Torah classes & Lunch and Learn
A Tuesday evening class on the week's Torah portion, a Thursday Lunch and Learn downtown, and one-on-one study whenever you want it. No background needed — bring a question and leave with something to think about.
Most of the people in our classes walked in thinking they were too far behind. They weren't. The Rabbi teaches from the text, in plain English, and stops for every question — the ones that sound basic are usually the best.
Ways to learn
Pick the one that fits your week. All of them are free.
Tuesday Torah class
Tuesdays at 7:30 pm at the Chabad House. The week's portion, a classic commentary and a lot of discussion. Coffee and cake.
Thursday Lunch and Learn
Thursdays at 12:15 pm downtown. A kosher lunch, forty minutes of learning, back at your desk by one.
Reading Hebrew in six weeks
A small group that starts twice a year. You'll read the prayer book by the end — slowly, but yourself.
Study one-on-one
An hour with the Rabbi, at your pace, on whatever you choose: a book, a question, a decision.
How to join a class
- 1
Choose a class
Tuesday evening, Thursday lunch, or a time with the Rabbi.
- 2
Sign up once
The Lunch and Learn needs a sign-up so we order your lunch. The Tuesday class doesn't — just come.
- 3
Bring a question
No books to buy. We hand out the texts, in Hebrew and English.
Class questions
I can't read Hebrew. Is that a problem?
Not at all. Every text is handed out in English too. If you want to learn to read, ask about the six-week reading course.
Are classes only for men?
No. Every class here is open to men and women, and there's also a women's circle with its own learning.
Can I join in the middle of the year?
Yes. Each class stands on its own, so this week is as good a start as any.
Is there a cost?
No. Classes are free, paid for by people who give to keep them that way.
More programs
Other ways to be part of the community.
- Shabbat dinnersEvery Friday night, after a short service, we sit down to kiddush, fresh challah and a three-course home-cooked dinner. Forty people on a quiet week, a hundred on a holiday — and always a seat for one more.
- Jewish holidaysFrom the shofar on Rosh Hashanah to the last matzah ball of Passover, every holiday of the year happens here — services, meals, and something for the kids. You bring yourself; we'll bring the rest.
- Hebrew schoolSunday mornings from 9:30 to 12:00 for kids from kindergarten to sixth grade. Hebrew reading, holidays they get to make and taste, and Jewish stories — taught by teachers who know every child's name.