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 2025 Lehrhaus Adult Education Classes
Take the opportunity to bring in this new year with learning, and to expand your Jewish knowledge. We are offering the chance for you to choose one Lehrhaus class and get a second class half-price, and we hope this means you will choose to join us for multiple classes this semester. Explore our new offerings, including conversational Hebrew, Jewish art, and stories of Rebbe Nachman. May all our learning this year be nourishing, generative, and fulfilling!
Death and Moshe with Rabbi Werber
Wednesdays November 5 – December 10 | 12:00pm | Register
Continue to explore the poignant, fantastical, and compelling stories associated with Moses’s death and his fear over the loss of his legacy. This course will deep dive into midrashim and commentaries focused on Moses’s final hours and moments. No prior experience required.
Jewish Art with CRRI David Elitzer
Wednesdays, November 5 – December 17 (no class on 11/26) | 6:15pm | Register
What is Jewish art? Does it even make sense to talk about it as a collective whole? Over the course of six weeks, this class will survey Jewish art and craft traditions across time, place, and media. From Babylon to Belarus, distant past to present day, we will look at ancient mosaics, medieval manuscripts, modern paintings, and much more.
Conversational Hebrew – Beginner Level With Miya Rotstein
Wednesdays, November 5 – December 17 (no class on 11/26) | 7:30pm | Register
Conversational Hebrew is open to beginner students who are already reading-ready. If you have some familiarity or have taken any Modern Hebrew class prior, this class may be too basic for you. We will be using a textbook, reading aloud and practicing conversations together. The class will cover Hebrew language basics including gendered nouns, pronouns, adjectives, the present tense, etc., and develop some basic sentence skills and vocabulary! Please purchase the following textbook online in preparation for this 6 week on-line class. Class participation is a requirement for this class!
A Taste of Mussar with Rabbi Klein
Thursdays, November 6 – December 18 (no class on 11/27) | 6:15pm | Register
We Jews have a storied tradition of inheriting midot—measures of our character—from one generation to the next. The practice of mussar challenges us to align our values with our behaviors by living with just the right balance of individual midot such as lovingkindness, humility, or patience. This six week “taste” is an opportunity to begin looking at texts and exploring practices that pique our curiosity and make us more mindful.
Crying Out for Redemption with CRRI Alana Krivo-Kaufman
Thursdays, November 6-December 18 (no class on 11/27) | 7:30pm | Register
Crying out for redemption: as a Jewish people, we have lived and loved through times of struggle and uncertainty while longing for a very different future. Our tradition names this desire geulah, longing for redemption. What can our tradition of longing offer us in times of personal and political struggle? We will immerse in Jewish texts and music longing for a world redeemed, with time for personal and creative reflection.
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.