Adult Learning
Dates are subject to change, please consult our weekly newsletter for the most updated information.
Limmud Rodef
Class - 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. • Snack & Schmooze - 8:00-8:10 p.m. • Closing Talk - 8:10 - 8:30 p.m.
Click here to register for Limmud.
Fall Session One
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. • Tuesdays, Oct 17 & 24, Nov 7
Choose one:
- Learn to Chant Torah with Debbie Ginsburg
- Building An Inclusive Community: Text Study with Rabbi Sandra Cohen
- Strange Verses From The Bible with Rabbi Fred Greenspahn
Bring your Tanakh (Bible) - Jewish American Grooves: The Musicians & the Music They Created with Mark Stein
Fall Session Two
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. • Tuesdays, Nov 28, Dec 5 & 12
Choose one:
- On Death and Dying with Rabbi Rachel Kobrin
- Intro to Chanting Haftorah with Debbie Ginsburg
- Jewish Standard Time: The Clock & the Calendar of Jewish Life with Jeff Ward
- Ceramics: Learn to Hand Build with Heather Oginsky
*Class will meet the full 1.5 hours, $50 supply fee. RSVPs must be submitted by Tues, Nov 21.
Tuesday, October 17 Special Event 8:10 - 9:00 p.m.
Book launch of Judaism and The Bible: The People and Their Book, by Rabbi Fred Greenspahn
Cohosted by The Center of Judaic Studies at The University of Denver and The Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
Closing Talks 8:10 - 8:30 p.m.
- Oct 24 - Jewish Perspectives From the College Campus with Lily Gross
- Tues, Nov 7 - HIAS & the Refugee Situation with Meredith Levy
- Tues, Nov 28 - Labor Justice with David Seligman
- Tues, Dec 5 - The Abayudaya Jews of Uganda with Evelyn Hutt
- Tues, Dec 12 - Creating Authentically Welcoming & Intentionally Inclusive Spaces in Organizations & Schools with Devora Yellin Fish
Click here to register for Limmud.
Ongoing Classes
Interfaith Bible study
Wednesdays 7:00 — 8:00 p.m. on Zoom
October 18, 25, Nov 1, Nov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22
A partnership in study with St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
An eight-session course exploring the book The Bible With and Without Jesus:
How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently, by Amy Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Butler.
Contact mainoffice@rodef-shalom.org for Zoom info.
Tanakh and Tabloids with Rabbi Rachel Kobrin
Thursdays 11:00 a.m. — noon
Sometimes on Zoom & sometimes in person
An hour long class, featuring a discussion of current events through a Jewish lens and study of Jewish text.
Contact mainoffice@rodef-shalom.org for location and/or Zoom info.
Jewish Values with Rabbi Joyce Raynor
First Friday of each month 9:45 —11:15 a.m. @ Rodef Shalom
All are welcome to join this lively discussion group.
Shabbat Learners’ Minyan with Rabbi Joyce Raynor
Second Saturday of each month 10:00 — 11:30 a.m. @ Rodef Shalom
Learn the history and meanings of individual prayers, while becoming comfortable with some of the melodies we use at Rodef Shalom.
Talmud Class with Rabbi Bernie Gerson
1st and 3rd Sundays of each month on Zoom
This is an in-depth exploration of Tractate Shabbat through the study of the text in translation. Beginners are welcome. Monthly contribution suggested.
For further information, contact Rabbi Bernie.
Niggun Circle with Moshe Kornfeld
Shabbat Afternoon Oct 28 & Nov 18 @ Rodef Shalom
All are welcome and encouraged to add their voices to our circle of music!
Torah & Treats with Rabbi Rachel Kobrin
Wednesdays 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. • Oct 18, Nov 15, Dec 6 @ Rodef Shalom
Learn and shmooze while the kids are at R•School.
New! Gilgul: Affinity Circles
You find a common interest — we help you to foster a great conversation!
Contact Rabbi Carrie to learn more.