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Adult Education
Submitted by shmoo27 on October 20, 2009 - 10:11pm.
Every year, HPCT-CAE hosts a broad range of lectures, talks, and classes. For a schedule of upcoming events, download our program brochure, browse our online calendar, or e-mail us at info@hpct-cae.org.
Lectures and Talks
- The American Jerusalem Academy for Contemporary Judaic Studies (AJA), an annual series of endowed talks and events. Recent topics have included Before and After Kristallnacht: German Jewish Refugees in the United States, presented by Professor Judith Gerson from Rutgers University, and Spirit and Conscience: What Abraham Joshua Heschel Has to Teach Us Today, presented by Rabbi Gordon Tucker.
- Congregation Anshe Emeth Legacy Endowment Lecture Series. A recent installment in this series was Pepper, Silk and Ivory: The Exotic Jews of China, Japan and India, presented by Rabbi Marvin Tokayer.
- Congregation Anshe Emeth Legacy Endowment Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat. A recent guest was Judy Klitsner from the Pardes Institute in Israel, whose topic was Biblical Men and Women: The Inside Story.
- The annual Louis Rockoff and Jenny and Joseph Lieberman Lectures, delivered by Rabbi Yakov Hilsenrath, Rabbi Emeritus of HPCT-CAE. A recent topic was The Jewish Stimulus Package: Spiritual, Cultural and Financial.
- The annual Dr. Julius and Ethel Mintz Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat. A recent guest was Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Dean of the Rabbinical School at JTS, who explored Jewish morals, ethics, mitzvot and law.
- The annual Ellen M. Egger Memorial Lecture. A recent topic was The Dead Sea Scrolls at Sixty, presented by Professor Gary A. Rendsburg, chair of the Department of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University.
Classes
- The Classic Prophets – led by Rabbi Malomet every Monday at lunch time.
- Torah on Tuesday – dilemmas and challenges of Jewish ethical living, led by Rabbi Malomet.
- How to Listen to and Chant the Torah or Haftarah – the art of cantillation.
- Shabbat Afternoon Torah Study – lively group discussions of Chumash and Rashi.
- Beginner and Intermediate Hebrew – reading, writing and conversational Hebrew taught in ulpan style.
- Passover Workshop - insights and ideas to enrich your next seder.




