Congregation Agudat Achim

Past Programs

The Adult Education Committee seeks to provide a Beit Midrash, a house of study, for the shul by providing programs that instill an abiding relationship with Judaism, the Jewish people, and the State of Israel. Take the time to go through and see some of the programs we put on recently. Enjoy!

For more past programs recorded on YouTube, please go to our Adult Education playlist on the CAA YouTube channel here:
CAA YouTube Adult Education Playlist

Recent Programs

Should They Have Expelled Spinoza From the Synagogue? – 7 May 2023

 

Israel in this Moment A Crisis of Policy and Politics – 26 March 2023

 

The God of Judaism is a God of Love Undoing Pernicious Stereotypes with Rabbi Shai Held

The Archaeology of Jerusalem from King David to Sultan Suleiman

JW discussion Prophets 4

 

JW discussion Prophets 3

April 13, 2022

JW discussion Prophets 2 Amos

April 6,  2022

JW discussion Prophets 1 Jonah

March 30. 2022

Humans of Tel Aviv

April 3, 2022

Match 25, 2022

March 6, 2022

Medical Marijuana Program

The Environment as a Bridge to Peace:
The Arava Institute as a Case Study

January 9 2022

Resting in the Words of the Psalms, with Dr. Rachel Anisfeld, Thursday 4 November 2021

 

 

2020-2021 Programmatic Theme: Back to the Basics

Back to the Basics

A series of courses designed to inspire, our programmatic theme for the 2020-2021 educational year. Rabbi Spitzer designed and personally presented three series and assisted with the presentation of two others: The Cycle of Jewish Life, Holy Times, Living a Jewish Life, How to Write a D’var Torah (presented by Steve Schmidt, Vice President of Programming), and From Genesis to Siddur Lev Shalem: A History of Judaism Through Its Books (presented by Jeffrey Spitzer, Rabbi Rafi Spitzer’s father and lifelong mentor). Watch the videos below to see what we learned together!

 

The Cycle of Jewish Life: A Three-Part Exploration with Rabbi Spitzer
3, 10, 17 June 2021

The Cycle of Jewish Life, Part 1: Jewish Death and Mourning 101

The Cycle of Jewish Life, Part 2: Birth, Conversion, & Bnei Mitzvah

The Cycle of Jewish Life, Part 3: Divorce, Weddings, Marriage

 

Holy Times, with Rabbi Spitzer
4, 11, 18 March 2021

Back to the Basics Holy Times Resource Sheet

Holy Times, Part 1, 4 March 2021

Holy Times, Part 2, 11 March 2021

Holy Times, Part 3, 18 March 2021

Living a Jewish Life, with Rabbi Spitzer
5, 12, 19 November 2020

Living a Jewish Life: Shabbat, 5 November 2020
Living a Jewish Life: Shabbat – Source Sheet
Living a Jewish Life: Tzedakah, 12 November 2020
Living a Jewish Life: Tzedakah – Source Sheet
Living a Jewish Life: Kashrut, 19 November 2020
Living a Jewish Life: Kashrut – Source Sheet

 

How to Write a D’var Torah, with Steve Schmidt
2 & 9 December 2020

How to Write a D’var Torah, Part 1: 2 December 2020
D’var 1:  Source Sheet            D’var 1: Slideshow
How to Write a D’var Torah, Part 2: 9 December 2020
D’var 2: Source Sheet              D’var 2: Slideshow

 

From Genesis to Siddur Lev Shalem: A History of Judaism Through Its Books
with Jeffrey Spitzer
3, 10, 17 December 2020; 7, 14, 21 January 2021

Information Booklet

Part 1, 3 December 2020
Source Sheet

Part 2, 10 December 2020
Source Sheet

Part 3, 17 December 2020
Source Sheet

Video 1 – with Hanukkah candle lighting


Video 2 – end of session

Part 4, 7 January 2021
Part 5, 14 January 2021
Part 6, 21 January 2021