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Family Friendly Megillah Reading Celebration Online this Thursday!
Join us this Thursday at 6 pm for our Family Friendly Megillah Reading celebration online led by Rabbi Kaufman. Wear your costumes, physical or virtual, and join us for our joyful annual reading! Contact the Temple office or make sure you are subscribed to our emails for the Zoom link.
Kumsitz on January 28
Instead Rabbi’s Adult Education Class this evening, we encourage everyone to register and attend this, honoring Debbie Friedman on her 10th Yahrzeit with a beautiful evening of her music led by some awesome musicians! Click on the link below and then click on the “Register” button.
TBJ Adult Education Schedule for Spring 2021
All Classes Begin at 7 pm on Zoom – Please contact us if you are not currently on our mailing list!
[Schedule is Subject to Change]
Jewish History
Jan 14 Evolution of the Concepts of God and Salvation
Jan 21 Messiahs and The Messianic Age
Jan 28 T”U b’Shvat [Program TBD]
Feb 4 Rise of the Rabbis
Feb 11 The Plague to The Besht
Feb 18 Introduction to Purim
Feb 25 Erev Purim – Megillah Reading [Program TBD]
Mar 4 Origins of Reform Judaism
Mar 11 The Jewish Life Cycle
Mar 18 SPRING BREAK – No Class
Mar 25 Introduction to Passover
Apr 1 Antisemitism and Philosemitism
Apr 8 Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day – [Program TBD]
Apr 15 Yom HaAtzmaut – Israel Independence Day – [Program TBD]
Apr 22 Zionism and the Founding of Israel
Apr 29 Israel and the Pursuit of Peace
May 13 Angels in the Jewish Tradition
May 20 The Afterlife
Upcoming TBJ & Iowa Jewish Community Chanukah Events!
Contact the Temple office for Zoom links! office@templebnaijeshurun.com December 4, Friday at 6 pm – TBJ Chanukah Family Shabbat December 10, Thursday at 6 pm – Connecting to Chanukah – Rabbi Kaufman will teach about the meaning, history, and practices of Chanukah December 10, Thursday 1st night at 7pm: TBJ joins Tifereth Israel for The Amazing Naomi Less with her family-friendly Jewish rock show, “Any Way You Light It” December 11, Friday 2nd night at 6pm: TBJ Chanukah Kabbalat Shabbat Services December 12, Saturday 3rd night at 6pm: TBJ joins Tifereth Israel for Zoom, “Night at the Movies” – Screening of the HILARIOUS documentary, “The Land of Milk and Funny” with a Q&A with the director December 13, Sunday at 11am – TBJ joins the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines for Shirlala (during Hebrew school) December 14, Monday 5th night at 7 pm: TBJ joins Tifereth Israel for The Bible Players! They will make you laugh like crazy with their LIVE Hanukkah Zoom show! December 15, Tuesday 6th night at 7 pm: Time Flies Circus will perform a Zoom Fire-Juggling Show with a juggling lesson/demo at the end! December 16, Wednesday 7th night at 6 pm: TBJ hosts the Across Iowa Candle Lighting as we light our Chanukkiot (menorahs) with Jewish communities across Iowa at the same time! December 17, Thursday 8th night at 5:30 pm: University of Iowa Hillel Trivia Night! Get three of your friends together for a team or they will assign you one as you compete with other teams of alumni, students and Iowa Jewish community members across the state! December 18, Friday 8th day at 11:30 am: Rabbi Kaufman will lead Chanukah Shabbat services for Gan Shalom |