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Let’s Talk about Death…Over Dinner COMMUNITY EVENTS Friday, December 13, 2019, 7:30 pm, Lindenbaum Pavilion Join us for one of the most important conversations you have been trying not to have. Together

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President Howard Sharfstein invite you to transform the topic of death into a subject that invites #8456PERMIT any questions, please contact Lauren Dickel at [email protected]. FIRS CLASS MAIL introspection and life-affirming dialogue. Through the frame of Jewish tradition and wisdom How to Fight Anti-Semitism: A Conversation with New York Times Writer Bari Weiss and with the warmth and sense of connection that comes with sharing a meal, we hope you Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Main Sanctuary will find the evening not only empowering, but even uplifting. On the anniversary of one of the most fateful days in modern history, join UJA-Federation Sponsored in part by the Jill and Howard Sharfstein Fund to Support Life’s Journeys. and Central Synagogue for a conversation with Bari Weiss, New York Times op-ed staff editor Members and Non-members: $18 and author of the brand-new book, How to Fight Anti-Semitism. Led in discussion by Rabbi ADULT A Musical Concert: Chanukah Lights Up the World Buchdahl, Bari will share insights into the rise of anti-Semitism and the dangers of allowing Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Lindenbaum Pavilion hatred and intolerance to grow unchecked. Reception: 6:30 pm; Concert: 7:00 – 8:00 pm Members: $18; Non-members: $25 This joyous celebration will be hosted by Elad Kabilio, acclaimed Israeli cellist and educator, ENGAGEMENT 180th Anniversary Walking Tour Through Central Synagogue’s Lower-East-Side and artistic director of MusicTalks. The concert will include Yiddish Theatre Star Daniella History: from Kleindeutchland to the iconic heart of American Jewish life Rabbani, Israeli Opera Singer Inbar Goldmann, and Israeli chamber group “12th Night Klezmer.” FALL 2019 Revel in international songs and stories inspired by the Festival of Lights; from Klezmer and Sunday, October 13 or October 27, 2019, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Ladino, to classical opera and jazz. Families welcome. Meeting location: The Manny Cantor Center (197 E Broadway) Members: $18; Non-members: $25 In celebration of our 180th anniversary, join us for a journey through time and place, to our Synagogue’s Lower-East-Side roots. This tour will start with an introduction to Central as an evolving Jewish community, visiting sites associated with the congregation’s earliest history when the Lower East Side was Kleindeutschland (“small-Germany”). During the tour we will visit some of the tenements, settlement houses, playgrounds, and public schools where Central members (mostly women) tried to help new immigrants make their way in new and often CORE GROUPS difficult circumstances. 30 tickets available for each tour date. Members only: $35 Looking to meet other members who share your interests, passions, and life experiences? Want to 123 East 55th Street 10022 New York New York, (212) 838-5122 www.centralsynagogue.org Journey Through Israeli Food (Workshop and Dinner) build deeper relationships with individual members Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 6:45 – 9:00 pm, Lindenbaum Pavilion of this large and diverse congregation? Let us help Based on last year’s tremendous success, “Women Cook” returns to Central. Join us as a group you find your people in a CORE Group. In these of lively Israeli women representing the Moroccan, Bukharan, Ethiopian, and Yemenite culinary member-led groups, participants come together traditions host a dinner experience in which we will cook and sample new foods, accompanied on a regular basis for shared learning, experiences, by storytelling, singing, and dancing. Families and children welcome. and conversation. Groups may be organized by Members: $25; Member Child (18 years and under): $18 demographic, topic, or interest area. To find a group Non-members: $35; Non-member Child (18 years and under): $25 or learn more, please visit www.centralsynagogue.org/coregroups. Reports from the Frontlines: Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Lindenbaum Pavilion Led by Roberta Kaplan, Columbia Professor and Founding Partner of Kaplan, Hecker & Fink, and Eric Ward, Executive Director of the Western States Center Roberta Kaplan partners with Integrity First for America to lead the legal fight against the neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and hate groups responsible for the violence in Charlottesville. SAVE THE DATE! Eric Ward is a national expert in the relationship between anti-Semitism and white nationalism. Together they will join in conversation about their work and the challenges they face in their Shabbat is Central fight against bigotry and violence. Friday, January 24, 2020 Cost: Free After last year’s huge success, we are bringing back our congregational-wide Shabbat initiative in January, 2020. Our goal is to have numerous dinners across the congregation, and around New York City, spanning members of all ages. We need hosts and participants! If you are interested in hosting a dinner, or attending one, save the date. More information to come in the late fall.

