B'nai Israel is a community of life-long learners! 

Throughout the year, we sponsor adult education courses led by Rabbi David Kaiman as well as Professors from the University of Florida's Center for Jewish Studies.  

Torah on Tuesday with Rabbi Kaiman

Every Tuesday at noon in the B'nai Israel Social Hall
Bring a brown bag vegetarian/dairy lunch or nosh on refreshments that we'll provide over an engaging discussion of the week's Torah portion.

List of classes offered earlier this year:

Top Ten Ideas in the Torah with Rabbi Kaiman

Sundays at 10 a.m. through March 14
Over coffee and bagels we'll study the top ten ideas in the Torah. All are welcome to join us!

The Holocaust as International History - Romania's Jews and the World with Professor Norman J.W. Goda

The brief presentation will look at the Holocaust from an international perspective focusing on Romania's Jews, the boundaries against emigration, their relationship with the USSR, Romanian antisemitic atrocities, and what foreign governments, including the United States, understood of the Jewish plight. It promotes rethinking the Holocaust not from the exclusive focal point of Nazi Germany but more from variant Jewish and national viewpoints. Question and answer will follow. 

Sisterhood Presents "Records of Israel" with Dr. Judith W. Page

B'nai Israel Sisterhood invites you to read the novellas "The Edict" and "The Escape" which are contained in Grace Aguilar's Records of Israel. Join us for insights and discussion with Dr. Judith W. Page. As Records of Israel is no longer availablein print, a PDF is accessible on the Rabbi's page. Please visit www.shalomkaiman.com/Records_of_Israel.pdf. 

The Reader: A Selichot Discussion with Professor Eric Kligerman

We encourage you to read the book and/or watch the movie in preparation for the discussion. Although we will not be screening the film at the synagogue, we will watch several scenes together.
 
Together we will explore the following themes:
Distinctions between guilt, responsibility and justice
Remembering, repeating and working-through the past
The social and political responsibilites of Germany's post-war generation

Preparing for the Holidays with Rabbi David Kaiman

Together, we'll review the themes and prayers for the High Holidays, along with some explanations of various prayers found in the High Holiday Prayerbook.  It will be an excellent evening to "set the tone" for the upcoming holidays.
 

Judaism 101 with Rabbi David Kaiman
Three-week series class.