Continuing Adult Education Weekly Classes
Continuing Adult Education Weekly Classes (PDF)
Take advantage of weekly classes in Chumash, Navi, Mussar/Philosophy, and Talmud/Halacha.
Chumash
Shabbos Morning Chumash Shiur
Rabbi Ilan Feldman or Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich
Shabbos half hour before the Main Minyan / For Men & Women
Start your Shabbos morning off right with a dose of the weekly Parsha. Using the classic commentaries of Rashi, the Ramban and Maharal, highlights of each week’s Parsha are explained. Didn’t prepare a dvar Torah for your Shabbos table yet? Join us! This class has something for you.
Advanced Tanach For Women
Mrs. Batsheva Gelbtuch
Sunday 9:30 - 10:30 am / Carson Room / For Women, offered by BENA / $5 fee per class
This is a text-based class for women with Hebrew reading skills. Studying primarily Chumash, the class explores a broad range of topics such as our forefathers and foremothers, relationships, the purpose of life, free will, pain and suffering, and emunah. Participants take turns reading and translating. Commentaries include the Kli Yakar, Ramban, Rashi, the Ohr Hachaim, Ibn Ezra, Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe, Rabbi Chaim Shmulevitz, the Michtav Me-Eliyahu, and the Maharal.
Shira Smiles – Live!
Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 am / Kollel Beis Medrash / For Women / $5 fee per class
Mrs. Smiles is a sought after international lecturer, popular seminary teacher, and experienced curriculum developer. She broadcasts live from her home in Jerusalem, with an in-depth presentation on the Weekly Parsha. Her intellectually and spiritually-charged delivery keeps her listeners strong and inspired throughout the week, as she brings an understanding of Torah texts through analysis of relevant sources.
Chumash Class: Redemption
Rabbi Doniel Pransky
Sundays 7:30 - 8:30 pm / Carson Room / For Men & Women
Join Rabbi Pransky on a textual study of the story of our Redemption – The Book of Shmos. This group, which completed the entire book of Bereishis over the past 4 years, is currently delving into the depths of Exile and Redemption, Slavery and Freedom. They are currently in the middle of Parshas Shmos. Newcomers are welcome!
Textual Torah Topics
Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich
Tuesday 12:00 pm / Carson Room / For Men & Women
You may be familiar with many of the classic Torah narratives, but have you ever analyzed them in depth? This weekly class breaks down familiar but difficult-to-understand texts, one topic at a time, based on the Midrash, the classic commentaries of Rashi and Ramban, and contemporary writings of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. This September, the class will begin studying the Expulsion of Yishmael from the house of Avraham and the Binding of Yitzchak.
Parsha Lunch ‘n Learn
Rabbi Menashe Goldberger
Friday 12:30 pm / LaVista Beis Medrash Krischer Library / For Men & Women
Rabbi Goldberger discusses the weekly Parsha with a focus on a particular theme or a selected commentary, for the entire annual cycle. The classes seek to identify and elaborate on essential principles of both Jewish faith and personal character development. This year’s theme is “Basics of Torah Reality”. Lunch may be pre-ordered by calling 404-321-4085 by Thursday.
Navi
Navi Class
Rabbi Reuven Stein
Monday 12:00 pm / Kollel Beis Medrash / For Men & Women
Rabbi Reuven Stein is on his second go-round teaching the Neviim (Prophets) and Kesuvim (Writings) with probably the longest-running current study group in Atlanta! His classes are peppered with plenty of Torah ethics and morals as our biblical history comes to life. The class is currently studying the Book of Kings – you can join at any time.
Navi/Prophets: The Book of Trei Asar (The Twelve Minor Prophets)
Rabbi Menashe Goldberger
Monday 7:30 - 8:30 pm / Kollel Beis Medrash / For Men
This class has been running since 1990, when Rabbi Goldberger was in his twenties! Beginning with the Five Books of the Torah, the group has worked its way through the entire Tanach verse-by-verse. Currently, they are studying Trei Asar, with the commentary of The Torah Anthology. These prophecies may be short, but their messages are powerful as they prepare us for the Final Redemption.
Advanced Navi Class: Sefer Yona
Rabbi Doniel Pransky
Wednesday 8:00 - 9:00 pm / Carson Room / For Women, offered by BENA
During the month of Elul, this advanced class will be studying Sefer Yona, the tale of the runaway prophet that is read on Yom Kippur. An in depth analysis of the text reveals that even the harshest of decrees can be reversed with sincere teshuva, and that no one can run from their G-d given mission! After Sukkos, they will study Sefer Ezra-Nechemia: The story of the Jewish return to Eretz Yisrael to rebuild the Second Temple. The Book of Rus will follow after Pesach.
Mussar/Philosophy
Mincha Maariv
Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich
Daily Mincha-Maariv
Become a scholar in just 5 minutes a day! During the month of Elul, in preparation for the High Holidays, we will study The Gates of Repentance (Sha’arei Teshuvah), by Rabbeinu Yonah of Geronah (d. 1263). In this classic, the author probes the profound idea of teshuvah, often translated as “repentance” but in reality far more complex and subtle than the simple meaning of “regret for sin” or “contrition”.