with our community and within our sacred space, Rabbi Lori Koffman and former Central PAID

To register for these events, visit www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted. If you have PRESORTED U.S. POSTAGE NEW YORK, NY

with our community and within our sacred space, Rabbi Lori Koffman and former Central PAID

To register for these events, visit www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted. If you have PRESORTED U.S. POSTAGE NEW YORK, NY

Dr. Ruth in Conversation with Rabbi Buchdahl Monday, January 27, 2020 Mark your calendars for a one-time-only special screening and discussion with Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Rabbi Angela Buchdahl. We will view portions of the recently released film A Musical Celebration A Musical “Ask Dr. Ruth” and have opportunities to ask Dr. Ruth questions in person. Stage Stern at Carnegie Auditorium/Perelman The Hall 12, November 2019, Tuesday, pm pm and 8:30 5:00 Shows: Two Join us for of an evening story Central we come together and song as celebrate to contributors of creative team and staff, and a first clergy, years. 180 Central’s Synagogue’s — with remember to an evening planning that music,writers are memories, and surprises more. learn to Visit www.centralsynagogue.org/180 family. the entire will captivate $72Members: and $54 two organized special members-only we have anniversary, 180th of our celebration In history. Lower-East-Side Synagogue’s Central through tours walking 2019 October Dates: or October 13 27, Tour to register. See inside for details! Visit www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted Members only: $35 Drop in anytime. Free of charge and registration is not Heart, Mind, Soul: The Wisdom of Shabbat and Jewish Holidays required. Classes will be held in the Community House. LUNCH & LEARN SEMESTER-LONG COURSES September 12 – November 21, 2019, Community House ONGOING Thursdays, 6:00 – 7:15 pm Taught by Jewish Educator Joe Septimus Lunch will be provided. To learn more and register, please visit To register for these courses, visit www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted. Together we will plumb the intellectual and spiritual depths of living in Jewish time. Using WEEKLY CLASSES www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted or contact Lauren Dickel at ancient, medieval, and modern texts, we will explore the transformative power of Shabbat and [email protected]. Melton The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning (Melton for short) is an the Jewish holidays. internationally renowned program for adult Jewish study. It offers a pluralistic, well-rounded, and Weekly Torah Study Bible and Bagels Members: $125; Non-members: $175 The New Face of Israeli Cuisine The Borscht Belt sophisticated approach, and provides a comprehensive exploration of Jewish thought, practice, September 4, 2019 – June 17, 2020 September 11, 2019 – June 17, 2020 Monday, September 16, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Monday, November 18, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, ethics, and history. No previous Melton experience is required except for Year 2. Wednesdays 12:00 – 1:15 pm Wednesdays 8:15 – 9:15 am Jews in the City - People & Places Taught by Central’s Rabbi Mo Salth and others Taught by Central’s Rabbi Lori Koffman Lindenbaum Pavilion Lindenbaum Pavilion To learn more and register, visit www.centralsynagogue.org/Melton October 18 – November 15, 2019 Led by Emmy Award-Winning Producer Led by Historian Martin Schneit This class explores the weekly Torah portion Join us as we continue our journey through the Jews in America: Insiders and Outsiders Fridays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm from ancient and modern perspectives. Torah, reading a chapter a week. We will pick Roger Sherman Channel your inner Mrs. Maisel as we look Taught by Central’s Rabbinic Intern Sarah Berman September 10 – December 17, 2019, Community House up where we left off with the Book of Kings, but Come view and discuss more than a back at a remarkable time, place and people; Jews have always shaped and been shaped by the places we have lived. Jews in New York Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Taught by Jewish Educator Lisa Lisser Samuel I and II participation is encouraged at any time. dozen scenes that were not included in one that now exists only in memory. Martin City are no different, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries. Over this five-week course, we This course provides students with the opportunity to consider the challenges of Jewish September 4, 2019 – June 17, 2020 the acclaimed documentary In Search Schneit will detail the history of the Borscht will explore the modern Jewish history of New York City through the stories of key individuals acculturation to American life, as well as the sacrifices and contributions that have been made Wednesdays 1:30 – 2:30 pm Alper Talmud Study of Israeli Cuisine: A Portrait of the Israeli Belt, focusing on such sites as bungalow and the places that defined them. Our first meeting will convene at Central Synagogue; each over the past 200 years. We will explore education, the Three Generation Hypothesis, anti- Taught by Cantor Suzanne Skloot September 13, 2019 – June 19, 2020 People Told Through Food – Conflict colonies; hotels like Grossingers, Concord subsequent week will take place elsewhere in Manhattan. Together, we will explore museums, Semitism and the Holocaust, Zionism and the State of Israel, the Civil Rights Movement, and Explore the text of Samuel I and II. Together we Fridays 8:15 – 9:15 am and All. The film’s producer will discuss and Kutcher’s; and comedians including Red synagogues, and other historic buildings. other issues that address American and Jewish culture and identity. will look at and compare the translations of the Taught by Jewish Educator chefs, home cooks, markets, and Buttons, George Burns, Sid Caesar and Henny Members: $125; Non-members: $175 traditions from a wide range of cultures Youngman, among many others. Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Jewish Publication Society and the more recent Dr. Rachel Rosenthal including Yemenite, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Members: $15; Non-members: $18 translation by UCLA professor Robert Alter, and Explore one of the most radical rabbinic Shemot (Exodus) Part II - Revelation and Revolution Rising Nationalism in an Era of Globalization Palestinian, Arab, Druze, and many more. October 24 – November 21, 2019, Community House learn why Alter believes that the character of texts in all of Judaism, the Talmud. This year, September 10 – November 26, 2019, Community House Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Pablo Casals for Peace Thursdays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm David is the finest portrayal of a human life we will be examining what it means to be a Tuesdays, 10:00 – 11:30 am, Taught by Central Educator Rina Bergman Monday, December 16, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Taught by Former Central Rabbi Marion Lev-Cohen from antiquity. Our discussions will work to responsible person in a larger society. This course follows the development of the emerging Jewish nation; from their awe-inspiring The Story of Israel Through its Songs Lindenbaum Pavilion With political, religious, and cultural tensions in Israel at an all-time high, we will examine the understand the agendas of the original authors encounter at Mount Sinai through the building of the tabernacle in the wilderness. Together Monday, October 28, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Led by Renowned Conductor Cesare Civetta ideas of nationalism, ultra-nationalism, racism, and religious fanaticism, and how they are and their subsequent editors. we will learn about some of the laws and regulations that have become central foundations of Lindenbaum Pavilion Join Civetta for a journey through the currently threatening Israel as a Jewish and Democratic state. The class will also explore how Jewish life and discuss how they apply to our lives today. Led by Acclaimed Israeli Cellist, Educator, tumultuous life of cellist, conductor, and these developments impact American Jews at a time of rising anti-Semitism, identity politics, Members: $125; Non-members: $175 and Artistic Director of MusicTalks composer Pablo Casals, a phenomenally and anti-Israel sentiment. Elad Kabilio courageous and generous peace activist Members: $125; Non-members: $175 This special Lunch and Learn will take a deep who gave up his career to protest Franco’s Year 2: Collective Memory and Ethics September 10, 2019 – May 12, 2020, Community House dive into Israeli music. Kabilio will offer an fascism and Hitler’s Nazism, and who Conversational/Modern Hebrew Mornings: Tuesdays, 9:30 – 11:45 am, HUC-JIR Rabbi Darcie Crystal & Central’s Rabbi Dan Ross intimate look at the history of Israeli song and moved from Catalonia to Puerto Rico at 80. October 28 – December 16, 2019, Community House Evenings: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:45 pm, Jewish Educators Joe Septimus and Harman Grossman its most inspiring cultural figures through Enjoy rare recordings, photos, interviews Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm The second year of the Melton core program explores moments in Jewish history as they relate multimedia and video presentations. This and footage of the great musician and Taught by Jewish Educator Michal Nachmany to our collective identity and delves into modern issues in Jewish ethics. MINISERIES session will focus on artists ranging from humanitarian, who during his third visit Have you ever dreamt of ordering Israeli food in Hebrew or negotiating prices in the shuk? Members: $600; Non-members: $750 Naomi Shemer, through the era of the popular to Israel played for prime ministers just In this class, we will learn practical words and phrases that will help you have a basic Learning with Central’s Rabbi Emeritus Peter Rubinstein Monday, November 4 and Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 5:30 – 6:45 pm, Community House army bands, to the rise of “Mizrahi” music one month before his death at age 97. Social Justice: The Heart of Judaism conversation on the streets of Tel Aviv or markets of Jerusalem. with icons such as Zohar Argov; all the way to Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Join Rabbi Emeritus Peter Rubinstein for the next installment of this popular series: October 28, 2019 – January 13, 2020, Community House Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Eurovision and current trends of world music. Current (and Political) Issues Through a Jewish Textual Lens. Mondays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm, Taught by Central’s Rabbi Nicole Auerbach Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew Session #1 - Fake News and Name-calling Combining study of Jewish sources, history and action, this course will give participants October 30 – December 18, 2019, Community House Session #2 - Economic Inequality a deeper understanding of the Jewish foundations of social justice, and a framework for Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm or 6:30 – 8:00 pm Members: Free; Non-Members: $15 navigating their moral choices. Taught by Jewish Educator Michal Nachmany Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Would you like to better read and understand Hebrew used during Shabbat or the High Holy Jewish Hidden Figures: Overlooked and Underestimated Personalities in the Bible Days? In this class, we will go over basic prayers and develop an understanding of key words in October 23 - December 11, 2019, Community House liturgy. Morning and evening classes offered. Register or learn more on our website: www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted. Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Visit our website for the most up-to-date program information. Taught by Award-Winning Poet Jessica Greenbaum Center for Exploring Judaism This class will take a closer look at some singular Biblical characters, including the daughters of INCLUSION AND SPECIAL NEEDS Taught by Central’s Rabbi Lisa Rubin Zelophehad (unique in Torah for fighting for their inheritance), the artisan Betzalel, and the better- Central Synagogue is an inclusive institution, open to all types of learners. If you have a vision Begun at Central Synagogue in 2010, The Center for Exploring Judaism welcomes anyone known Ruth, Jonah, and the nameless wife of Lot. These characters’ complexities offer depths or hearing impairment, need help with mobility, or have any other special needs, please let us wishing to explore Jewish life. The Center offers a semester-long course that gives students of renewed recognition when read in the context of our own study, scholarly comments, and know and we’ll make our best effort to accommodate you. a foundation in the basic tenets of Judaism. Areas such as history, holidays, life-cycle events, contemporary poems. The last half hour of class will be set aside as an optional time for reading poems theology, prayer, and communal life are explored through foundational Jewish texts, beliefs, and written by participants in response to our discussions. No prior poetry or Judaic knowledge required. