Adult Education News:
Adult Education Programs at BSKI

Rabbi’s Rashi class….meets every Tuesday morning, 10:00 am. Connected with CAJE.

“Issues in Judaism” meets every Wednesday morning at 11:00 – 12:00 noon Everyone is welcome. No charge.

Shabbat afternoon Talmud class at Rabbi’s home. Everyone is welcome.
Time changes according to calendar. Call the synagogue for weekly time..

Sunday evening Torah Havurah. Will be reconvening following the High Holidays.
Meets every other Sunday evening at various homes.
Call synagogue for information.

Friday night Dinner-Seminars:

Friday evening, September 23:
Shabbat Dinner & Speaker
Kobi Chumash will speak on “The Day after Disengagement”.
Hosted by Ritual Committee

Friday evening, November 18:
Shabbat dinner and discussion on the Amidah.
Richard Gavatin, presenter.

Friday Evening, January 13:
Shabbat dinner plue dicussion on Cultural Diversity.
Chairs: Helene Frankel & Margie Gillerman

Sunday Morning Series:
December 11: Brunch
Program will focus on Stem-cell research.
Chairs: Linda Gavatin & Margie Gillerman

January 29:
Brunch and Speaker: Dr. Sam Goldman, Professor Emeritus at SIU.
Program will focus on “the new anti-semitism”.
Chair: Dr.Marvin Beckerman

Scholar-in-Residence weekend:
Dr. Moshe Edelman will be the Scholar-in-Residence from Oct. 21-23.
Friday Evening Dinner,
Saturday Lunch
Saturday Shalosh Seudot
Sunday Morning Brunch
Open to the community – Everyone is welcome.

Call the synagogue (725-6230) for additional information.

Minutes from the Adult Education Meeting July 19:

NEXT MEETING, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 7:30PM, WHITE ROOM

Marvin thanked Committee members for making last year a highly successful one and expressed his appreciation to those who had chaired or co-chaired programs. He envisioned this next year as one of building on our successes, with program improvement and expansion. This depends on more people joining the Committee and coming forth to lead and/or help out. Marvin also spoke about the importance of the Committee enlisting the help of other shul committees and working together with them in co-sponsoring events; collaborating with community organizations and agencies; addressing the diverse needs and interests of congregants.

CURRENT PROGRAMS
Rabbi Miller reported on his various classes. He said that the Sunday evening Bible Study Havurah would resume meeting in the fall and was looking for a few new members. His Rashi, Issues in Judaism, and Shabbat afternoon Talmud classes would continue as in the past, with a varied summer schedule, and invited everyone to attend. Those in attendance who were already participating in one or more of the above gave testimony as to their increased knowledge and spiritual consciousness. The Rabbi mentioned that Rabbi Moshe Edelman would be coming to BSKI the weekend of October 21-23 to speak on Friday night, Shabbat morning, and to members of the BSKi Board on Sunday. He requested the help of Marvin and other members of the Committee for that weekend when plans become more specific.

TORAH STUDY GROUP
Helene Frankel reported that she would schedule the next session for Saturday, August 13. There is a solid core of about 14 people who attend regularly.

BOOK CLUB
Marvin said that he would leave it up to Ralph to decide whether or not he (Ralph) wanted to continue leading the Book Club. If not, it's hoped that someone else will step forward.

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER-SEMINARS
A number of topics were suggested for this coming year's Friday night dinner-seminars. The following was finally agreed to:

Friday night, November 18. The Amidah. Richard Gavatin, presenter. Linda Gavatin, Chair.

Friday night, January 13. Cultural Diversity. Helene Frankel, Chair;Margie Gillerman, Co-Chair.

SUNDAY MORNING SERIES

Sunday morning, December 11:
Stem Cell Research. Linda Gavatin, Chair;Margie Gillerman, Co-Chair

Sunday morning, January 29.
Topic not yet decided. Dr. Sam Goldman, Professor Southern Illinois University (ret.),Presenter. Marvin Beckerman, Chair.

Other topics discussed and that will be re-visited for future program consideration included Kosher Environmental Issues, a panel of professional women congregants speaking on their careers, and Rosh Hodesh.

OTHER PROGRAM IDEAS
Marvin and Rabbi Miller also mentioned that Rabbi David Golinkin, President and Professor of Jewish Law at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, is interested in speaking at BSKI this coming year. Rabbi Golinkin's credentials are impressive and his list of lecture topics are many and varied. Rabbi Miller and Marvin will explore the possibility of getting Rabbi Golinkin here and they will report back.

CAJE'S ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION COUNCIL
Al Weltman reported that he had attended a meeting of the Adult Jewish Education Council on May 26 and that the main agenda item was to put this coming year's course catalog together. Al was asked to continue to represent us on the Council and to make sure that BSKI's offerings were included in the catalog.

NEXT MEETING
It was agreed to meet again on Wednesday, August 31, 7:30pm in the White Room.

Marvin Beckerman

Previous messages from the VP of Education:

1. Chani Pinsberg's Wednesday night Kabbalat Shabbat class has only had a few participants so far. Chani has a wonderful way of making this class both interesting and fun. I encourage you to attend future sessions and/or to recommend it to others. The next class will be April 6 at 7:00pm.

2. Planning continues for the next Friday night dinner-seminar on May 6. If you are interested in helping out with the planning or in another way, please contact Margie Gillerman or Elisa Israel.

3. The next Book Club session is scheduled for Sunday, May 15, 1:00pm. Ralph Graff will lead a stimulating discussion on Richard Elliot Friedman's controversial book WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? By clicking here you can learn more about the event and read other articles about this topic. Plan on reading the book and attending Several copies of the book are being held for purchase at Borders in Creve Coeur.

4. A reminder that this Shabbat after services, Helene Frankel will lead a Torah Study Group session. We need someone else to lead an upcoming session. Please contact Helene if interested.

5. Also a reminder that the next Adult Education Committee meeting will be Tuesday, May 17, 7:30pm, in the White Room.

6. Margie has organized a presentation on the Seeds of Peace Program for Sunday, June 5 at 10:00am. Please put this on your calendars. We will encourage adults and youth to attend!

7. Al Weltman had surgery on Monday. Joyce said that it went well. Al is recuperating at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. We're thinking of him and look forward to seeing him and Joyce at shul again soon!

8. Welcome Betty Tannenbaum to the Adult Education Committee. We look forward to her enthusiasm and participation!

Happy Purim and Shabbat Shalom,

Marvin B.