Lifelong Learning

Take Out JudaismFood Truck Edition

Lifelong Learning Classes 2015-2016Call 215-646-5806 to place your order!

Order on-linewww.bethor.org

HAVE A HUNGER FOR KNOWLEDGE? Here are a few ways to experience adult education at Beth Or.

ENJOY new courses at the synagogue or in the comfort of your own home.

INVITE friends over to your house for a private party and share an exciting evening of delicious food as well as food for thought

RELISH in the richness and rewards of Jewish learning among your friends and family.

MAKE A RESERVATION with Barb Murtha at 215-646-5806 x220 or bmurtha@bethor.org.You can also place your order on-line using the QR code on the front of the brochure.

Take Out

Judaism

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Rabbi Marx sDINE IN MENu

Dealing With Full Plates: A study session on the story of IsaacAre you (and your children) biting off more than you can chew? We will digest the story of Isaac and discuss how it relates to today’s pressure for putting too much on our plates.

Tuesdays, October 27, November 3, and November 10 at 7 pm

Bite-Size Torah Teachings: Five Essential Teachings and What it Means for TodayWe all know that the Torah is a sheer feast of knowledge, teachings and history. Sometimes it is a lot to digest. This course will introduce bite-sized morsels of Torah from each of the five books of Moses and relate it to our daily lives.

Tuesdays, March 8, March 15, and March 22 at 7 pm.

News & Nosh with Rabbi MarxRabbi Marx will provide food for thought on current events and whet your appetite for today’s and tomorrow’s headlines.

Sundays, October 18, December 13, February 21 and April 10 at 10 am

TAKE OuT MENuBeth Or WhysPepper Rabbi Marx with your questions about anything Jewish. He will gladly cater this course to your audience and provide some food for thought.

Understanding Israel From All AnglesRabbi Marx will spill the beans with his insight and analysis on the current situation in Israel and the greater Middle East.

People of the Book(s)Jews have been referred to the People of the Book and we will have the chance to learn what books and how they measure up and mold our Jewish lives.

Ethics of Our Fathers—Ethics of Our TimesIf you could sit with 3 Jewish figures (living or dead) at your dinner table who would they be and what would treasured values would they suggest to us? Hear their recommendations through tidbits of Pirkei Avot.

Rabbi Gerber sDINE IN MENu

If You Can’t Stand the Heat…Get Satan Out of the KitchenDid you know that you can find Satan, or Ha-Satan, in the Book of Job and alongside Abraham and Isaac on the long walk to Mt. Moriah? Apparently, he even tried to get Moses into some hot water. Rabbi Gerber will stir the pot on this figure of both traditional and modern times.

Tuesdays, October 6, 13, and 20 at 7 pm

A Recipe You’ve Never Tried…Sample a generous helping of Genesis Chapter Five which is stocked up with names you have never heard of and/or can barely pronounce. Use your noodle to uncover great mysteries, insights into our world, and powerful messages that will impact our lives today—found in the most unlikely of places!

Tuesdays, March 29, April 5 and 12 at 7 pm

TAKE OuT MENuThe Torah of Les Miserables Who knew that stealing a loaf of bread would start off an unforgettable adventure that is Les Miserables. Drink with me and hear a “gent of good intent” (a.ka. Rabbi Gerber) explain common Jewish themes, influences and values through the music of one of the all-time greatest Broadway shows!

The Rabbi Football Challenge!Watch a football game and enjoy Rabbi Gerber’s Football Challenge which mixes up the action and strategy of football blended in with Jewish trivia.

Aaron Nielsenshultz s TAKE OuT MENu

Jewish Parenting On One FootWe all want to find ways to connect with our kids whether we are on the go or sitting around the dinner table. What do our sacred writings say about other ways we can be good parents? Let’s dig in to our traditions and cater it to our modern day lives.

YEAR ROUND SPECIALSAdult B’nai Mitzvah ClassDid you miss the opportunity to have a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony as a 12 or 13 Year Old? Now is the opportunity to celebrate that great moment as an adult. Come join our Adult B’nai Mitzvah class with Cantor Green.

Don’t want to have a Bar/Bat Mitzvah but want to learn Hebrew? Come just for the first hour and learn to read Hebrew.

The class will meet every other Tuesday starting October 20 from 7 to 9 pm

Weekly Torah Study Devour an in-depth study on the life of King David using the Second Book of Samuel and the First Book of Kings. We will also study “The Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan.” Join Rabbi Marx or Rabbi Gerber for weekly study of this ancient and contemporary text.

Starts October 10 at 9:30 am

Women’s Torah StudyLadies will now be able to enjoy a women’s perspective of the Torah once a month with Rabbinic Intern Janine Jankovitz-Pastor. Please visit www.bethor.org for all of the dates this will be offered.

Starts October 24 at 10:45 am

MONTHLY SPECIALA Taste of MussarWhat is your life about? Why are you here?Are you looking for help to guide you? Are you looking to improve yourself?

Try the study of MUSSAR which is a distinctive Jewish practice that provides guidance in identifying your uniquely personal path of spiritual growth and offers practices to help bring about that growth.

Interested congregants contact Jerry Hogan at jhogan1750@aol.com.

Mondays, October 12, 19, 26 and November 2 and 9 at 7 pm

COME AND GET IT!Join us for these special nights and weekends of learning.

These are one-time offerings so get it while it’s hot!

THE TOP CHEFRabbi Elliot Strom Founding Rabbi & Rabbi Emeritus of Shir Ami of Newtown

Rabbi Elliot M. Strom will join us at Shabbat Worship to talk about his new book, Rabbi, Run--a story of young Rabbi David Chazen and his lovely, but troubled wife and the difficult problems that confront them as they deal with synagogue life and each other.

Friday, October 30 at 8 pm

THE SMART COOKIESDr. Ralph NurnbergerWe are happy to welcome back Dr. Nurnberger of Georgetown University who is a widely acclaimed speaker who brings humor, current political insights and historical background to his presentations.

Friday, February 19 at 8 pm

Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Bible at HUC-JIR, New York. Robert & Molly Apter Memorial Scholar in Residence• Friday Night Sermon: “How Is This Night Different Than All Others? Feminist

Perspectives on the Exodus”

• Shabbat Morning Torah Study: “Who Knows Ten? The Evolution of the Ten Plagues”

• Shabbat Lunch: “New Resources to Enrich Your Seder”

Friday/Saturday, April 15-16

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Take Out Judaism

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239 Welsh Road

Maple G

len, PA 19002