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Adult Education

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At Oheb, we encourage our members to be active participants in Judaism by providing engaging speakers, seminars and small-group programs that appeal across generations in different levels of learning.  The established objectives of the committee are to focus on a few primary initiatives from both a scholarly and experiential perspective as follows:

  • Israel / History of Zionism
  • Jewish Perspectives on Socio-Economic Topics of the Day
  • Denominational Judaism
  • Interfaith Studies

In addition, Oheb Shalom’s affiliation with the Jewish Theological Seminary  provides access to scholarly presentations (see below) that you can watch via Zoom and ask questions within a special Oheb group, or you can stream these lectures to watch at your convenience. 

Above: “The Power of Forgiveness” Slichot event featuring (L to R) Suzanne Ludlam, Morristown Church of Latter-Day Saints; Rabbi Abigail Treu; Fal Pandya, Namaste Global Foundation.; Dr. Mohammad Ali Chaudry, Islamic Society of Basking Ridge; Stephanie Abrahams, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ; and Reverend William D. Carter III, Franklin-St. John’s United Methodist Church,  Sep 2025.

Upcoming

Wed, Feb 11, 25, Mar 4: Talmud for Beginners
Wed, Feb 4: Taking Back Independence: An Evening with the Mobility Independence Foundation
Sat, Feb 7: Siddur Series: What is (This) Prayer?
Sun, Mar 8: Startup Nation at War: Innovation, Resilience, and Resolve
Sat, Mar 28: Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin: “What Happens After You Die?”

Past presentations

How Do We Stand Up for Justice in a Polarized Society?
With Claudia E. Cohen, Bonnie Berman Cushing, and Robert A. Marchman
The Power of Forgiveness (VIDEO) Slichot event featuring Suzanne Ludlam, Morristown Church of Latter-Day Saints; Rabbi Abigail Treu; Fal Pandya, Namaste Global Foundation.; Dr. Mohammad Ali Chaudry, Islamic Society of Basking Ridge; and Reverend William D. Carter III, Franklin-St. John’s United Methodist Church,  Sep 2025.
Welcoming the Stranger, with Mark Hetfield (HIAS) and Ralston Deffenbaugh (Global Refuge)
For Such a Time As This, with Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove*
Wrongful Imprisonment and The Innocence Project with Jule Hall and Shabaka Shakur
Judaism Is About Love, with Rabbi Shai Held*
Two Truths in One Heart, Two Peoples in One Land (VIDEO), with Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Noor A’wad of Roots
Refugee Shabbat, with KIND Newark’s Jacqueline Stabnow, Managing Director, and Lizbeth Veliz, Social Services Supervisor
Unraveling the Path to Reparations, with Jean-Pierre Brutus (NJ Institute for Social Justice) and Kelly Harris (Center for Africana Studies, UPenn)
Liberal Zionism for Conflicted Liberal Jews, with Yehuda Kurtzer, Shalom Hartman Institute*
How Can I Pray What I Don’t Believe, with Rabbi Elie Kaunfer*

*Rabbi Alexander M. Shapiro z”l Memorial Lecture & Breakfast