Adult Education

Temple Emeth’s Adult Education program provides an abundance of opportunities to give our hearts to learning.

There is no charge for Temple Emeth members to participate in any of our programs (except those that provide meals, or are trips). Some courses may require books and/or other materials, for which there may be a charge. There is a fee for non-members of Temple Emeth, based on the specific program, plus book or material costs.

For more information, contact adulteducation@emeth.org or the Temple office at 201-833-1322.

Ongoing Programs

Lunch and Learn is a weekly conversation on ideas that challenge us to think deeply. This year, our textbook will be Tikkun Ha'Am: Israel and the Crisis of Liberal Judaism, by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin. The book's message: The role of religion is to challenge us as individuals and to challenge society. The author invites readers to think deeply about the contemporary world, showing that Judaism has a stake in our world’s political, religious, and cultural battles. Copies of the book are available for purchase in the Temple office; it is also available as an e-book. Every six weeks or so, we set our books aside and discuss a topic from current events. You bring your lunch, and we provide the learning…and the coffee.

Lunch and Learn is held in the Library, as well as on Zoom for those who wish to participate virtually. To participate via Zoom, see the weekly email for a link, or contact the Temple office for the meeting ID and password.

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Mini-University 2024-25
Stories from a Jewish Perspective
Tuesdays, October 29, November 12, 19, 26, December 3, from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m.
This popular course is taught by participants on a rotating basis, giving us an array of authors and genres and a variety of teaching styles. Yet each class has something in common—a group of people who love the written word and Jewish ideas. Come join the conversation. Teach a class is not a requirement of attendance. The class will be offered in person and online. This semester, all stories will be selected from Joan Leegant's new and highly acclaimed collection, Displaced Persons.

Movies That Mattered

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
This American biographical comedy-drama was adapated from the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer and was the debut film of Liev Schreiber both as a director and as a screenwriter. It is about a young American Jew who goes on a quest to Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather, Safron Foer, during the Holocaust. It stars Elijah Wood as Jonathan and Eugene Hutz as Alex, his English-speaking guide obsessed with American pop culture.

Yiddish Lessons

Mondays, September: 16, 23, 30; October: 7, 14, 21, 28; November: 4, 18, 25, 2024
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Temple Emeth's Yiddish Class with David Braun meets on Monday mornings in our hybrid mode (in our Library and on Zoom). There is a fee for the teacher and a small non-member fee.