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: customs. To learn more or register, please visit www.centralsynagogue.org/cej. Members: $125; Non-members: $175 There is limited scholarship assistance available. Please contact Carolyn Roesler at ext. 3043 or Program Cost: $850 [email protected] to discuss your situation. Drop in anytime. Free of charge and registration is not Heart, Mind, Soul: The Wisdom of Shabbat and Jewish Holidays required. Classes will be held in the Community House. LUNCH & LEARN SEMESTER-LONG COURSES September 12 – November 21, 2019, Community House ONGOING Thursdays, 6:00 – 7:15 pm Taught by Jewish Educator Joe Septimus Lunch will be provided. To learn more and register, please visit To register for these courses, visit www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted. Together we will plumb the intellectual and spiritual depths of living in Jewish time. Using WEEKLY CLASSES www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted or contact Lauren Dickel at ancient, medieval, and modern texts, we will explore the transformative power of Shabbat and [email protected]. Melton The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning (Melton for short) is an the Jewish holidays. internationally renowned program for adult Jewish study. It offers a pluralistic, well-rounded, and Weekly Torah Study Bible and Bagels Members: $125; Non-members: $175 The New Face of Israeli Cuisine The Borscht Belt sophisticated approach, and provides a comprehensive exploration of Jewish thought, practice, September 4, 2019 – June 17, 2020 September 11, 2019 – June 17, 2020 Monday, September 16, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Monday, November 18, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, ethics, and history. No previous Melton experience is required except for Year 2. Wednesdays 12:00 – 1:15 pm Wednesdays 8:15 – 9:15 am Jews in the City - People & Places Taught by Central’s Rabbi Mo Salth and others Taught by Central’s Rabbi Lori Koffman Lindenbaum Pavilion Lindenbaum Pavilion To learn more and register, visit www.centralsynagogue.org/Melton October 18 – November 15, 2019 Led by Emmy Award-Winning Producer Led by Historian Martin Schneit This class explores the weekly Torah portion Join us as we continue our journey through the Jews in America: Insiders and Outsiders Fridays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm from ancient and modern perspectives. Torah, reading a chapter a week. We will pick Roger Sherman Channel your inner Mrs. Maisel as we look Taught by Central’s Rabbinic Intern Sarah Berman September 10 – December 17, 2019, Community House up where we left off with theBook of Kings, but Come view and discuss more than a back at a remarkable time, place and people; Jews have always shaped and been shaped by the places we have lived. Jews in New York Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Taught by Jewish Educator Lisa Lisser Samuel I and II participation is encouraged at any time. dozen scenes that were not included in one that now exists only in memory. Martin City are no different, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries. Over this five-week course, we This course provides students with the opportunity to consider the challenges of Jewish September 4, 2019 – June 17, 2020 the acclaimed documentary In Search Schneit will detail the history of the Borscht will explore the modern Jewish history of New York City through the stories of key individuals acculturation to American life, as well as the sacrifices and contributions that have been made Wednesdays 1:30 – 2:30 pm Alper Talmud Study of Israeli Cuisine: A Portrait of the Israeli Belt, focusing on such sites as bungalow and the places that defined them. Our first meeting will convene at Central Synagogue; each over the past 200 years. We will explore education, the Three Generation Hypothesis, anti- Taught by Cantor Suzanne Skloot September 13, 2019 – June 19, 2020 People Told Through Food – Conflict colonies; hotels like Grossingers, Concord subsequent week will take place elsewhere in Manhattan. Together, we will explore museums, Semitism and the Holocaust, Zionism and the State of Israel, the Civil Rights Movement, and Explore the text of Samuel I and II. Together we Fridays 8:15 – 9:15 am and All. The film’s producer will discuss and Kutcher’s; and comedians including Red synagogues, and other historic buildings. other issues that address American and Jewish culture and identity. will look at and compare the translations of the Taught by Jewish Educator chefs, home cooks, markets, and Buttons, George Burns, Sid Caesar and Henny Members: $125; Non-members: $175 traditions from a wide range of cultures Youngman, among many others. Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Jewish Publication Society and the more recent Dr. Rachel Rosenthal including Yemenite, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Members: $15; Non-members: $18 translation by UC Berkeley professor Robert Explore one of the most radical rabbinic Shemot (Exodus) Part II - Revelation and Revolution Rising Nationalism in an Era of Globalization Palestinian, Arab, Druze, and many more. October 24 – November 21, 2019, Community House Alter, and learn why Alter believes that the texts in all of Judaism, the Talmud. This year, September 10 – November 26, 2019, Community House Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Pablo Casals for Peace Thursdays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm character of David is the finest portrayal of a we will be examining what it means to be a Tuesdays, 10:00 – 11:30 am, Taught by Central Educator Rina Bergman Monday, December 16, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Taught by Former Central Rabbi Marion Lev-Cohen human life from antiquity. Our discussions will responsible person in a larger society. This course follows the development of the emerging Jewish nation; from their awe-inspiring The Story of Israel Through its Songs Lindenbaum Pavilion With political, religious, and cultural tensions in Israel at an all-time high, we will examine the work to understand the agendas of the original encounter at Mount Sinai through the building of the tabernacle in the wilderness. Together Monday, October 28, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Led by Renowned Conductor Cesare Civetta ideas of nationalism, ultra-nationalism, racism, and religious fanaticism, and how they are authors and their subsequent editors. we will learn about some of the laws and regulations that have become central foundations of Lindenbaum Pavilion Join Civetta for a journey through the currently threatening Israel as a Jewish and Democratic state. The class will also explore how Jewish life and discuss how they apply to our lives today. Led by Acclaimed Israeli Cellist and tumultuous life of cellist, conductor, and these developments impact American Jews at a time of rising anti-Semitism, identity politics, Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Educator, and Artistic Director of MusicTalks composer Pablo Casals, a phenomenally and anti-Israel sentiment. Elad Kabilio courageous and generous peace activist Members: $125; Non-members: $175 This special Lunch and Learn will take a deep who gave up his career to protest Franco’s Year 2: Collective Memory and Ethics September 10, 2019 – May 12, 2020, Community House dive into Israeli music. Kabilio will offer an fascism and Hitler’s Nazism, and who Conversational/Modern Hebrew Mornings: Tuesdays, 9:30 – 11:45 am, HUC-JIR Rabbi Darcie Crystal & Central’s Rabbi Dan Ross intimate look at the history of Israeli song and moved from Catalonia to Puerto Rico at 80. October 28 – December 16, 2019, Community House Evenings: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:45 pm, Jewish Educators Joe Septimus and Harman Grossman its most inspiring cultural figures through Enjoy rare recordings, photos, interviews Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm