Lehrhaus Judaica Adult Education
Lehrhaus Judaica is CBST’s Adult Education program: classes of all levels and interests, taught by inspiring instructors. To guide us through this sacred time, our program offers a rich calendar of activities designed to support our spiritual preparations, including text-based learning, spiritual writing, meditation groups, classes on forgiveness and teshuvah, storytelling, and much more.
Check our Lehrhaus calendar to see our upcoming and in-session classes. Click on each class to see details and register.
Fall 2026 Lehrhaus Adult Education Classes
We will be announcing our Fall Lehrhaus classes soon.
Our Lehrhaus class lineup is an exciting mix of text and liturgy deep-dives, history and social justice, literary explorations and more!
Lehrhaus Adult Education Weekly Classes
Mondays
November 2, 16, 23, 30, December 7, and 14 | Zoom – There will not be class on November 9
7:30 – 8:30pm: Builders and Dreamers taught by Rabbi Marisa James
Following Rabbi James’ trip to Israel, come hear personal stories from Israelis and Palestinians doing a range of important work to strengthen democracy, LGBTQ+ rights, shared society initiatives, and human rights more broadly. In each class, we’ll hear from two different people and have time to ask questions and discuss what we hear together. Meet a mix of rabbis, activists, organizational leaders, teachers, and more, all working right now to counter anti-democratic forces and build a healthier society.
Wednesdays
November 4, 11, 18, 25, December 2, and 9 | Zoom
7:30 – 8:30pm: Introduction to Hebrew taught by Miya Rotstein
This is an introduction to Hebrew with a focus on letters and vowels. We will be using the ‘Aleph isn’t Tough’ textbook series to guide us through the process of phonetic Hebrew decoding. Along the way, we will also learn some basic Hebrew grammar and root words that will help us to understand the words of the Siddur. This beginner level class is for novice Hebrew learners.
Thursdays
November 5, 12, 19, December 3, 10, and 17 | Zoom – There will not be class on November 26
6:15 – 7:15pm: The Jewish Art of Fighting taught by Rabbi Yael Werber
This class will use Priya Parker’s The Art of Fighting as a source text (purchase of the book not required for the class) interwoven with Jewish texts about conflict and repair as well. This will be a text and discussion-based class focused on what is uniquely Jewish about argument and how we can use it for the good.
7:30 – 8:30pm: Many Zionisms, One State taught by Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern Tzvi Silver
Before there was a Zionist state, there was Zionist ideology. What inside and outside forces brought Zionism from a set of beliefs held by disparate players to a successfully implemented State of Israel? In this class we will look at the diversity of thought among early Zionists, what they found when they came to Ottoman Palestine, and how their common cause may help us understand Zionism today.
Registration Details
- Classes that have required tuition fees will be noted as such on their registration pages. Please refer to individual class registration pages for class fees and suggested contribution amounts.
- Classes are conducted online via Zoom. Please refer to individual class registration pages for Zoom info. Registrants of tuition-based classes will receive Zoom info via email the week of the first class.
- The registration deadline for classes with required tuition fees is the Friday of the week the class begins.
- Refunds cannot be processed for class payments after the Friday preceding the class start date.
- Payment plans for all and needs-based scholarships for members are available for tuition-based classes by request by the Friday preceding the class start date.
- Please note our Zoom Instructions & Etiquette.
- All classes require a minimum of 5 total registrants to run. If a class does not meet this requirement, registrants will be notified.
- Class recordings are available for two weeks following the class date and can be found here.
- Auto-captioning is available for some classes.
- For questions or information about any of our CBST classes, please email education@cbst.org.
- Please consider a contribution in addition to help support Lehrhaus Adult Education at CBST.
CBST Classes on Zoom
Zoom Instructions & Etiquette
New to Zoom? Learn more about how to get started. You can also get more info on Zoom’s support page. To protect the sacred nature of our services, classes, & programs, please note:
- All classes & programs will be locked at their start time. Please arrive 10 minutes early.
- MUTE your computer microphone, phone or other device until you are invited to speak.
- Make sure your “display name” is updated so we know who you are when you try to join.
- As in our Sanctuary, no photography is allowed.
- Refrain from eating while logged on, or turn your camera off and mute yourself.
We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide the best possible experience for program participants & leaders.