Adult Learning


Sinai Brookline: A Teaching Synagogue
Life-long Jewish learning has always been a core value of Temple Sinai. Our founding rabbi, Beryl D. Cohon, referred to Temple Sinai as “a teaching synagogue,” a place where Jews could draw from the “Well of Jewish Learning” by pursuing higher Jewish education well into adulthood. Below are some of our upcoming classes. For a complete list, download the catalog by using the button at the bottom of the page.
Preparing Your Heart for the High Holy Days
September 18, Sunday
11:10 am – 12:30 pm (Zoom and onsite)
Rabbi Talia Stein
Poems of Awe
October 2 and 9 (Sundays)
11:10 am – 12:30 pm (Zoom only)
Jenny Barber
Ottoman Jews of Iberian Origin
October 4, Sunday
9:30 am – 10:50 am (Zoom only)
Aviva Ben-Ur
Introduction to the Aleph Bet
October 16, 23, and 30, November 6 and 13 (Sundays)
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (Zoom and in the Weintraub Room)
Robin Orwant
Cinema@Sinai – “The Sublet”
October 22, Saturday
7:30 pm (Weintraub Room)
Amos Lassen
Building Bridges: Temple Sinai & Israel
October 30, December 11, January 8, February 12, March 5, and May 21 (Sundays)
9:30 am – 10:50 am (Zoom only)
Rabbi Golan Ben-Chorin
Queer Torah Study
November 5, January 7, March 4, and May 6 (Saturdays)
5:00 pm (onsite only)
Ben Gerson
Our Will to Live (part 1)
Sunday, November 13
11:10 am – 12:30 pm (Zoom only)
Mark Ludwig, Dr. Anna Ornstein
Annual Cohon Lecture
Friday, December 2, during Shabbat services (7:30 pm)
Rabbi Toba Spitzer
Creation, Revelation, and Redemption – Reflecting on Your Jewish Journey
December 4, 11, and 18
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm (Sundays)
course format – Zoom, onsite, or hybrid – TBD
Josh Conescu