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Soul Train: Getting Ready for the High Holy Days!
Posted by Diana Burnet on 08/26/2025 @ 02:50 PM
All Aboard the Soul Train! Your Two-Stop Journey to a More Meaningful High Holy Days
No, “Soul Train” isn’t just a retro music show—it’s about preparing our souls to fully embrace the sacred power of the High Holy Days. Join Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin, author of Inviting God In: A Guide to Jewish Prayer, and Dr. Sandra Lilienthal—one of CAJE’s most beloved teachers, as they guide us through the deeper meaning of High Holy Day prayer.
September 10th with Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin
September 17th with Dr. Sandra Lilienthal
Together, we’ll explore why prayer doesn’t always connect for us, and how it can become relevant, moving, and even transformative. Through insight, reflection, and discussion, this two-week journey will help you enter the holiday season with a renewed sense of purpose and spiritual readiness.
CAJE Adult Learning is joining forces with Wisdom Without Walls to present this two-session online series Wednesdays from 12:00–1:30 pm (ET). The course blends insight, reflection, and dialogue to prepare your heart and spirit for the Days of Awe.
REGISTER TODAY!!
CAJE Adult Jewish Learning Summer Courses
Posted by Diana Burnet on 06/04/2025 @ 03:29 PM
CAJE Adult Jewish Learning Summer 2025!
Join an amazing community of adult learners from around the world. Our meaningful, relevant, dynamic virtual classes bring Jewish learning right to you. Invite your family and friends!
Courses start June 10 - REGISTER TODAY! at CAJEADULTLEARNING.ORG
Israel at a Crossroads: Three Dilemmas for the Jewish State with Tal Becker
Posted by Diana Burnet on 02/24/2025 @ 01:04 PM
March 9, 2025 | 2-3:30 PM
At Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center
Israel is a country of miraculous achievements and deep contradictions. Join Tal Becker, Shalom Hartman Institute Vice President, veteran Israeli peace negotiator and legal expert, for a discussion of three of the major dilemmas facing Israel and the Jewish people, options for navigating them and their meaning for the future.
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This program is part of a yearlong partnership between the Shalom Hartman Institute, The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE) and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and is sponsored by Adam Shevin in loving memory of his parents Roberta and Jerome Shevin.
Presented by Shalom Hartman Institute shalomhartman.org
in partnership with
CAJE | The Center for Advancement of Jewish Education
CAJE-Miami Adult Learning Spring Semester
Posted by Diana Burnet on 01/17/2025 @ 05:39 PM
Registration for Spring 2025 Courses is Now Open!
Classes begin February 10th
Join an amazing community of adult learners from around the world. Our meaningful, relevant, dynamic virtual classes bring Jewish learning right to you. Invite your family and friends!
To see the full lineup of courses CLICK HERE!
Register Today at cajeadultlearning.org
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Understanding Israel Today and Imagining the Israel of Tomorrow
Posted by Diana Burnet on 12/03/2024 @ 05:47 AM
Understanding Israel Today and Imagining the Israel of Tomorrow
The politicization of the October 7 tragedy has deepened divisions in Israel and among Jews worldwide. Join Donniel Hartman in conversation with Bella Tendler Krieger as he reflects on a year of war in Israel and shares how we can work together to imagine a stronger, more vibrant Israel.
Wednesday, December 18 | 7:30pm
Temple Beth Am 5950 N Kendall Dr, Pinecrest
To register visit: go.hartman.org.il/understandingIsraelFL
This program is part of a yearlong partnership between the Shalom Hartman Institute, the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and is sponsored by Adam Shevin in loving memory of his parents Roberta and Jerome Shevin.
Presented by Shalom Hartman Institute in partnership with Temple Beth Am, the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE) and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
THEMES OF THE SEASON: A Meaningful Exploration of the High Holy Days
Posted by Diana Burnet on 08/22/2024 @ 08:12 PM
THEMES OF THE SEASON: A Meaningful Exploration of the High Holy Days
This four-session virtual course will guide us through the preparatory month of Elul, and the holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, so that we can approach the High Holiday season with the awe, contemplation, joy and renewal of this most extraordinary period of the Jewish Year.
Wednesdays, Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25 | 10:00-11:30 am ET (virtual)
Session One - September 4
Elul & Slichot - A Spiritual Jaunt through the Days Before Rosh Hashanah
With Rabbi Dr. Leon Weissberg
Elul, the last month before Rosh Hashanah, and Slichot, the last post-Shabbat prayer before the High Holidays, is full of mystical and historical meaning unknown to most Jews. In this session we will take a deep dive into this month of the Jewish calendar.
Session Two - September 11
Beyond L'Shanah Tovah - Exploring the Philosophical Underpinnings of Rosh Hashanah
With Dr. Sandra Lilienthal
Rosh Hashanah is the New Year (or one of the new years) of the Jewish calendar. Yet, its philosophical themes go much deeper than just the start of a New Year. It prepares us for a future that can only come if change happens -- change in ourselves, in our communities and in the world. We will discuss many of the themes that make Rosh Hashanah such a theologically and spiritually important holiday.
