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

 If the cost for any event or class is prohibitive, please reach out to Anna at annas@adath.net or 952.215.3904. 

Looking for family and youth programming? ​Visit our HaLev Page.

Programs & Events

Scholar in residence

Adath Scholar in Residence Rabbi Dr. Marc Gopin
Saturday, Dec 5, Shabbat morning services
Sunday, December 6, 2-3:30 pm
View details and registration
Rabbi Dr. Marc Gopin is the Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC), the James H. Laue Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia. Gopin has pioneered projects at CRDC and trained thousands of peace-builders in Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, and Israel on strategies to address complex conflicts. His books include Bridges across an Impossible Divide: The Inner Lives of Arab and Jewish Peacemakers.

BLT: Bagels, Lox & Torah

​With Reb Jim Sherman • Sunday, Dec 27 (time & Zoom link to come)
Let's enjoy breakfast "together" on Zoom. After feeding our bodies, we will feed our souls by exchanging our deepest thoughts through the study of Torah, in a relaxed setting, in modern language. Enjoy a Jewish BLT!

IEngage series

Jewish Values and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 
Sundays, 10:15-11:45 am • Full
A program of the Sholom Hartman Institute, explores one of the most divisive issues affecting the Jewish people today. Study Jewish narratives about Israel and unpack the complex meanings of peace in the Jewish tradition.

Continues:
Sundays, 10:15-11:45 am on Zoom: Nov 1 & 22, Dec 6 & 20, Jan 10 & 24, Feb 21, Mar 7 & 21, April 11 & 25, May 23 (see series registration link above).

Questions? Contact Anna Simon at annas@adath.net

Classes & Study Groups

mussar

INTRO TO MUSSAR
With Rabbi Kravitz and Heidi Schneider • Begins Monday, Oct 5 • $50 • Full
If you would like to be notified when Intro to Mussar will open for registration again, email Anna Simon at annas@adath.net.

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. 

Questions? Contact Anna Simon at
annas@adath.net 

MUSSAR VA'AD - INTERMEDIATE
With Heidi Schneider • Begins Monday, Oct 26 • 7-8:30 pm via Zoom • $50 • Full

Intermediate Mussar is a class for those who have completed the Intro to Mussar class at Adath or who have completed a beginning Mussar class at another venue. It is recommended to students that have not yet been introduced to the curriculum from the Center for Contemporary Mussar led by Rabbi Ira Stone. 
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The intent of this Mussar Intermediate class is to provide a bridge between the Mussar practice introduced by the Center for Jewish Spirituality, David Jaffee, and Alan Morinis toward the practice of the Center for Contemporary Mussar.  We will continue to explore the basics of Mussar study, using diverse texts; application of the middot; chesbon hanefesh (journaling and self-examination); va’ad (practical group work on the middot); meditation and chant; and outside of class work with a chevrutah partner. We will introduce to our Mussar practice the conceptual framework of kibbush protocol created by Rabbi Ira Stone.

Questions? Contact Anna Simon at
annas@adath.net 

MUSSAR VA'AD – IRA STONE CURRICULUM
With Rabbi Kravitz • Begins Monday, Sept 21 • 7:30-9 pm via Zoom • $50 • Full
Monthly Mondays, 7:30-9 pm on Zoom.
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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. 

Questions? Contact Anna Simon at
annas@adath.net 

tuesday torah study

With Adath Clergy, Staff & Guests

Passionate about Torah study? Join Adath clergy, staff and guest teachers as we study the weekly parsha (Torah portion). 

Every Tuesday
12-1 pm on Zoom
​To join by phone, dial: 312.626.6799
Meeting ID: 953 845 093

Questions? Contact Anna at
annas@adath.net 

weekly talmud study

With Don Masler

Begin or continue learning Talmud study via English translation.

Every Wednesday
8:30 am
RSVP to annas@adath.net for Zoom information 

Etzion Senior Study Group

With Reb Sherman

Join us for the lively discussions and stay for the social connections! Freely discuss ideas that are found in written materials and based on Jewish values. 