The second year of the Melton core program explores moments in Jewish history as they relate multimedia and video presentations. This and footage of the great musician and Taught by Jewish Educator Michal Nachmany to our collective identity and delves into modern issues in Jewish ethics. MINISERIES session will focus on artists ranging from humanitarian, who during his third visit Have you ever dreamt of ordering Israeli food in Hebrew or negotiating prices in the shuk? Members: $600; Non-members: $750 Naomi Shemer, through the era of the popular to Israel played for prime ministers just In this class, we will learn practical words and phrases that will help you have a basic Learning with Central’s Rabbi Emeritus Peter Rubinstein Monday, November 4 and Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 5:30 – 6:45 pm, Community House army bands, to the rise of “Mizrahi” music one month before his death at age 97. Social Justice: The Heart of Judaism conversation on the streets of Tel Aviv or markets of Jerusalem. with icons such as Zohar Argov; all the way to Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Join Rabbi Emeritus Peter Rubinstein for the next installment of this popular series: October 28, 2019 – January 13, 2020, Community House Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Eurovision and current trends of world music. Current (and Political) Issues Through a Jewish Textual Lens. Mondays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm, Taught by Central’s Rabbi Nicole Auerbach Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew Session #1 - Fake News and Name-calling Combining study of Jewish sources, history and action, this course will give participants October 30 – December 18, 2019, Community House Session #2 - Economic Inequality a deeper understanding of the Jewish foundations of social justice, and a framework for Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm or 6:30 – 8:00 pm Members: Free; Non-Members: $15 navigating their moral choices. Taught by Jewish Educator Michal Nachmany Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Would you like to better read and understand Hebrew used during Shabbat or the High Holy Jewish Hidden Figures: Overlooked and Underestimated Personalities in the Bible Days? In this class, we will go over basic prayers and develop an understanding of key words in October 23 - December 11, 2019, Community House liturgy. Morning and evening classes offered. Register or learn more on our website: www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted. Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Visit our website for the most up-to-date program information. Taught by Award-Winning Poet Jessica Greenbaum Center for Exploring Judaism This class will take a closer look at some singular Biblical characters, including the daughters of INCLUSION AND SPECIAL NEEDS Taught by Central’s Rabbi Lisa Rubin Zelophehad (unique in Torah for fighting for their inheritance), the artisan Betzalel, and the better- Central Synagogue is an inclusive institution, open to all types of learners. If you have a vision Begun at Central Synagogue in 2010, The Center for Exploring Judaism welcomes anyone known Ruth, Jonah, and the nameless wife of Lot. These characters’ complexities offer depths or hearing impairment, need help with mobility, or have any other special needs, please let us wishing to explore Jewish life. The Center offers a semester-long course that gives students of renewed recognition when read in the context of our own study, scholarly comments, and know and we’ll make our best effort to accommodate you. a foundation in the basic tenets of Judaism. Areas such as history, holidays, life-cycle events, contemporary poems. The last half hour of class will be set aside as an optional time for reading poems theology, prayer, and communal life are explored through foundational Jewish texts, beliefs, and written by participants in response to our discussions. No prior poetry or Judaic knowledge required. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: customs. To learn more or register, please visit www.centralsynagogue.org/cej. Members: $125; Non-members: $175 There is limited scholarship assistance available. Please contact Carolyn Roesler at ext. 3043 or Program Cost: $850 [email protected] to discuss your situation. Drop in anytime. Free of charge and registration is not Heart, Mind, Soul: The Wisdom of Shabbat and Jewish Holidays required. Classes will be held in the Community House. LUNCH & LEARN SEMESTER-LONG COURSES September 12 – November 21, 2019, Community House ONGOING Thursdays, 6:00 – 7:15 pm Taught by Jewish Educator Joe Septimus Lunch will be provided. To learn more and register, please visit To register for these courses, visit www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted. Together we will plumb the intellectual and spiritual depths of living in Jewish time. Using WEEKLY CLASSES www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted or contact Lauren Dickel at ancient, medieval, and modern texts, we will explore the transformative power of Shabbat and [email protected]. Melton The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning (Melton for short) is an the Jewish holidays. internationally renowned program for adult Jewish study. It offers a pluralistic, well-rounded, and Weekly Torah Study Bible and Bagels Members: $125; Non-members: $175 The New Face of Israeli Cuisine The Borscht Belt sophisticated approach, and provides a comprehensive exploration of Jewish thought, practice, September 4, 2019 – June 17, 2020 September 11, 2019 – June 17, 2020 Monday, September 16, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Monday, November 18, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, ethics, and history. No previous Melton experience is required except for Year 2. Wednesdays 12:00 – 1:15 pm Wednesdays 8:15 – 9:15 am Jews in the City - People & Places Taught by Central’s Rabbi Mo Salth and others Taught by Central’s Rabbi Lori Koffman Lindenbaum Pavilion Lindenbaum Pavilion To learn more and register, visit www.centralsynagogue.org/Melton October 18 – November 15, 2019 Led by Emmy Award-Winning Producer Led by Historian Martin Schneit This class explores the weekly Torah portion Join us as we continue our journey through the Jews in America: Insiders and Outsiders Fridays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm from ancient and modern perspectives. Torah, reading a chapter a week. We will pick Roger Sherman Channel your inner Mrs. Maisel as we look Taught by Central’s Rabbinic Intern Sarah Berman September 10 – December 17, 2019, Community House up where we left off with the Book of Kings, but Come view and discuss more than a back at a remarkable time, place and people; Jews have always shaped and been shaped by the places we have lived. Jews in New York Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Taught by Jewish Educator Lisa Lisser Samuel I and II participation is encouraged at any time. dozen scenes that were not included in one