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Encompassing learning, prayer and other innovative experiences, our Center represents the multiple spiritual dimensions of Jewish living and tradition. Our Center is a place to call home, inside and outside walls, because of the many different paths that inspire us to build community, with a Lev Shalem (a full heart). - Anna Simon, Director of Congregational Life Browse recordings of past classes and lectures |
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Programs & Events
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Wine and Cheese in the Sukkah
Thursday, October 13 7-9 pm Back Patio Tent & Sukkah Register here Join us on the back patio and in the sukkah for wine, cider, appetizers and more! Enjoy the crisp fall air, spend time with friends, and meet new people. Dress for the weather. If inclement weather, we'll be inside. Sponsored by Atid, EVERYONE WELCOME. Atid, the Hebrew word for future, is a group for people 50s/60s+ looking for deeper engagement through social, spiritual and educational opportunities at Adath and throughout the Twin Cities. |
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Adath’s Outreach Caring Community: Yad Sima Tova is looking for volunteers to knit or crochet Healing Scarves to comfort members who are experiencing a serious illness or a challenging recovery, and let them know they are not alone. You can help with this project from just about anywhere. Your healing scarf should be 10 – 12 inches wide by 60 inches (5 feet) long and should be made with washable yarn and crafted with love. Use your favorite pattern and have fun with it.
Adath is hosting a night of knitting scarves for Yad Sima Tova on October 25 from 7-8pm in the Adult Lounge. If you made healing scarves at home, you may drop them off in the Adult Lounge that evening (feel free to stay and schmooze or work on other knitting/crocheting projects). RSVP to Anna Simon at [email protected] |
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Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, October 30 4-5 pm Adath Back Patio Tent Register Here It's Parashat Noach! Let's bless the animals! Bring your pets and join Hazzan Dulkin on Adath's back patio as we bless our furry and feathered friends. NEW! ASK THE TRAINER: Do you have dog training questions? Training expert, Barb Godding from Dog Talk Training MN will be on hand to answer all of your questions. Barb is a Karen Pryor certified training partner, CPDT-KA knowledge assessed trainer, holds memberships in the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, Pet Professional Guild and she is a Canine Good Citizen evaluator. She is also a trainer for the Pets for Vets and provides training for Secondhand Hounds foster families. DONATIONS WELCOME: We will be collecting donations of pet food (prescription food and open bags are accepted), cat litter, and gently used pet supplies for People & Pets Together. People & Pets Together helps families facing economic hardship by operating a pet food shelf in Minneapolis and providing pet food to food shelves in the Twin Cities. NOTES FOR PET OWNERS: Pets must be leashed and up to date on all vaccinations. Retractable leashes not allowed. Pet owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets. Pets must remain outside the building. |
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Scholarstream
Multiple series offered throughout the year. Click the registration link to view dates. | FREE Beginning in August and spanning all the way up to Shavuot, the Conservative Movement seminaries and institutions are partnering to offer seven online series that will bring your community face-to-face with the brightest and most engaging scholars our movement has to offer. Registration Link Coupon Code: Minnetonka5783 NOTE: Enter Adath's case-sensitive coupon code on the registration page under “Event Fees,” then click “Apply.” You will receive the Zoom link for each series in an email sent about a week before each session. Deadline for each session is the morning of session at 9am central time. For registration and program questions, contact [email protected]. |
Classes & Study Groups
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Tuesday Torah Study
With Adath Clergy, Staff & Guests • Every Tuesday • 12-1 pm • Zoom link • Free Passionate about Torah study? Join Adath clergy, staff and guest teachers as we study the weekly parasha (Torah portion). 2022-2023 Dates: Sept 6, 2022 - June 13, 2023. No session on Sept 27, Oct 4, 11 & 18, and Dec 27. Tuesday Torah will take a hiatus in the summer. To join by phone, dial: 312.626.6799 Meeting ID: 953 845 093 |
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Weekly Talmud Study
With Don Masler • Every Wednesday • 8:30-9:30 am • Zoom • Free Begin or continue learning Talmud study via English translation. To join the Talmud Study Group and get the Zoom link, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