Following Yom Tov, we will follow the weekly Parsha studying the Maharal of Prague’s (Rabbi Yehudah Loew, d. 1609) seminal work Gur Aryeh. This work, by the 16th Century’s greatest Talmudic scholar, mystic and philosopher, is a super-commentary on Rashi’s commentary to Chumash, with an extensive focus on explaining the Midrashic statements of the Sages.
Mussar/Ethics: Orchos Tzaddikim
Rabbi Menashe Goldberger
Monday,Tuesday,Thursday 9:30 - 9:45 pm / Kollel Beis Medrash / For Men
One of Mussar’s classic sefarim on midos (character traits), written anonymously, thoroughly analyzes each of twenty-eight virtues - from vanity and anger to honesty and kindness. The author teaches that a midah is like a spice: without any of it we are bland; with too much of it, incorrigible. This sefer teaches us how to strike the balance. Additional brief classes are also taught on Friday nights and Motzei Shabbos after Maariv in the Main Shul.
Hashkafa/Philosophy: Lesson in Tanya
Rabbi Menashe Goldberger
Shabbos Afternoon one hour before Mincha / Kollel Beis Midrash / For Men
The Alter Rebbe wrote a sefer – commonly known as the Tanya - that literally breaks our neshamos (souls) down to their molecular level. This class studies from an annotated English translation with extensive explanatory notes. Even if we cannot grasp every detail, it definitely enlightens us with a breathtaking perspective on the depth of the Torah – and who a Jew really is inside. Men sit around a table in the Beis Midrash and take turns reading the English translation, as Rabbi Goldberger moderates the lively discussion.
Talmud/Halacha
Advanced Shabbos Men’s Shiur
Rabbi Doniel Pransky
Shabbos morning following the Kollel Kiddush (approximately 10:45 am) – 11:30 am / Kollel Beis Medrash / For Men
Rabbi Pransky expounds on halacha, hashkafa, or machshava, depending on the week. Topics are varied, fascinating, and always relevant. The classes are generally not text based, but basic knowledge of Torah and halacha is assumed. Come to your Shabbos table with plenty of interesting Torah to share with everyone.
Advanced Halacha For Men
Rabbi Michael Alterman
Sunday-Thursday 9:15 - 9:45 pm / Kollel Beis Medrash / For Men
The Atlanta Scholars Kollel presents, in conjunction with Dirshu International, this new Daily Mishna Berurah Class. Join thousands of people worldwide studying the same page of the Mishna Berurah every day! Involve yourself in the daily study of halacha, understand the halachic process, and improve your textual skills. The current cycle is already in progress, and the program is currently studying the Laws of Shabbos. Join any time.
Daf Yomi
Rabbi Reuven Stein
Sunday-Friday 7:40 - 8:30 am, Shabbos one hour before Mincha / Kollel Beis Medrash / For Men
Explore the breadth and depth of the Talmud through daily study. Thousands of Jews worldwide participate in the Daf Yomi program, begun on Rosh Hashana 1923 under the guidance of Rabbi Moshe Shapiro, learning one full page a day every day for seven and a half years. The twelfth Daf Yomi cycle began in March of 2005, and will complete all 2,711 pages this coming year, on August 2, 2012. Rabbi Reuven Stein’s Daf Yomi shiur is in its third cycle through the entire Talmud, and participants plan to travel together to the great Daf Yomi Siyum HaShas in New York City! Join now and catch the last 7 Tractates.
Bavli Baboker
Rabbi Menashe Goldberger
Monday-Friday 6:30 - 7:25 am / Kollel Beis Medrash / For Men
You’ve heard of Daf Yomi (a page a day); well, this is Daf Shavui (a page a week)! A very congenial group led by Rabbi Goldberger starts out their day over a cup of coffee with a moderate-to-advanced Gemara shiur, at which everyone participates. After the weekly Daf is completed, relevant halacha texts are consulted to check the final rulings and other practical applications that are derived. This class is currently learning Maseches Beitzah which comprises the halachos of Yom Tov. Participants of this group are always on time for the 7:30 Shacharis minyan!
Sefer Hamitzvos - Advanced Rambam For Men
Rabbi Ilan Feldman
Thursday 8:00 pm / Kollel Beis Medrash / For Men
The Rambam, in his Sefer Hamitzvos, compiled a comprehensive list of all 613 commandments, together with a brief description of each. This class undertakes a thorough analysis of the Rambam’s Sefer Hamitzvos, comparing his treatment of the mitzvos both to his own presentation in his halachic work Yad Hachazaka, as well as to the positions of other Rishonim (early commentators). Source material is provided to participants for independent study in advance of each class.
Yesodai HaTorah
Talmud Study for men
Sunday morning, 9:15-10:45 am; Tuesday night 8:00-9:45 pm / Kollel Beis Medrash
This long-standing, successful Kollel program is geared to make everyone a scholar. Participants progress through five different levels in the course, beginning with basic Hebrew and Talmud skills, moving to teacher-guided advanced study, and concluding with independent one on one chavrusa study. The new Elul semester begins Sunday, August 28th. The winter semester begins Tuesday, October 25th. Please contact Rabbi Moshe Hiller or Rabbi Doniel Pransky for more information.