Each season, Or Adam offers a stimulating educational session for adults that is conveniently held at the same time and location as our Sunlight School classes.
What makes our adult classes special are our members. Volunteers lead many of the sessions and provide a wide variety of views--and because our members always have lots of opinions, conversation is guaranteed to be lively. We also feature special guest speakers from both the community and our own members who are professionals in their field.
All sessions are held on Sundays at the East Valley Jewish Community Center at 10:00 a.m.
Members are invited to click on the Member Pages link to the left and go to the 2007-2008 Adult Ed section on our Members-Only site for additional readings, discussions, or to volunteer for an Adult Ed session.
Schedule of Events 2007-08
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TOPIC | DESCRIPTION |
| August 19 | Bagel Brunch | Introduction to Humanistic Judaism. Those interested in Or Adam are invited. |
| September 9 | Arizona Jewish Theatre | Janet Arnold, director of AJT, will speak about the upcoming season and present a reading. |
| September 30 | Bob Lord, Congressional Candidate | Bob Lord, an Or Adam member who is running for Arizona's Third Congressional District, will speak about his campaign, including the issues he believes are most important to Arizonans. |
| October 21 | Helping Children in Foster Care | Or Adam member, Linda Smith, will give a presentation on the Foster Care Review Board, a citizens board of volunteers that reviews the cases of all children in dependency with Child Protective Services. The FCRB was established by state law about 28 years ago to make sure children didn't get lost in the system. As chair of the Outreach Committee of the state board, Linda will talk about the FCRB and the need for volunteers. |
| November 4 | Jews, Christians, and The Bible | An Or Adam favorite! Professor Emeritus, Randy Helms, who taught "The Bible as Literature" at ASU, will once again lead a discussion about the origins of biblical text. |
| November 18 | Interdisciplinary Art Program | |
| December 9 | El Salvador/Tikkun Olam | Jack Silver, Or Adam Madrikh, will discuss his trip to El Salvador and his work there. |
| January 6 |
 David Bitan, Israel Center |
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| January 27 |
Loca Rosa |
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| February 10 |
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| February 24 | The Four Seasons of Personality | Consultant and psychologist, David Wayne, PhD, will hold a workshop on social communication. Come learn more about yourself and how you can combine your personality with the personalities of the people you interact with to increase your effectiveness in the workplace and during social interactions.
After, join us for our annual family picnic at a nearby park. More info to
come. |
| March 9 | Shoa | Yom Ha-Shoah, May 1, 2008, is the day to remember the six million Jewish martyrs. Six survivors, Jewish women from different countries and different backgrounds, recount their experiences at Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in the documentary, Swimming in Auschwitz. We will learn of camp families and faith, how they supported one another, strove to retain their humanity, and survived with healthy minds and spirits. Come join us for a unique view of the Holocaust experience. |
| March 30 | TBA | Member Tom Selling |
| April 27 | Do Humanistic Jews Have the Capacity to Believe? | Jack Silver, Or Adam ceremonial leader will lead this discussion on Humanistic Judaism. |
| May 18 | Klezmer Band | End the season with on a lively note as member Kerry Vesper and his band perform and we share a delicious pot-luck buffet. |