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Adult Education

Jewish Thinkers of the 20th Century
Reb David will explore the teachings of several 20th Jewish thinkers that have transformed and renewed Jewish life in recent decades.  Their teachings give us a foundation for a Judaism that is spiritual and responsive to the challenges of society today.

	March 3	Martin Buber
	March 10	Martin Buber
	March 17	Mordecai Kaplan
	March 24	Mordecai Kaplan
	April  14	Abraham J. Heschel
	April  21	Abraham J. Heschel
	April  28	Arthur Waskow
	May 5	Judith Plaskow
	May 12	Zalman Schachter Shalomi

Wednesday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 PM at 1719 Wilmart Street, Rockville.

Registration fee:  $75 members,  $90 non-members.  

Certain books will be needed for the course:  I and Thou (Buber),  The Sabbath (Heschel), God Wrestling I (Waskow).  Reb David will provide other materials.

To REGISTER for this class, click here.

Jewish Renewal Weekends

Four great renewal weekends are scheduled for 2010. 

	March 13-14, 2010                                         NOA BAUM Acclaimed Storyteller & Performance Artist - Creator of award-winning “Land Twice Promised” - Israeli & Palestinian Women’s Stories.  For more information or to register, click here.
	June 11-12, 2010                                            RABBI MARCIA PRAGER Director & Dean of Aleph Ordination programs, co-director of the Davvenen Leadership Training Institute, author, artist, teacher, & therapist.
	August 20-22, 2010                                        DAVID FRIEDMAN Kabbalistic artist and teacher from Tsfat, whose work is deeply influenced by Rabbi Moshe Chayim Luzzatto, & Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook.
	November 2-14, 2010                                     SARAH YEHUDIT SCHNEIDER Teacher of Torah & Kabbalah from Jerusalem, creator of “A Still Small Voice” school, and author of “Kabbalistic Writings on the Nature of Masculine & Feminine”, “Eating and Tikkun” & “You Are What You Hate”.

Mussar Circle

Our Mussar Circle was inspired by a weekend at Sanctuary with Alan Morinis. Mussar is a contemplative practice that focuses on strengthening the inner light in order to overcome personal obstacles and enhance our relationships with others. The practice includes meditation, chanting, study, doing mitzvot, and working with a buddy, a hevrusa. Our Mussar Circles draws upon the contemporary Mussar guidance of Alan Morinis and Rabbi Ira Stone.

Founding members of the Mussar Circle and new members are welcome!  In 2010, there will be no meeting in January. Beginning  February 1, 2010, the Circle will move its regular meeting night to the first Monday of each month.

There is no charge for Am Kolel members, just a suggested $10 contribution to the Am Kolel Tzedakah Fund for each meeting attended. Non-members are asked to pay an additional $80 to attend the circle. The Circle will meet approximately nine times during the year.

Meetings are at Reb David’s home: 1719 Wilmart St., Rockville, Maryland. Please RSVP to Paula at info@am-kolel.org.

Learning Hebrew

Instruction in Biblical, Siddur or Modern Hebrew is offered by both Tamar Peleg and Hanna Weissberger, under the auspices of Am Kolel.  Both private and group lessons are available. If you are interested, please contact the instructors directly.