​Mondays, 9/21, 10/19, 11/16, 12/21, 1/18, 2/15, 3/15, 4/19, 5/17 • 1:30-3 pm
on Zoom
​To join by phone, dial: 312.626.6799
Meeting ID: 992 8675 4028

Want to join the Etzion email list for updates on future programs? Contact Anna Simon at
annas@adath.net ​

Soul Sisters

With Hazzan Joanna Dulkin

Fearless women...tell me more! Explore the untold stories of our fearless biblical matriarchs. All genders welcome. 

​First Thursday of the Month • 10:30-11:45 am
on Zoom
Dates: 10/1, 11/5, 12/3, 1/7, 2/4, 3/4, 5/6
No session in April or in the summer

To join the Soul Sisters class email list for updates and future dates, contact Anna Simon at
annas@adath.net ​

Recordings:
10/1 - Devorah | Handouts: Ushpizot, The Kranjec Test
​11/19 - Keturah | Handout

Downtown study group

With Rabbi Harold Kravitz

Take a break from your busy day for our spirited lunch-hour study group led by Rabbi Kravitz.

We have decided to continue to focus on Jewish identity studying  Eric Goldstein’s outstanding book 
The Price of Whiteness: Jews, Race and American Identity (2006).
https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691136318/the-price-of-whiteness

This book sheds light on issue of racism in America, how Jews related to it from the late 19th c to the mid 20th c and how Jews  have defined ourselves in the US.

Tuesdays, 12-1 pm
Email us to join
Currently meeting on Zoom

Bar/Bat Torah program

With Lon Rosenfield • Mondays, beginning October 26 • Full

6:30-7:30 pm via Zoom: Introduction to Shabbat Prayer
Requirement: attending at least one service/week.

7:30-8:30 pm via Zoom: Hebrew 1.0
Prerequisite: the ability to read (i.e. decode) Hebrew. 

These two courses may be taken individually. $48 for one section or $72 for both sections.

​Intro to Judaism

With Adath, Beth El, and Sharei Chesed clergy • Tuesdays, beginning Oct 13, 7:30-9 pm • via Zoom • Full
Open to Jews, non-Jews, people who grew up in interfaith families 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 who will meet with him/her initially. A Hebrew Reading class focusing on phonetic Hebrew reading and home-based prayer skills begins October 27 and runs through April 16 (Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm). 
​Click Here to register.

Biblical Hebrew 1.5

With Lon Rosenfield • Tuesdays, beginning Oct 13 • 7-8:30 pm via Zoom • RSVP to annas@adath.net
Translating the Hebrew Bible for those who have completed one year of Biblical Hebrew, or an equivalent. $50. Questions? Contact Anna Simon

Biblical hebrew 2.0

With Lon Rosenfield • Every other Tuesday, beginning Oct 20, 7-8:30 pm on Zoom • RSVP to annas@adath.net
Advanced Biblical Hebrew for those who have completed two or more years of Biblical Hebrew. $50.

Social Groups & Clubs

makom

Powered by young adults, Makom is everybody friendly. Makom, the Hebrew word for space, reanimates ancient Jewish wisdom for today

Like our Facebook page.
Want to join our Makom email list to hear about future events? Contact Jenifer Robins, Director of Young Adult and Family Life at jeniferr@adath.net

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.
Want to join the Atid email list for updates on future programs? Contact Anna Simon, Director of Congregational Life at annas@adath.net.

Hillsiders

Powered by seniors, Hillsiders is everybody friendly. 
Want to join the Hillsiders email list for updates on future programs? Contact Anna Simon, Director of Congregational Life,  at annas@adath.net.

Adath reads: The adath book club

With Heidi Schneider • Sundays at 10:30 am-12 pm • RSVP to Anna Simon at annas@adath.net

Join our thought-provoking and engaging book club.

December 13:  Eternal Life by Dara Horn (fiction)
January 10:  As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg (classic fiction)
February 21:  Judas by Amos Oz (Israeli fiction)
March 21:  The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (fiction)
May 30:  Bullet Proof Diva by Lisa Jones (nonfiction, essays)
June 27:  The Art of Leaving by Ayelet Tsabari (Israeli memoir)

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Meet Anna Simon, Director of Congregational Life.
​Contact Anna for more information about any program, or if the cost for any event or class is prohibitive.
annas@adath.net