Temple Beth Abraham’s Adult Education Committee creates a rich array of classes and events for adult learners. Events include two ongoing Book Clubs, weekly Mah Jongg and Canasta games, Torah study with Rabbi Holtz, and a Women’s Circle program.
The Chair of our Adult Ed committee is Claire Zucker.
For more information about TBA’s Adult Education Programming or to join the Adult Education Committee, please e-mail: adulted@tba-ny.org
MAH JONGG
MONDAYS, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Meetings take place weekly at Temple Beth Abraham
This is a friendly, non-competitive (no betting) gathering.
Email adulted@tba-ny.org or call the temple office (914) 631-1770 for more information.
Free for Temple members; $3.00/session for guests.
WEDNESDAYS, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
This is a friendly, non-competitive (no betting) gathering.
Email adulted@tba-ny.org or call the temple office (914) 631-1770 for more information.
Free for Temple members; $5.00/session for guests.
TORAH STUDY
WEDNESDAYS, 10:00am-11:00am
Torah Study takes place in person in the Michael Karnes Conference Center at Temple Beth Abraham and on Zoom.
For Zoom links, please email info@tba-ny.org by the Tuesday prior at noon.
The class goes at its own pace through the Five Books of Moses (Torah), The Prophets (N’Vi’Im), and Writings (K’tuvim) (T-N-K or Tanakh) in English. You do not need to have previous knowledge of Torah, and you may join in at any point in the cycle.
There is no fee to attend.
SATURDAYS, during Conservative Services (In person and on Zoom)
Every week, we discuss the Parsha (Torah portion) that we read at services.
CANASTA
WEDNESDAYS, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Learn how to play the game!
Meetings take place weekly at Temple Beth Abraham
Initially this is an instructional class to learn to play the game. Those who need a refresher are also welcome to join us. In the future, we will organize weekly games for those who know how to play.
Email adulted@tba-ny.org or call the temple office (914) 631-1770 for more information.
MOVIE MAVENS
Movie Mavens meets monthly from September or October (depending upon the timing of the High Holydays) through May. We watch movies with Jewish themes. At the conclusion of the film, we have a moderated discussion.
Movie screenings alternate between in person and on Zoom each month
Next Movie Mavens: Saturday, February 15 at 7:00pm on ZOOM only
This month’s movie: Tel Aviv on Fire
Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian man, becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier. His creative career is on the rise – until the soldier and the show’s financial backers disagree about how the show should end, and Salam is caught in the middle.
Winner 2019 Best Screenplay, Israeli Film Academy
Cohen Media Group, 2018, 100 mins., not rated, subtitled
Contact the office at tbaoffice@tba-ny.org or (914) 631-1770 for the Zoom link by Thursday, February 13 at noon.
If you would like to suggest a movie for consideration for the 2025-2026 calendar, please email us at adulted@tba-ny.org
$5.00 per person suggested donation for guests. No charge for members.
BOOK CLUBS
Books & More – the Daytime Book club
Bi Monthly. On a Friday from 10:00am to 11:30am
NEXT MEETING: Friday, March 14
Street Corner Dreams By Florence Reiss Kraut
Set between the World Wars, this suspenseful love story, family saga and gangster tale brings to life the Feinsteins, a family forged in tragedy and hope, dreaming of success while living amidst the Jewish and Italian gangs who ruled Brooklyn’s teeming streets. The unforgettable characters captivate readers as the family struggles with loss, dangerous choices, financial disaster and passionate love.
Hadassah Magazine, November/December 2024
Moderated by a congregant
$3.00 suggested donation per guest.
RSVP: (914) 631-1770 adulted@tba-ny.org
Books@Night – the Evening Book Club
Bi Monthly. Usually on a Wednesday from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, March 19
Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey
Winner of the Sami Rohr Prize, the Eagles Prize, and a Finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize for First Fiction. NPR Best of 2016, Buzzfeed Best Debut of 2016, and a New York Times Editors’ Choice
Beatriz Yagoda was once one of Brazil’s most celebrated authors. At the age of sixty, she is mostly forgotten-until one summer afternoon when she enters a park in Rio de Janeiro, climbs into an almond tree, and disappears.
When her devoted translator Emma hears the news in wintry Pittsburgh, she flies to the sticky heat of Rio. There she joins the author’s son and daughter to solve the mystery of Yagoda’s disappearance. What they discover is how much of her they never knew.
Moderated by a congregant
$3.00 suggested donation per guest.
RSVP: (914) 631-1770 adulted@tba-ny.org
WOMEN’S CIRCLE
Women’s circle meets monthly on a Friday from September through June.
Next Meeting: Friday, February 21 in person or on Zoom) at 5:45pm
Becoming a Jew by Choice: A Panel Discussion Led by Loretta London
Come share the personal journey of three TBA congregants as they talk about thier decision to become Jews by Choice, how it has transformed their lives, and the spiritual fulfillment and gratification that has resulted.
Please register at: bit.ly/TBAWomenFeb212025
Bring a bag supper to enjoy or a nosh to share after Women’s Circle and before Shabbat Services.
There is no charge for this program.
Guests are welcome.