Session Three - September 18
Yom Kippur: "I’m Sorry, So Sorry" Please Accept My Apology
With Rabbi Norman Lipson
"Repentance, Prayer, Tzedakah, avert the harshness of the decree.” תשובה, תפילה, וצדקה, מעבירים את רוע הגזרה
Prayer? I read the prayer book. Tzedakah? I donate to charity. Repentance? How do I do that?!?
Join Rabbi Lipson (with apologies to Brenda Lee) in exploring of the open-ended process of performing Teshuva/ Repentance for sins committed or for actions not taken, for sins against God or against our brothers and sisters, against nature, the world around us and yes, even against ourselves
Session Four - September 25
One Year Later: Finding Joy in the Festival of Joy
With Dr. Bella Tendler Krieger
Sukkot is known as the Festival of Joy. Simchat Torah, which we celebrate at the conclusion of Sukkot, literally means “Rejoicing with the Torah.” One year after Hamas’ devastating October 7 attack on Israel, which took place on this holiday, it is hard to imagine finding joy in this festival. This session will explore insights for how this can be done and seek inspiration from the efforts of contemporary Israelis valiantly fighting to rekindle joy.
Learn more & Register at tinyurl.com/hhd-2024
Rethinking How We Commemorate Yom Ha’Zikaron & Yom Ha'Atzmaut
Posted by Diana Burnet on 03/20/2024 @ 06:15 PM
Monday, April 1, 11 AM-12 PM | Zoom Webinar
Image by Bruce Emmerling from Pixabay
In the aftermath of October 7th, amidst heightened antisemitism and anti-Zionism, Yom Ha’Atzmaut and Yom Ha'Zikaron hold deeper significance than ever before. Our decisions, narratives, traditions and calls to action will significantly influence our community member’s connection to Jewish identity and the State of Israel.
M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education, a national organization that helps educators and organizations design compelling educational experiences, is holding gatherings around the country to help those who program Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron rethink how things might be done differently this year.
CAJE-MIAMI INVITES YOU TO Join Yehudis Smith, Director of Early Childhood and Congregational Education, as she shares with you what she gleaned from the M² “Yamim Project” workshop that she attended in Chicago.
EXPLORE ideas and principles for program and ritual design.
ENCOUNTER a wide variety of multimedia and tools to develop impactful programs.
LEARN new educational frameworks in designing and planning high-quality, meaningful, and engaging programming for Yom Ha’Zikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut.
Monday, April 1, 11 AM-12 PM | Zoom Webinar
Join the conversation with CAJE so you can benefit from national thought leaders!
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The Art, Music, and Poetry of the Holocaust with Dr Robert Watson
Posted by Diana Burnet on 03/18/2023 @ 12:47 AM
March 30th, 7 PM at Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus 20350 NE 26th Ave, Miami, FL 33180
Themes of the Season: A Meaningful Exploration of the High Holy Days, A Special 4 week High Holy Day Course
Posted by Diana Burnet on 08/26/2022 @ 08:21 AM
Themes of the Season: A Meaningful Exploration of the High Holy Days
A Special 4 week High Holy Day Course
Teshuvah: A Return to the Spiritual Being with Dr. Sandra Lilienthal August 31 | 10-11:30 AM (ET)
Sefer Hachaim: The Book of Life with Rabbi Norman Lipson September 7 | 10-11:30 AM (ET)
Kol Nidre: Powerful & Shrouded in Mystery with Rabbi Laila Haas September 14 | 10-11:30 AM (ET)
Yom Teruah: A Blast That Shakes The Soul with Rabbi Ed Farber September 21 | 10-11:30 AM (ET)
This four-part course will be held virtually.
Invite your family & friends, regardless of where they live, to take part in the Adult Learning experience with you!
REGISTER TODAY at tinyurl.com/ThemesoftheSeason
Teshuvah: A Return to the Spiritual Being
Posted by Diana Burnet on 08/26/2022 @ 08:17 AM
Themes of the Season: A Meaningful Exploration of the High Holy Days
A Special 4 week High Holy Day Course
Teshuvah: A Return to the Spiritual Being with Dr. Sandra Lilienthal August 31 | 10-11:30 AM (ET)
Sefer Hachaim: The Book of Life with Rabbi Norman Lipson September 7 | 10-11:30 AM (ET)
Kol Nidre: Powerful & Shrouded in Mystery with Rabbi Laila Haas September 14 | 10-11:30 AM (ET)
Yom Teruah: A Blast That Shakes The Soul with Rabbi Ed Farber September 21 | 10-11:30 AM (ET)
This four-part course will be held virtually.
Invite your family & friends, regardless of where they live, to take part in the Adult Learning experience with you!