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Mussar
With Rabbi Kravitz, Heidi Schneider, Ofer Geller and Hope Melton • Days/dates & times vary, click here for class and registration information Dive into Mussar practice! Enrich your life by listening to your inner middot (soul traits). You'll explore a spiritual path of contemplative exercises and text study to help create personal transformations and deepen your connection with yourself, community, and God. 2022-23 Class Selections & Registration: Click here for details. |
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Downtown Study Group
With Rabbi Harold Kravitz & Riv Ellen Prell • Alternating Tuesdays • 11:30 am-12:30 pm • Zoom • Free Take a break from your busy day for our spirited lunch-hour study group. We will be reading Jack Wertheimer's The New American Judaism, Princeton University Press 2018. The book is especially useful for discussing, where, how, and why Judaism is practiced as it is today. 2022-23 Dates: Dates provided when you join the group. To join the Downtown Study Group and get the Zoom link, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
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Soul Sisters - a Feminist Beit Midrash
With Hazzan Joanna Dulkin • Monthly Thursdays • 10:30 am-12 pm • Hybrid (in-person at Adath & on Zoom) • Free • Zoom link Fearless women...tell me more! Explore the untold stories of our fearless biblical matriarchs. All genders welcome. Hear what Hazzan has to say about Soul Sisters here! 2022-23 Dates: Oct 13, Nov 3, Dec 1, Jan 12, Feb 9, March 9, May 4 & June 1. Soul Sisters will take a hiatus in the summer. To join by phone, dial: 312.626.6799 Meeting ID: 817 4600 9316 To join the Soul Sisters class email list, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
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Intro to Judaism
With Adath, Beth El, and Sharei Chesed clergy • Tuesdays • 7:30-9 pm • In-person at Beth El, Sharei Chesed & Adath • $50/individual, $75/couple • Contact Anna Simon at [email protected] to register Open to Jews, people of other faiths or no faith, and those considering conversion. The rabbis of Adath Jeshurun, Beth El and Sharei Chesed Synagogues jointly offer this class. Every participant must have a sponsoring rabbi to meet with initially. Optional add-on: Hebrew Reading class with Rachel Levitt focusing on phonetic Hebrew reading and home-based prayer skills (see below for class information) 2022-23 Dates: Sept 6, 2022 through May 16, 2023. No class on April 4. |
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Hebrew Reading (for Students in the Intro to Judaism Class)
With Rachel Levitt • Tuesdays • 6:30-7:30 pm • In-person at Beth El, Sharei Chesed & Adath • $125/individual or $160/couple • Register The class will teach phonetic Hebrew reading and home-based prayer skills (e.g., b’rakhot [blessings] for foods, Shabbat home rituals, reciting the Sh’ma, etc.), plus some frequently used modern Hebrew terms. 2022-23 Dates: October 25, 2022 - March 28, 2023. No class on April 4. |
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Bar/Bat Torah Class
With Lon Rosenfield • Zoom Want to enhance your experience at Shabbat services? Did you miss out on becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah? This program will help you feel more comfortable participating in Shabbat prayer and Jewish activities. The full Bar/Bat Torah program consists of two courses, “Finding Meaning in Shabbat Prayer,” and Biblical Hebrew (either 1.0, or 2.0). At the end of the year, on the second day of Shavuot, graduates will have the opportunity to help lead services, read from Torah, and/or deliver a d’var Torah. Note: You may also take either course as a stand-alone class. Course 1: Finding Meaning in Shabbat Prayer • Mondays • 6:30-7:30pm • Zoom • $50 Our curriculum is the liturgy of Shabbat, starting with lighting the Friday night candles and ending with Havdalah. We’ll discuss interpretation, significance, origins, and artistry of the prayers, as well as their “choreography.” As Hebrew skills improve, we can add time to practice saying the prayers. 2022-23 Dates: Coming soon! Course 2: Biblical Hebrew 1.0 or 2.0 See below for Hebrew class options For more information, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
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Biblical Hebrew 1.0: Beginning Siddur/Biblical Hebrew