that now exists only in memory. Martin City are no different, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries. Over this five-week course, we This course provides students with the opportunity to consider the challenges of Jewish September 4, 2019 – June 17, 2020 the acclaimed documentary In Search Schneit will detail the history of the Borscht will explore the modern Jewish history of New York City through the stories of key individuals acculturation to American life, as well as the sacrifices and contributions that have been made Wednesdays 1:30 – 2:30 pm Alper Talmud Study of Israeli Cuisine: A Portrait of the Israeli Belt, focusing on such sites as bungalow and the places that defined them. Our first meeting will convene at Central Synagogue; each over the past 200 years. We will explore education, the Three Generation Hypothesis, anti- Taught by Cantor Suzanne Skloot September 13, 2019 – June 19, 2020 People Told Through Food – Conflict colonies; hotels like Grossingers, Concord subsequent week will take place elsewhere in Manhattan. Together, we will explore museums, Semitism and the Holocaust, Zionism and the State of Israel, the Civil Rights Movement, and Explore the text of Samuel I and II. Together we Fridays 8:15 – 9:15 am and All. The film’s producer will discuss and Kutcher’s; and comedians including Red synagogues, and other historic buildings. other issues that address American and Jewish culture and identity. will look at and compare the translations of the Taught by Jewish Educator chefs, home cooks, markets, and Buttons, George Burns, Sid Caesar and Henny Members: $125; Non-members: $175 traditions from a wide range of cultures Youngman, among many others. Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Jewish Publication Society and the more recent Dr. Rachel Rosenthal including Yemenite, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Members: $15; Non-members: $18 translation by UCLA professor Robert Alter, and Explore one of the most radical rabbinic Shemot (Exodus) Part II - Revelation and Revolution Rising Nationalism in an Era of Globalization Palestinian, Arab, Druze, and many more. October 24 – November 21, 2019, Community House learn why Alter believes that the character of texts in all of Judaism, the Talmud. This year, September 10 – November 26, 2019, Community House Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Pablo Casals for Peace Thursdays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm David is the finest portrayal of a human life we will be examining what it means to be a Tuesdays, 10:00 – 11:30 am, Taught by Central Educator Rina Bergman Monday, December 16, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Taught by Former Central Rabbi Marion Lev-Cohen from antiquity. Our discussions will work to responsible person in a larger society. This course follows the development of the emerging Jewish nation; from their awe-inspiring The Story of Israel Through its Songs Lindenbaum Pavilion With political, religious, and cultural tensions in Israel at an all-time high, we will examine the understand the agendas of the original authors encounter at Mount Sinai through the building of the tabernacle in the wilderness. Together Monday, October 28, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Led by Renowned Conductor Cesare Civetta ideas of nationalism, ultra-nationalism, racism, and religious fanaticism, and how they are and their subsequent editors. we will learn about some of the laws and regulations that have become central foundations of Lindenbaum Pavilion Join Civetta for a journey through the currently threatening Israel as a Jewish and Democratic state. The class will also explore how Jewish life and discuss how they apply to our lives today. Led by Acclaimed Israeli Cellist, Educator, tumultuous life of cellist, conductor, and these developments impact American Jews at a time of rising anti-Semitism, identity politics, Members: $125; Non-members: $175 and Artistic Director of MusicTalks composer Pablo Casals, a phenomenally and anti-Israel sentiment. Elad Kabilio courageous and generous peace activist Members: $125; Non-members: $175 This special Lunch and Learn will take a deep who gave up his career to protest Franco’s Year 2: Collective Memory and Ethics September 10, 2019 – May 12, 2020, Community House dive into Israeli music. Kabilio will offer an fascism and Hitler’s Nazism, and who Conversational/Modern Hebrew Mornings: Tuesdays, 9:30 – 11:45 am, HUC-JIR Rabbi Darcie Crystal & Central’s Rabbi Dan Ross intimate look at the history of Israeli song and moved from Catalonia to Puerto Rico at 80. October 28 – December 16, 2019, Community House Evenings: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:45 pm, Jewish Educators Joe Septimus and Harman Grossman its most inspiring cultural figures through Enjoy rare recordings, photos, interviews Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm The second year of the Melton core program explores moments in Jewish history as they relate multimedia and video presentations. This and footage of the great musician and Taught by Jewish Educator Michal Nachmany to our collective identity and delves into modern issues in Jewish ethics. MINISERIES session will focus on artists ranging from humanitarian, who during his third visit Have you ever dreamt of ordering Israeli food in Hebrew or negotiating prices in the shuk? Members: $600; Non-members: $750 Naomi Shemer, through the era of the popular to Israel played for prime ministers just In this class, we will learn practical words and phrases that will help you have a basic Learning with Central’s Rabbi Emeritus Peter Rubinstein Monday, November 4 and Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 5:30 – 6:45 pm, Community House army bands, to the rise of “Mizrahi” music one month before his death at age 97. Social Justice: The Heart of Judaism conversation on the streets of Tel Aviv or markets of Jerusalem. with icons such as Zohar Argov; all the way to Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Join Rabbi Emeritus Peter Rubinstein for the next installment of this popular series: October 28, 2019 – January 13, 2020, Community House Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Eurovision and current trends of world music. Current (and Political) Issues Through a Jewish Textual Lens. Mondays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm, Taught by Central’s Rabbi Nicole Auerbach Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew Session #1 - Fake News and Name-calling Combining study of Jewish sources, history and action, this course will give participants October 30 – December 18, 2019, Community House Session #2 - Economic Inequality a deeper understanding of the Jewish foundations of social justice, and a framework for Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm or 6:30 – 8:00 pm Members: Free; Non-Members: $15 navigating their moral choices. Taught by Jewish Educator Michal Nachmany Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Would you like to better read and understand Hebrew used during Shabbat or the High Holy Jewish Hidden Figures: Overlooked and Underestimated Personalities in the Bible Days? In this class, we will go over basic prayers and develop an understanding of key words in October 23 - December 11, 2019, Community House liturgy. Morning and evening classes offered. Register or learn more on our website: www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted. Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Visit our website for the most up-to-date program information. Taught by Award-Winning Poet Jessica Greenbaum Center for Exploring Judaism This class will take a closer look at some singular Biblical characters, including the daughters of INCLUSION AND SPECIAL NEEDS Taught by Central’s Rabbi Lisa Rubin Zelophehad (unique in Torah for fighting for their inheritance), the artisan Betzalel, and the better- Central Synagogue is an inclusive institution, open to all types of learners. If you have a vision Begun at Central Synagogue in 2010, The Center for Exploring Judaism welcomes anyone known Ruth, Jonah, and the nameless wife of Lot. These characters’ complexities offer depths or hearing impairment, need help with mobility, or have any other special needs, please let us wishing to explore Jewish life. The Center offers a semester-long course that gives students of renewed recognition when read in the context of our own study, scholarly comments, and know and we’ll make our best effort to accommodate you. a foundation in the basic tenets of Judaism. Areas such as history, holidays, life-cycle events, contemporary poems. The last half hour of class will be set aside as an optional time for reading poems theology, prayer, and communal life are explored through foundational Jewish texts, beliefs, and written by participants in response to our discussions. No prior poetry or Judaic knowledge required. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: customs. To learn more or register, please visit www.centralsynagogue.org/cej. Members: $125; Non-members: $175 There is limited scholarship assistance available. Please contact Carolyn Roesler at ext. 3043 or Program Cost: $850 [email protected] to discuss your situation. Drop in anytime. Free of charge and registration is not Heart, Mind, Soul: The Wisdom of Shabbat and Jewish Holidays required. Classes will be held in the Community House. LUNCH & LEARN SEMESTER-LONG COURSES September 12 – November 21, 2019, Community House ONGOING Thursdays, 6:00 – 7:15 pm Taught by Jewish Educator Joe Septimus Lunch will be provided. To learn more and register, please visit To register for these courses, visit www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted. Together we will plumb the intellectual and spiritual depths of living in Jewish time. Using WEEKLY CLASSES www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted or contact Lauren Dickel at ancient, medieval, and modern texts, we will explore the transformative power of Shabbat and [email protected]. Melton The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning (Melton for short) is an the Jewish holidays. internationally renowned program for adult Jewish study. It offers a pluralistic, well-rounded, and Weekly Torah Study Bible and Bagels Members: $125; Non-members: $175 The New Face of Israeli Cuisine The Borscht Belt sophisticated approach, and provides a comprehensive exploration of Jewish thought, practice, September 4, 2019 – June 17, 2020 September 11, 2019 – June 17, 2020 Monday, September 16, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Monday, November 18, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, ethics, and history. No previous Melton experience is required except for Year 2. Wednesdays 12:00 – 1:15 pm Wednesdays 8:15 – 9:15 am Jews in the City - People & Places Taught by Central’s Rabbi Mo Salth and others Taught by Central’s Rabbi Lori Koffman Lindenbaum Pavilion Lindenbaum Pavilion To learn more and register, visit www.centralsynagogue.org/Melton October 18 – November 15, 2019 Led by Emmy Award-Winning Producer Led by Historian Martin Schneit This class explores the weekly Torah portion Join us as we continue our journey through the Jews in America: Insiders and Outsiders Fridays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm from ancient and modern perspectives. Torah, reading a chapter a week. We will pick Roger Sherman Channel your inner Mrs. Maisel as we look Taught by Central’s Rabbinic Intern Sarah Berman September 10 – December 17, 2019, Community House up where we left off with the Book of Kings, but Come view and discuss more than a back at a remarkable time, place and people; Jews have always shaped and been shaped by the places we have lived. Jews in New York Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Taught by Jewish Educator Lisa Lisser Samuel I and II participation is encouraged at any time. dozen scenes that were not included in one that now exists only in memory. Martin City are no different, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries. Over this five-week course, we This course provides students with the opportunity to consider the challenges of Jewish September 4, 2019 – June 17, 2020 the acclaimed documentary In Search Schneit will detail the history of the Borscht will explore the modern Jewish history of New York City through the stories of key individuals acculturation to American life, as well as the sacrifices and contributions that have been made Wednesdays 1:30 – 2:30 pm Alper Talmud Study of Israeli Cuisine: A Portrait of the Israeli Belt, focusing on such sites as bungalow and the places that defined them. Our first meeting will convene at Central Synagogue; each over the past 200 years. We will explore education, the Three Generation Hypothesis, anti- Taught by Cantor Suzanne Skloot September 13, 2019 – June 19, 2020 People Told Through Food – Conflict colonies; hotels like Grossingers, Concord subsequent week will take place elsewhere in Manhattan. Together, we will explore museums, Semitism and the Holocaust, Zionism and the State of Israel, the Civil Rights Movement, and Explore the text of Samuel I and II. Together we Fridays 8:15 – 9:15 am and All. The film’s producer will discuss and Kutcher’s; and comedians including Red synagogues, and other historic buildings. other issues that address American and Jewish culture and identity. will look at and compare the translations of the Taught by Jewish Educator chefs, home cooks, markets, and Buttons, George Burns, Sid Caesar and Henny Members: $125; Non-members: $175 traditions from a wide range of cultures Youngman, among many others. Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Jewish Publication Society and the more recent Dr. Rachel Rosenthal including Yemenite, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Members: $15; Non-members: $18 translation by UCLA professor Robert Alter, and Explore one of the most radical rabbinic Shemot (Exodus) Part II - Revelation and Revolution Rising Nationalism in an Era of Globalization Palestinian, Arab, Druze, and many more. October 24 – November 21, 2019, Community House learn why Alter believes that the character of texts in all of Judaism, the Talmud. This year, September 10 – November 26, 2019, Community House Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Pablo Casals for Peace Thursdays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm David is the finest portrayal of a human life we will be examining what it means to be a Tuesdays, 10:00 – 11:30 am, Taught by Central Educator Rina Bergman Monday, December 16, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Taught by Former Central Rabbi Marion Lev-Cohen from antiquity. Our discussions will work to responsible person in a larger society. This course follows the development of the emerging Jewish nation; from their awe-inspiring The Story of Israel Through its Songs Lindenbaum Pavilion With political, religious, and cultural tensions in Israel at an all-time high, we will examine the understand the agendas of the original authors encounter at Mount Sinai through the building of the tabernacle in the wilderness. Together Monday, October 28, 2019, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Led by Renowned Conductor Cesare Civetta ideas of nationalism, ultra-nationalism, racism, and religious fanaticism, and how they are and their subsequent editors. we will learn about some of the laws and regulations that have become central foundations of Lindenbaum Pavilion Join Civetta for a journey through the currently threatening Israel as a Jewish and Democratic state. The class will also explore how Jewish life and discuss how they apply to our lives today. Led by Acclaimed Israeli Cellist, Educator, tumultuous life of cellist, conductor, and these developments impact American Jews at a time of rising anti-Semitism, identity politics, Members: $125; Non-members: $175 and Artistic Director of MusicTalks composer Pablo Casals, a phenomenally and anti-Israel sentiment. Elad Kabilio courageous and generous peace activist Members: $125; Non-members: $175 This special Lunch and Learn will take a deep who gave up his career to protest Franco’s Year 2: Collective Memory and Ethics September 10, 2019 – May 12, 2020, Community House dive into Israeli music. Kabilio will offer an fascism and Hitler’s Nazism, and who Conversational/Modern Hebrew Mornings: Tuesdays, 9:30 – 11:45 am, HUC-JIR Rabbi Darcie Crystal & Central’s Rabbi Dan Ross intimate look at the history of Israeli song and moved from Catalonia to Puerto Rico at 80. October 28 – December 16, 2019, Community House Evenings: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:45 pm, Jewish Educators Joe Septimus and Harman Grossman its most inspiring cultural figures through Enjoy rare recordings, photos, interviews Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm The second year of the Melton core program explores moments in Jewish history as they relate multimedia and video presentations. This and footage of the great musician and Taught by Jewish Educator Michal Nachmany to our collective identity and delves into modern issues in Jewish ethics. MINISERIES session will focus on artists ranging from humanitarian, who during his third visit Have you ever dreamt of ordering Israeli food in Hebrew or negotiating prices in the shuk? Members: $600; Non-members: $750 Naomi Shemer, through the era of the popular to Israel played for prime ministers just In this class, we will learn practical words and phrases that will help you have a basic Learning with Central’s Rabbi Emeritus Peter Rubinstein Monday, November 4 and Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 5:30 – 6:45 pm, Community House army bands, to the rise of “Mizrahi” music one month before his death at age 97. Social Justice: The Heart of Judaism conversation on the streets of Tel Aviv or markets of Jerusalem. with icons such as Zohar Argov; all the way to Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Join Rabbi Emeritus Peter Rubinstein for the next installment of this popular series: October 28, 2019 – January 13, 2020, Community House Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Eurovision and current trends of world music. Current (and Political) Issues Through a Jewish Textual Lens. Mondays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm, Taught by Central’s Rabbi Nicole Auerbach Members: $15; Non-members: $18 Prayerbook/Biblical Hebrew Session #1 - Fake News and Name-calling Combining study of Jewish sources, history and action, this course will give participants October 30 – December 18, 2019, Community House Session #2 - Economic Inequality a deeper understanding of the Jewish foundations of social justice, and a framework for Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm or 6:30 – 8:00 pm Members: Free; Non-Members: $15 navigating their moral choices. Taught by Jewish Educator Michal Nachmany Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Would you like to better read and understand Hebrew used during Shabbat or the High Holy Jewish Hidden Figures: Overlooked and Underestimated Personalities in the Bible Days? In this class, we will go over basic prayers and develop an understanding of key words in October 23 - December 11, 2019, Community House liturgy. Morning and evening classes offered. Register or learn more on our website: www.centralsynagogue.org/adulted. Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Members: $125; Non-members: $175 Visit our website for the most up-to-date program information. Taught by Award-Winning Poet Jessica Greenbaum Center for Exploring Judaism This class will take a closer look at some singular Biblical characters, including the daughters of INCLUSION AND SPECIAL NEEDS Taught by Central’s Rabbi Lisa Rubin Zelophehad (unique in Torah for fighting for their inheritance), the artisan Betzalel, and the better- Central Synagogue is an inclusive institution, open to all types of learners. If you have a vision Begun at Central Synagogue in 2010, The Center for Exploring Judaism welcomes anyone known Ruth, Jonah, and the nameless wife of Lot. These characters’ complexities offer depths or hearing impairment, need help with mobility, or have any other special needs, please let us wishing to explore Jewish life. The Center offers a semester-long course that gives students of renewed recognition when read in the context of our own study, scholarly comments, and know and we’ll make our best effort to accommodate you. a foundation in the basic tenets of Judaism. Areas such as history, holidays, life-cycle events, contemporary poems. The last half hour of class will be set aside as an optional time for reading poems theology, prayer, and communal life are explored through foundational Jewish texts, beliefs, and written by participants in response to our discussions. No prior poetry or Judaic knowledge required. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: customs. To learn more or register, please visit www.centralsynagogue.org/cej. Members: $125; Non-members: $175 There is limited scholarship assistance available. Please contact Carolyn Roesler at ext. 3043 or Program Cost: $850 [email protected] to discuss your situation.