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Akiba Class Schedule Winter 2009
Instructor
Location
Rabbi Rosen
Stein East
Nuts & Bolts II
Rabbi Strauss
Zubowski A
Cantor Dorf
Zubowski B
Rabbi Horwitz
Board Room
Cantor Dorf
Zubowski A
Discovering the Power of Prayer
Rabbi Horwitz
Board Room
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR CLASSES:
A Rabbi Looks at Jesus with Rabbi Rosen
Beginning Hebrew
Understanding God’s Creation
Rabbi Morgen
Rabbi Nimchinsky
Stein East
Zubowski A
Understanding God’s Creation with Rabbi Horwitz: Explore how our sages interpreted the Book of Genesis
using the text Bereshit Rabbah. Copies will be available at the first session.
Beginning Hebrew with Cantor Dorf: Hebrew for the absolute beginner. Learn to recognize and read the aleph-
bet, develop fluency in reading and jump into reading of Hebrew prayers in the Siddur.
Adult BM Hebrew with Cantor Dorf: For those participating in the Adult B’nai Mitzvah program, this course will
teach you how to lead the prayers for Shabbat morning and to read your Torah and Haftarah portions.
Invitation to Judaism with Rabbi Morgen: This is a yearlong course geared especially for those thinking about
conversion to Judaism. Major beliefs, holidays, life-cycle and other practices will be discussed.
Recipe for Holiness with Rabbi Nimchinsky: In this engaging class, Rabbi Nimchinsky will examine the holiness
code of Leviticus through the lens of several classical commentaries.
Nuts & Bolts II with Rabbi Strauss: Reconstruct your understanding of Judaism. This is the second year of a two-
year course which will survey Jewish beliefs, holidays and life-cycle events. It is designed to enrich your
understanding of the Jewish way of life and thought. It will also serve as the second year of the Adult B’Nei
Mitzvah program.
11:00-12:00
Adult B’nei Mitzvah Hebrew
10:00-11:00
A Rabbi Looks at Jesus
c/lKIBA
ACADEMY OF ADULT JEWISH LEARNING
Discovering the Power of Prayer with Rabbi Horwitz: Uncover the deeper meanings of the prayers we recite on
Shabbat and weekdays. In addition, by learning a very small vocabulary of Hebrew words and a pinch of grammar,
Class
9:00-10:00
Invitation to Judaism
Recipe for Holiness
Sundays
2nd Term: January 11,18, 25 February 1, 8, 22 March 1
*Invitation to Judaism does not meet on February 8
*A Rabbi Looks at Jesus with Rabbi Rosen does not meet on February 8
*Invitation to Judaism will also meet on March 8
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