Basic Judaism

This is an overview course in broad strokes about Jewish life, culture, faith, and thought. Designed in a 24-week module, this course gives learners a solid background to the ideas, practices, and expressions of Jewish life from ancient times to the present.

Parshat HaShavua (Weekly Torah Portion)

Ongoing

Wednesday nights, 7:30pm

This ongoing course examines the weekly Torah portion *almost* every Wednesday night. Rabbi Rachel Timoner pairs sections of the Torah portion with rabbinic commentaries, midrashim, and relevant Talmudic texts. All are welcome to participate and no prior knowledge or assignment is required.

Shavuot Across Brooklyn

Brooklyn Jews participates in an all-night study session (really, all night til sunrise) at CBE in honor of Shavuot, the holiday when we commemorate receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. We partner with many of the different Jewish groups and communities in Brooklyn to offer classes as diverse as Jewish cooking, Talmudic discourse, Yiddish literature, and so much more.