You Shall Be a Blessing: A Course for Jewish Parents

Dates: Six Sundays: October 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 22

Time: 3:30-4:30pm

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson & Parents in the Temple Sinai congregation

Location: Zoom, link provided after registration.

A six-week series for parents of young children navigating Jewish life at home. Each session pairs a piece of Jewish text or practice with a concrete parenting question, so participants build both a working Jewish parenting toolkit and a community of other families doing the same thing in real time. This course explores Jewish identity and belonging, God and spirituality, blessing and ritual, Shabbat practice, antisemitism and resilience, and how families navigate loss and hard conversations, all through text study and hands-on practice parents can bring home.

You Shall Be a Blessing: A Course for Jewish Parents

Dates: Six Sundays: October 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 22

Time: 3:30-4:30pm

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson & Parents in the Temple Sinai congregation

Location: Zoom, link provided after registration.

A six-week series for parents of young children navigating Jewish life at home. Each session pairs a piece of Jewish text or practice with a concrete parenting question, so participants build both a working Jewish parenting toolkit and a community of other families doing the same thing in real time. This course explores Jewish identity and belonging, God and spirituality, blessing and ritual, Shabbat practice, antisemitism and resilience, and how families navigate loss and hard conversations, all through text study and hands-on practice parents can bring home.

Held by Tradition; A Jewish Approach to Death, Dying & Bereavement

Dates: Three Wednesdays - October 28 and November 11 & 18

Time: 7:00–9:00 PM

Instructor: Cantor Sinacore and/or Rabbi Edleson

Location: In-person and Zoom

Death is one of the few certainties in life, and Jewish tradition offers a wealth of wisdom for facing it, before, during, and after. This four-part series walks through the full arc: getting your affairs in order, planning a Jewish funeral, and understanding how Jewish mourning practices support the living. As a bonus, we will look at the Jewish tradition of Ethical Wills, writings that share personal values and wisdom on living well.    Come to one session or all four.

Session 1, October 28: 7-8:30.  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Death and Dying: A Q&A with the Cantor and Rabbi to answer your questions on Jewish rituals and practices.

Session 2, November 11: 7-8:30  Planning Your Funeral:  A Practical Workshop.  

Session 3, November 18: 7-8:30 Ethical Wills:  Sharing your Living Values. 

Free for Temple Members or for guests $18/session or $54 for the series.

You Shall Be a Blessing: A Course for Jewish Parents

Dates: Six Sundays: October 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 22

Time: 3:30-4:30pm

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson & Parents in the Temple Sinai congregation

Location: Zoom, link provided after registration.

A six-week series for parents of young children navigating Jewish life at home. Each session pairs a piece of Jewish text or practice with a concrete parenting question, so participants build both a working Jewish parenting toolkit and a community of other families doing the same thing in real time. This course explores Jewish identity and belonging, God and spirituality, blessing and ritual, Shabbat practice, antisemitism and resilience, and how families navigate loss and hard conversations, all through text study and hands-on practice parents can bring home.

Dara Horn Book Group: A Final Solution to the Jewish Problem: A Love Song to the Living

Dates: November 4 and 11 by ZOOM

Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Instructor: Rabbi Edleson
Location: ZOOM

Dara Horn argues that American culture prefers dead Jews to living ones. This two-part discussion series asks participants to sit with that claim and test it against their own experience of Jewish life today. By the end, participants will be able to name the difference between memorializing Jewish history and engaging Jewish life as it is actually lived, and to talk about why that distinction matters for how our community tells its own story.

You Shall Be a Blessing: A Course for Jewish Parents

Dates: Six Sundays: October 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 22

Time: 3:30-4:30pm

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson & Parents in the Temple Sinai congregation

Location: Zoom, link provided after registration.

A six-week series for parents of young children navigating Jewish life at home. Each session pairs a piece of Jewish text or practice with a concrete parenting question, so participants build both a working Jewish parenting toolkit and a community of other families doing the same thing in real time. This course explores Jewish identity and belonging, God and spirituality, blessing and ritual, Shabbat practice, antisemitism and resilience, and how families navigate loss and hard conversations, all through text study and hands-on practice parents can bring home.

Dara Horn Book Group: A Final Solution to the Jewish Problem: A Love Song to the Living

Dates: November 4 and 11 by ZOOM

Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Instructor: Rabbi Edleson
Location: ZOOM

Dara Horn argues that American culture prefers dead Jews to living ones. This two-part discussion series asks participants to sit with that claim and test it against their own experience of Jewish life today. By the end, participants will be able to name the difference between memorializing Jewish history and engaging Jewish life as it is actually lived, and to talk about why that distinction matters for how our community tells its own story.

