2025 Summer Semester Classes

Begin June 4 - August 22

All classes are Free in person or via Zoom!

  • Sundays
    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
    (Onsite or via Zoom)

  • The travels through the steps of early European Jewry where the distinct personalities of Ashkenazi and Sephardi tradition developed. This series, offered in the weeks preceding Tisha B’Av, culminates with the Expulsion from Spain and the tragic end of Spanish Jewry.
    Class taught by:
    Rabbi Yaacov Benamaou

The Origins of Ashkenazi & Sephardi Jewry

  • Thursdays
    6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m
    (Onsite or via Zoom)

  • This class will discuss the biography of the Tannaim and Amoraim, the Sages of the Talmud, in both Eretz Yisrael and Babylonia.
    Class taught by:
    Rabbi Yaacov Benamou

Introduction to the Talmud Part V

  • Sundays
    10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
    (Onsite or via Zoom)

  • The Book of King I & II present the Jewish Monarchy; a history of ancient Israel and Judah, from the death of King David to the release of Jehoiachin from imprisonment in Babylon-a period of some 400 years (837 B.C.E. - 423 B.C.E.). Cost: Free in person or via Zoom

    Class taught by:
    Rabbi Yaacov Benamou

Tanach: King I

  • Mon, Tues, Wed, & Thurs
    9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
    (Onsite or via Zoom)

  • Coffee for the mind: A daily shot of morning inspiration through Talmud Yevamot, The Book of Tehillim, Mishnah Berurah, and Halacha-Jewish Law: The Laws of Blessings.
    Class taught by:
    Rabbi Yaacov Benamou

Daily Morning Class

  • Sunday
    6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
    (Onsite or via Zoom)

  • This class will focus on the book “Meditation & Kabbalah” by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan. A lucid in-depth presentation of the meditative techniques, the Ten Sefirot and it’s unique divine names as they appear in the Tanach, as well as practical use of divine names.

    Class taught by:
    Rabbi Yaacov Benamou

Meditation & Kabbalah

  • Tuesdays
    6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
    (Onsite or via Zoom)

  • Dive into the weekly Torah portion for the upcoming Shabbat through the classical commentators like Rashi, Ibn Ezra, OhrHaChaim, Nachmanides, and Sforno, etc.
    Class taught by:
    Rabbi Yaacov Benamou

Weekly Parasha Part I

Weekly Parasha Part II

  • Saturday
    2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m
    (Onsite or via Zoom)

  • Dive into weekly Torah wisdom through the insight of Classical Kabbalah commentary of the Ohr HaChaim from the 17th Century and Nachmanides (Ramban) from the 12th Century.
    Class taught by:
    Rabbi Yaacov Benamou

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  • Wednesday
    6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
    (Onsite or via Zoom)

  • Pele Yoeitz is an encyclopedia of Jewish ethics, guidance and thought by the 19th-century halachic authority and kabbalist Rav Eliezer Papo. It covers a wide range of topics in alphabetical order. It is written in a non-confrontational, though-provoking manner, leaving the learner to grow in a manner most suited for them.

    Class taught by:
    Rabbi Yaacov Benamou

The Book: Pele Yoeitz

  • Monday
    6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
    (Onsite or via Zoom)

  • Written by the prime disciple of the Vilna Gaon, Nefesh Hachaim shines a light on understanding the significance of human actions in this world, the power of a blessing, God’s presence in this world, and the relationship between our world and the higher worlds.
    Class taught by:
    Rabbi Yaacov Benamou

Nefesh HaChaim

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