#JewishLearningforJewishLiving - Adult Education

Members of Temple Beth Israel take adult education very seriously. Life long learning is a goal and a priority. The Adult Education Committee led by the Vice President of Education plans a robust year of programming for all interests. See below for upcoming events and sign up.

We thank the Jewish Book Council for the help and assistance with speakers during this year.

Click on the links below to take you to the correct section. Each image is a direct registration link!

Upcoming Sunday Morning Seminars

Lori's Lunch N' Learn Readings

Torah at TBI 2020

Souper Study

Lori's Lists to read and watch for a long cold winter!

Lunch N Learn - Monthly

Torah At TBI 2020-2021

Downloadable Version (UPDATED as of Dec 10!)

Sunday Morning Seminars and Speakers

Readings for Lunch N' Learn with Lori

Lori's Lunch N' Learn for Jan/Feb 2021

Lori's Lunch N' Learn for Nov/Dec 2020

Readings can be found here:

Week 1 (Nov 6) - Reading 1 Reading 2 Reading 3

Week 2 (Nov 13) - Reading 1 Reading 2 Reading 3

Week 3 (Nov 20 - Reading 1 Reading 2 Reading 3

Week 4 (Dec 4) - Reading 1 Reading 2 Reading 3

Week 5 (Dec 11) - Reading 1 Reading 2

WHAT TO READ NEXT:

Jewish Fiction

The Book of V by Anna Solomon*
Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland*
The Imperfects by Amy Myerson*
To Be a Man by Nicole Kraus
House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon
Beyond the Ghetto Gates by Michelle Cameron*
An Unorthodox Match by Naomi Ragen
The Third Daughter by Talia Carner*
The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross*
The Last Interview by Eshkol Nevo
Exile Music by Jennifer Steil*
Liar by Ayelet Gundar Goshen*

Non-Jewish Fiction

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Beach Read by Emily Henry
His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
Group by Christie Tate
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Anxious People by Fred Bachman
A Star is Bored by Byron Lane
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

Non Fiction

Wandering Dixie by Sue Eisenfeld*^
Getting Good at Getting Older by Rabbi Laura Geller and Richard Siegel*^
When the World Feels Like a Scary Place by Dr. Abigail Gewirtz*^
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb*^
The Art of Leaving by Ayelet Tsabari
The Best of Me by David Sedaris
The Unanswered Letter by Faris Cassell*
The Betrayal of the Duchess by Maurice Samuels*
Becoming Eve by Abby Stein*^
Demagogue by Larry Tye*^

*Indicates book in TBI library

^Indicates speakers speaking at TBI sometime through June. Check Torah at TBI for details.

WHAT TO WATCH NEXT:

Your Honor – Showtime (premiers December 6, 2020) Based on the Israeli series Kvodo
Fauda – Netflix (3 seasons)
When Heroes Fly – Netflix (1 season) Apple TV is producing an American version, Echo 3 (not yet available)
Shtisel – Netflix (2 seasons) Season 3 will be available in June 2021.
The US adaptation Emmis, set in New York, is coming soon.
Unorthodox – Netflix (4 episodes) Shira Haas also stars in the new Israeli film Asia which premiered in April 2020.
Stockholm – Amazon Prime (4 episodes)
The Baker and the Beauty – Amazon Prime (1 season)
Tehran – Apple TV (1 season)
The Spy – Netflix (1 season)
Our Boys – HBO (1 season)
Srugim – Amazon Prime (1 season)