Beth El Calendars

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Room: Sager Beit Midrash

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On many Thursday evenings this winter/spring, Rabbi Greyber will lead a Talmud study group from 7 to 8:30pm in the Sager Beit Midrash. We will be learning the 3rd chapter of Moed Katan, "V'eilu M'galhin." The Talmud notoriously wanders from topic to topic, but this chapter includes rabbinic conversations about Jewish mourning practices. Knowledge of Hebrew and Aramaic will be helpful, but not necessary. Everything will be done in translation, but students should be able to commit to attending most class sessions. 

Students should purchase a translation/commentary of Tractate Mo'ed Katan. Either Artscroll  (which is what will be used in the class) or Koren.

Class dates:
February: 9, 23
March: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
April: 13, 20, 27
May: 4, 11, 18
June: 15

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Orthodox Services

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Services are also available via livestream: https://betheldurham.org/livestream/

Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88929938563?pwd=ZjNObFlkOFN1dmdyTWpyYkt4VXhHUT09  or in person at Beth El (no sign up required)

Room: Sager Beit Midrash

Sign up here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/talmud-study-group-spring-2023

On many Thursday evenings this winter/spring, Rabbi Greyber will lead a Talmud study group from 7 to 8:30pm in the Sager Beit Midrash. We will be learning the 3rd chapter of Moed Katan, "V'eilu M'galhin." The Talmud notoriously wanders from topic to topic, but this chapter includes rabbinic conversations about Jewish mourning practices. Knowledge of Hebrew and Aramaic will be helpful, but not necessary. Everything will be done in translation, but students should be able to commit to attending most class sessions. 

Students should purchase a translation/commentary of Tractate Mo'ed Katan. Either Artscroll  (which is what will be used in the class) or Koren.

Class dates:
February: 9, 23
March: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
April: 13, 20, 27
May: 4, 11, 18
June: 15

Orthodox Services

Please sign up here if you plan to attend in person: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0e4da4aa2fa3f94-saturday

Services are also available via livestream: https://betheldurham.org/livestream/

Location: Classroom 8

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Meeting ID: 886 2607 3643

Dial- in: 305-224-1968

"The ta'am of the ta'amim:  How the ta'amim deepen our understanding and interpretation of the text"

Ta'am  (טעם): definitions include taste, flavor, purpose, and a cantillation mark ("trope").
In this course, we'll discuss how the ta'amim, through their purpose and 'flavor', provide for listeners and also for the reader a deeper understanding of the Torah text.
Topics to be covered include:  how the ta'amim influence pronunciation, including the position of a ta'am on a word;  distinguishing between ta'amim that look alike and why this is important;  and how the ta'amim indicate how a verse should be parsed and which words or phrases in a verse are stressed.

Beginners Israeli folk dancing monthly on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in the Freedman Center. All are invited and no dance experience is needed.

Dates:
Wednesdays: November 16, December 14, January 25, February 15, and March 15

Room: Sager Beit Midrash

Sign up here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/talmud-study-group-spring-2023

On many Thursday evenings this winter/spring, Rabbi Greyber will lead a Talmud study group from 7 to 8:30pm in the Sager Beit Midrash. We will be learning the 3rd chapter of Moed Katan, "V'eilu M'galhin." The Talmud notoriously wanders from topic to topic, but this chapter includes rabbinic conversations about Jewish mourning practices. Knowledge of Hebrew and Aramaic will be helpful, but not necessary. Everything will be done in translation, but students should be able to commit to attending most class sessions. 

Students should purchase a translation/commentary of Tractate Mo'ed Katan. Either Artscroll  (which is what will be used in the class) or Koren.

Class dates:
February: 9, 23
March: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
April: 13, 20, 27
May: 4, 11, 18
June: 15

Orthodox Services

Please sign up here if you plan to attend in person: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0e4da4aa2fa3f94-saturday

Services are also available via livestream: https://betheldurham.org/livestream/

Sign up here: https://betheldurham.shulcloud.com/form/trop-class-molly-may

Now is the time to pick up a new skill to add to your own toolbox AND open the door to a new way of contributing to your synagogue community (or any synagogue community)! The Torah contains a multitude of mysteries, but chanting doesn't have to be mysterious at all. Molly May--student cantor, Talmud Torah teacher, and music educator with a long history of helping people to practice--will guide you through the process of learning trope symbols and applying them to the chanting of Torah. You'll need to have a comfortable level of Hebrew decoding; no other experience is required. There will be an opportunity to chant Torah on Saturday, April 8 (Chol HaMoed Pesach). Classes will be held at Beth El on most Mondays at 7PM in February and March with an online option as needed.