religious feast to forego fasting. It is customary to hold a celebratory meal on the completion of study of a piece of text, called a siyyum (conclusion). Whether you are a firstborn relieving yourself from the pre-Pesach fast, or anyone else simply looking to learn a little, come join us for the siyyum. After the siyyum, we will celebrate with a light breakfast. -
Tuesday ,
AprApril 23 , 2024
Tuesday, Apr 23rd 9:30a to 12:00p
Celebrate the first day of Passover.