Held by Tradition; A Jewish Approach to Death, Dying & Bereavement

Dates: Three Wednesdays - October 28 and November 11 & 18

Time: 7:00–9:00 PM

Instructor: Cantor Sinacore and/or Rabbi Edleson

Location: In-person and Zoom

Death is one of the few certainties in life, and Jewish tradition offers a wealth of wisdom for facing it, before, during, and after. This four-part series walks through the full arc: getting your affairs in order, planning a Jewish funeral, and understanding how Jewish mourning practices support the living. As a bonus, we will look at the Jewish tradition of Ethical Wills, writings that share personal values and wisdom on living well.    Come to one session or all four.

Session 1, October 28: 7-8:30.  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Death and Dying: A Q&A with the Cantor and Rabbi to answer your questions on Jewish rituals and practices.

Session 2, November 11: 7-8:30  Planning Your Funeral:  A Practical Workshop.  

Session 3, November 18: 7-8:30 Ethical Wills:  Sharing your Living Values.     

Free for Temple Members or for guests $18/session or $54 for the series.

You Shall Be a Blessing: A Course for Jewish Parents

Dates: Six Sundays: October 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 22

Time: 3:30-4:30pm

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson & Parents in the Temple Sinai congregation

Location: Zoom, link provided after registration.

A six-week series for parents of young children navigating Jewish life at home. Each session pairs a piece of Jewish text or practice with a concrete parenting question, so participants build both a working Jewish parenting toolkit and a community of other families doing the same thing in real time. This course explores Jewish identity and belonging, God and spirituality, blessing and ritual, Shabbat practice, antisemitism and resilience, and how families navigate loss and hard conversations, all through text study and hands-on practice parents can bring home.

Held by Tradition; A Jewish Approach to Death, Dying & Bereavement

Dates: Three Wednesdays - October 28 and November 11 & 18

Time: 7:00–9:00 PM

Instructor: Cantor Sinacore and/or Rabbi Edleson

Location: In-person and Zoom

Death is one of the few certainties in life, and Jewish tradition offers a wealth of wisdom for facing it, before, during, and after. This four-part series walks through the full arc: getting your affairs in order, planning a Jewish funeral, and understanding how Jewish mourning practices support the living. As a bonus, we will look at the Jewish tradition of Ethical Wills, writings that share personal values and wisdom on living well.    Come to one session or all four.

Session 1, October 28: 7-8:30.  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Death and Dying: A Q&A with the Cantor and Rabbi to answer your questions on Jewish rituals and practices.

Session 2, November 11: 7-8:30  Planning Your Funeral:  A Practical Workshop.  

Session 3, November 18: 7-8:30 Ethical Wills:  Sharing your Living Values.     

Free for Temple Members or for guests $18/session or $54 for the series.

You Shall Be a Blessing: A Course for Jewish Parents

Dates: Six Sundays: October 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 22

Time: 3:30-4:30pm

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson & Parents in the Temple Sinai congregation

Location: Zoom, link provided after registration.

A six-week series for parents of young children navigating Jewish life at home. Each session pairs a piece of Jewish text or practice with a concrete parenting question, so participants build both a working Jewish parenting toolkit and a community of other families doing the same thing in real time. This course explores Jewish identity and belonging, God and spirituality, blessing and ritual, Shabbat practice, antisemitism and resilience, and how families navigate loss and hard conversations, all through text study and hands-on practice parents can bring home.

Badenheim 1939 Book Group

Dates: December 2 & 16

Time: 7–9 PM

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson

Location: Zoom.

Aharon Appelfeld's Badenheim 1939 follows a resort town's Jewish vacationers as ordinary life quietly gives way to catastrophe. This discussion series uses the novel's unsettling calm to examine how communities recognize, or fail to recognize, danger as it approaches. Participants will leave with a sharper set of questions to bring to both literature and history.

Badenheim 1939 Book Group

Dates: December 2 & 16

Time: 7–9 PM

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson

Location: Zoom.

Aharon Appelfeld's Badenheim 1939 follows a resort town's Jewish vacationers as ordinary life quietly gives way to catastrophe. This discussion series uses the novel's unsettling calm to examine how communities recognize, or fail to recognize, danger as it approaches. Participants will leave with a sharper set of questions to bring to both literature and history.

God in Search of Man (Heschel)

Dates: January 10: 11am-12:30pm > Independent Study > May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson

Abraham Joshua Heschel's God in Search of Man reframes religious life as a response to being sought rather than a search we undertake alone. Participants will work through Heschel's core arguments together and leave with language for talking about faith, wonder, and observance that goes beyond the familiar categories. The series opens in person, moves to independent reading over the winter and spring, and reconvenes by Zoom to discuss the book.

There are limited copies of the book on loan through the temple office. Reach out to Jean Elizabeth Shockley if you’d like to borrow a copy - 802-862-5125.

