Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Centre for Jewish Learning at Holy Blossom Temple Our Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Centre for Jewish Learning strives to engage our community to join together for stimulating lectures, to study Torah and to acquire the skills needed to lead a meaningful Jewish life. For more details, please call ext. 256, at the Temple, or visit our website at www.holyblossom.org and download a copy of “The Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Centre for Jewish Learning at Holy Blossom Temple 2008/2009 Calendar of Events.” All programs and lectures are open to the community, unless otherwise stated. For your convenience, our weekday daytime programs are marked with the following symbol .
Ongoing learning and specialized classes Shabbat Torah Study: Speaking with God, Learning from Heschel and Soloveitchik
Advanced Hebrew Grammar
Rabbi Edward Goldfarb Tuesdays at 11 a.m., ongoing Open to Temple members only. Sisterhood Torah Study
Rabbi John Moscowitz Saturdays at 9 a.m., ongoing All are welcome regardless of background.
Rabbi Edward Goldfarb Wednesdays at 9.30 a.m., ongoing New and returning students welcome.
Learning Liturgy through Singing Jewish Music
The Yiddish Novel
Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner Sundays at 10 a.m. New participants are always welcome. For more details, please call Mari Lynn Rusak (ext. 224), at the Temple. Conversational Hebrew 101
Dalia Alalouf, Supervisor, Hebrew School Mondays at 8.30 p.m. Limited to Temple members. Registration required. Cost: $200 per year.
Rabbi Edward Goldfarb Wednesdays at 11 a.m., ongoing Shabbat Lunch and Study 2009
Please join us once a month after Services for lunch and study. Jan. 10 | The Structure of Synagogue Music, with Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner Feb. 14 | Ten Commandments and Noahide Laws: Points of Overlap and Divergence, with Rabbi Karen Thomashow
Jerusalem II Geri Durbin, Royal Ontario Museum Educator and Holy Blossom Temple Senior School Teacher Thursdays at 1 p.m., Jan. 15 to 29, 2009 The alluring city of Jerusalem withstood wars and conflicts for thousands of years, but has always emerged as a thriving centre rich in history, religion and culture. This tapestry of cultures will be examined through the study of Jerusalem’s history. Discoveries from the archeological excavations of the 19th and 20th centuries will be discussed. Participants from the previous series are welcome to join the 2009 seminars and discover more of the wonderment that the city of Jerusalem holds.
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Cost: $10 per session. To register, please call Elana Fehler (ext. 221), at the Temple. Torah Yoga and Jewish Meditation: Prayer, Breath and Movement
Michelle Katz, Certified Iyengar Yoga Therapist, Jewish Spiritual Director and Jewish Meditation Teacher Sundays at 9.30 a.m. Jan. 11 to Mar. 8, 2009 Torah Yoga integrates traditional Jewish texts with hatha yoga postures, meditative prayer and chanting, and the breath of life. This is a great chance for Religious School parents to join us. Cost: $90 for entire course; $15 per session. Poetry and Prophecy
Adam Sol, Professor and Poet, Laurentian University Tuesdays at 7.30 p.m. Jan. 13 to 27, 2009 At the final session, Adam Sol will launch his new book, Jeremiah, Ohio. (For more details, please see Book Talk listing on page 9.) Sunday Book Club: The Pleasure of Reading
Sundays at 10.30 a.m. Jan. 18, 2009 | People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks Feb. 22, 2009 | The Septembers of Shiraz, by Dalia Sofer
Please note change of dates and times; for more details, please see page 11.