With Lon Rosenfield • Tuesdays • 4:30-5:30 pm • Zoom • $50 • Register We’ll use The First Hebrew Primer (third edition, Simon, Resnikoff, Motzkin). 2022-23 Dates: June 7, 14, 21 & 28, July 5 & 19, Aug 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, Sept 20, Oct 25, Nov 1, 8, 15 & 29, Dec 6 & 13, Jan 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, Feb 2, 9 & 16. Pre-requisite: Familiarity with the Hebrew alphabet and vowels is really helpful; those who lack this may still take this course but will need to spend extra time getting up to speed and should contact Lon as soon as possible to plan out a strategy for this. Biblical Hebrew 2.0: Reading the Hebrew Bible With Lon Rosenfield • Zoom • $50 This course is open to those who have completed at least one year of Biblical Hebrew or the equivalent. Participants translate approximately 25 verses for each session. We’ll talk about any interesting grammar or stylistic issues, as well as discuss the texts. This year we will read samplings from the Hebrew Bible’s many genres and styles, and use the appropriate chapter from Marc Brettler’s How to Read the Bible for a deeper understanding of the text’s background. While any Hebrew edition of the Tanach may be used, I recommend Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia: A Reader’s Edition, Vance, Sathas, Avrahami, Hendrickson, 2014. 2022-23 Dates: Coming soon! For more information, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
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Adult Haftarah Lessons
With Bev Fishman • Free Learn how to chant Haftarah or refresh your skills. 2022-23 Dates: Dates and times vary. Possible Zoom study option. Contact Anna for details. For more information, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
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Torah Reading for Adults
With Todd Werner • Shabbat mornings • 10-11 am • In-Person at Adath • Free Learn how to read Torah or refresh your skills. 2022-23 Dates: Dates and times vary. Contact Anna for details. For more information, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
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Etzion Study Group
With Reb Sherman • Monthly Mondays • 1:30-3 pm • In-Person at Adath • Free Join us as we schmooze a little, nosh a little and study a little together. 2022-23 Dates: Coming soon! To join the Etzion Study Group, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
Social Groups & Clubs
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Makom
Powered by young adults, Makom is everybody friendly. Makom, the Hebrew word for space, reanimates ancient Jewish wisdom for today. We're in the land of 10,000 lakes with 10,000 ways to create young Jewish community. Come as you are and ride the waves with us. If you have an idea, let's make it happen. Check out our website page and join our Facebook group. Want to join our Makom email list to hear about future events? Contact Jenifer Robins, Director of Young Adult and Family Life at [email protected]. |
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Atid
Powered by adults, Atid is everybody friendly. Atid, the Hebrew word for future, is an open group for anyone who's looking for opportunities for deeper engagement through gatherings and events that take advantage of all the Twin Cities has to offer, as well as social, spiritual and educational opportunities at Adath. Join our Facebook group To join the Atid email list, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
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Hillsiders
Powered by seniors, Hillsiders is everybody friendly. To join the Hillsiders email list, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
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Adath Film Club
With Reb Jim Sherman • Monthly Mondays • 1 pm • In-Person at the Minneapolis JCC • Free Love movies? Join Adath's film club where we'll enjoy a movie followed by a lively discussion. 2022-23 Dates: June 13, July 11, Aug 8, Sept 12, Oct 3, Nov 14 *Dates added as the JCC publishes them. Movies are typically screened the second Monday of the month. To join the Film Club email list and receive information on upcoming films, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
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Adath Reads
With Marcy Harris • Monthly Tuesdays • 7-8:30 pm • In-Person at Adath • Free Join book club leader Marcy Harris for our thought-provoking and engaging book club. 2022-23 Dates & Selections: Nov 1: Shayna by Miriam Ruth Black (This session will be co-facilitated by Stuart Borken) Dec 6: The Man Who Sold Air in the Holyland by Omer Friedlander Jan 10: The Aleppo Codex by Matti Friedman Feb 14: The List by Martin Fletcher Mar 14: But Where is the Lamb? by James Goodman (This session will be co-facilitated by Bettina Waldman) April 11: Glikl Memoirs 1691-1719 presented by Chava Turniansky May 16: Title TBD To join the Adath Reads email list and receive information on upcoming book selections, contact Anna Simon at [email protected]. |
Contact Anna for more information about any program, or if the cost for any event or class is prohibitive at [email protected] or 952.215.3911