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.
Summer Lehrhaus is In Session!
My Israel Story: Conversations with Rabbi Klein
Wednesdays, August 6, 13, 20, and 27 | 6:30pm | Zoom | Free for all | Register
CBST’s mission includes a commitment to Israel and engaging in supporting efforts to secure peace, justice, and equality for all. What does this mean for each of us? Rabbi Klein is expecting to return from the land near the end of July. Join them to hear about their trip and for some guided conversations about our relationships with the people, the land, and the state of Israel.
Elul Zman Lehrhaus Registration is Open!
This year we are packaging all of Elul Zman together at one price point, so you may include as many classes as you want in a single registration.
We have the unique opportunity to focus Elul Zman on both our own spiritual accounting of the past year, and also as a lead-up to the special connection we’ve created with The Metropolitan Opera in their debut of the new opera, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, based on the novel by Michael Chabon.
Harnessing Three Superpowers of the Yamim Nora’im with Rabbi Jason Klein
Thursdays, August 28, September 4, and 11, 6:30-7:30pm
The siddur teaches us that Teshuvah, Tefillah, and Tzedakah are powerful enough to avert a Divine decree. We’ll talk about these three articulated superpowers of the High Holiday season, one in each session. After all, who needs invisibility, mindreading, or infinite wealth when you have repentance, prayer, and righteous giving?
The Amazing Adventures of the Real Kavaliers & Clays with Rabbi Marisa James
Wednesdays, September 3, 10, and 17, 7:30-8:30pm
Kavalier & Clay is a fictionalized version of a real story: how young cartoonists used the medium of comic books to tackle the very real issues of their times, using “superheroes” to give readers a sense of their own power to fight back. It’s no surprise that the golden age of superhero comics almost precisely overlaps with World War II and the fight against the Nazis! Learn about some of the real-life Jewish comic book superhero creators, and how their stories and characters inspired those fighting fascism and injustice in the 1930s-50s.
Book Discussion Group: Read Along of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay with Rabbi Yael Werber
Tuesdays, September 2, 9, and 16, 6:30-7:30pm
Each week we will discuss a larger topic and theme of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel and read through the book together in anticipation of CBST’s opera visit.
More than Shylock: Jewish Stories on the Operatic Stage with Marques Hollie
Sundays, September 7, 14, and 21, 7:00-8:00pm
Ahead of the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, join Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern alum Marques Hollie for an exploration of operatic adaptations of Jewish stories. Our musical journey will include stagings of Biblical epics, grand operas from the 18th and 19th centuries, and modern works that explore themes of Jewish memory and resilience. No musical background is required, just curiosity and willingness to listen.
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.