January 10: Brunch and Learn, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM. (Read Chapter 1 before this session.)
Location: In-person. 

January 10 – May 5: Independent reading and discussion questions per syllabus, while Rabbi Edleson is on sabbatical. Location: independent study; keep a journal for notes.

May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM.
Location: Zoom.

God in Search of Man (Heschel)

Dates: January 10: 11am-12:30pm > Independent Study > May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson

Abraham Joshua Heschel's God in Search of Man reframes religious life as a response to being sought rather than a search we undertake alone. Participants will work through Heschel's core arguments together and leave with language for talking about faith, wonder, and observance that goes beyond the familiar categories. The series opens in person, moves to independent reading over the winter and spring, and reconvenes by Zoom to discuss the book.

There are limited copies of the book on loan through the temple office. Reach out to Jean Elizabeth Shockley if you’d like to borrow a copy - 802-862-5125.

January 10: Brunch and Learn, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM. (Read Chapter 1 before this session.)
Location: In-person. 

January 10 – May 5: Independent reading and discussion questions per syllabus, while Rabbi Edleson is on sabbatical. Location: independent study; keep a journal for notes.

May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM.
Location: Zoom.

God in Search of Man (Heschel)

Dates: January 10: 11am-12:30pm > Independent Study > May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson

Abraham Joshua Heschel's God in Search of Man reframes religious life as a response to being sought rather than a search we undertake alone. Participants will work through Heschel's core arguments together and leave with language for talking about faith, wonder, and observance that goes beyond the familiar categories. The series opens in person, moves to independent reading over the winter and spring, and reconvenes by Zoom to discuss the book.

There are limited copies of the book on loan through the temple office. Reach out to Jean Elizabeth Shockley if you’d like to borrow a copy - 802-862-5125.

January 10: Brunch and Learn, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM. (Read Chapter 1 before this session.)
Location: In-person. 

January 10 – May 5: Independent reading and discussion questions per syllabus, while Rabbi Edleson is on sabbatical. Location: independent study; keep a journal for notes.

May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM.
Location: Zoom.

God in Search of Man (Heschel)

Dates: January 10: 11am-12:30pm > Independent Study > May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson

Abraham Joshua Heschel's God in Search of Man reframes religious life as a response to being sought rather than a search we undertake alone. Participants will work through Heschel's core arguments together and leave with language for talking about faith, wonder, and observance that goes beyond the familiar categories. The series opens in person, moves to independent reading over the winter and spring, and reconvenes by Zoom to discuss the book.

There are limited copies of the book on loan through the temple office. Reach out to Jean Elizabeth Shockley if you’d like to borrow a copy - 802-862-5125.

January 10: Brunch and Learn, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM. (Read Chapter 1 before this session.)
Location: In-person. 

January 10 – May 5: Independent reading and discussion questions per syllabus, while Rabbi Edleson is on sabbatical. Location: independent study; keep a journal for notes.

May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM.
Location: Zoom.

God in Search of Man (Heschel)

Dates: January 10: 11am-12:30pm > Independent Study > May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson

Abraham Joshua Heschel's God in Search of Man reframes religious life as a response to being sought rather than a search we undertake alone. Participants will work through Heschel's core arguments together and leave with language for talking about faith, wonder, and observance that goes beyond the familiar categories. The series opens in person, moves to independent reading over the winter and spring, and reconvenes by Zoom to discuss the book.

There are limited copies of the book on loan through the temple office. Reach out to Jean Elizabeth Shockley if you’d like to borrow a copy - 802-862-5125.

January 10: Brunch and Learn, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM. (Read Chapter 1 before this session.)
Location: In-person. 

January 10 – May 5: Independent reading and discussion questions per syllabus, while Rabbi Edleson is on sabbatical. Location: independent study; keep a journal for notes.

May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM.
Location: Zoom.

God in Search of Man (Heschel)

Dates: January 10: 11am-12:30pm > Independent Study > May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM

Instructor: Rabbi Edleson

Abraham Joshua Heschel's God in Search of Man reframes religious life as a response to being sought rather than a search we undertake alone. Participants will work through Heschel's core arguments together and leave with language for talking about faith, wonder, and observance that goes beyond the familiar categories. The series opens in person, moves to independent reading over the winter and spring, and reconvenes by Zoom to discuss the book.

There are limited copies of the book on loan through the temple office. Reach out to Jean Elizabeth Shockley if you’d like to borrow a copy - 802-862-5125.

January 10: Brunch and Learn, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM. (Read Chapter 1 before this session.)
Location: In-person. 

January 10 – May 5: Independent reading and discussion questions per syllabus, while Rabbi Edleson is on sabbatical. Location: independent study; keep a journal for notes.

May 5, 19, 26 & June 2, 9: 7–9 PM.
Location: Zoom.