September 08, 2010   29 Elul 5770
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The Rochester Kollel  

TO EXPLORE - TO LEARN - TO ENGAGE - TO BE INVOLVED IN JEWISH LIFE

Fall-Winter 2010-2011 class schedule

Kollel faculty

To Register for Classes  

In order to properly process your registration, we ask that you register at least two weeks prior to a class' start date. All registrants will receive a confirmation letter with class dates and locations.

To Register -
Mail The Rochester Kollel, Temple B'rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
Call (585) 244-7060 ext. 242
Fax (585) 244-0557
Email Kollel[at]tbk.org
Visit Office of Lifelong Jewish Learning at TBK

(Here is the Registration Form)

If you are in need of financial assistance, please contact Herb Skerker, Director of the Rochester Kollel at 244-7060.
All information will be kept strictly confidential.

The 2000-year Road to the Holocaust  

An in-depth, interfaith course for your awareness and remembrance ...

The 2,000 Year Road to the Holocaust and Beyond
A Survey
Investigate the history of anti-Semitism - Examine the causes and history of the Holocaust - Increase your awareness of the warning signs of genocide
Wednesdays: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm beginning October 20
Register through holocaustroad.org, or through the TBK main office

COMING IN SPRING 2011...
"Your brother's blood is crying out"
A Seminar in Holocaust Studies (Track II)
For those who have completed Track I or who have a basic knowledge of the history of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, this seminar will be led by three facilitators who will make short presentations, facilitate discussions and introduce films and guest speakers to challenge participants to read and examine specific issues in depth. More information will be coming at holocaustroad.org.

Sponsored by the Holocaust Study Group, an interfaith endeavor to explore the causes and history of the Holocaust and its lessons for the
prevention of future genocides.

Kollel: Sunday Series 2010 - 2011  

Coffee and bagels will be available at 9:30 am; Program is 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (unless otherwise noted)
TBK Bobry Adult Lounge

September 12 - Rabbi Sandra Katz
Jewish Chaplaincy

September 19 - Bonnie Abrams
Inter-Generational Impact of the Holocaust

October 24 - Professor Michael Dobkowski
Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust: The Case of the Forest Partisans of Belarus-Baranowiche Region

November 14 - Professor Ed Drachman
The Outlook for Israel's Relations with Turkey

December 12 - Moe Wortman
How Technology is Ruining Health Care

January 30 - Professor Nora Rubel
Topic TBA

Look for additional Sunday Series topics and presenters in the winter catalogue, the TBK bulletin and on the website tbk.org.

The Rochester Kollel reminds you...  

Save the dates for these interesting and educational events.

Friday, October 15 at 6:00 pm
Philip S. Bernstein Society Shabbat
Guest Speaker: Louise Kaish

Friday, October 29 at 6:00 pm
Israel & World Jewry Sponsored
Shabbat Service
North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry Program
Guest Speaker: Barbara Ribakove Gordon

Friday, January 14 at 7:30 pm
Shabbat Service & Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Pulpit Exchange at TBK
Jazz Shabbat
[Sunday, January 16-Exchange Worship at Mt. Olivet]

Friday, March 4 at 7:00 pm
Shabbat Service
Third Presbyterian Pulpit Exchange at TBK
[Sunday, March 6-Exchange Worship at Third Presbyterian]

 

The Rochester Kollel: The Temple B'rith Kodesh Center for LifeLong Jewish Exploration, in memory of Ida Dosberg DeLeeuw is deeply thankful to the Paul P. Dosberg Foundation for its generous support. The Rochester Kollel has been named to honor the memory of longtime resident, and member of Temple B'rith Kodesh, Ida Dosberg DeLeeuw.

Basic Judaism  

The Rochester Board of Rabbis invites you to participate in the Basic Judaism class. Discover an A to Z, or Aleph to Tav, introduction to Jewish beliefs and practices. The instructors are Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Rabbis from the Rochester community.

Classes began on Wednesday October 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm. A facilitator will help guide the discussions, support the class, the
rabbis, and assist participants in creating connections with each other.

Class topics and dates are as follows:

  • Introduction to Basic Judaism
  • Jewish Sacred Literature
  • Shabbat
  • Holidays 1 (Rosh Hashanah through Chanukah)
  • Holidays 2 (Tu B'Shevat through Tisha B'Av)
  • Jewish Worship
  • Jewish Home
  • Lifecycles 1
  • Lifecycles 2
  • Jewish History
  • The Shoah
  • Zionism
  • Jewish Community
  • Wrap-Up

For more information or to register please contact:
David A. Orange at (585) 328-8548 or daorange[at]earthlink.net



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