Adult Education
The Mosaic group organizes cultural and educational events for the community and these are generally about Judaism in the broadest sense. Regular events include talks (the current series is on Jewish music) and films, while it also organises the occasional concert. On Sunday mornings during the cheder term, Mosaic runs a café (good coffee, bagels with smoked salmon etc) together with the Judaism 101 course.
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Sundays:
- Mosaic café runs from 10am-12.30pm at the OJC during the cheder term.
- Judaism 101 runs from 9.30am-12.30pm
- 2 or 3 times a term, there are talks at 11.15am
Wednesdays:
- On most Wednesdays at 8 pm, there is a Mosaic talk or film at the OJC
Judaism 101
Judaism 101 is an introduction to Judaism for people with little or no knowledge. We discuss the various topics surrounding Judaism including: Thoughts & Ideas, People & Places, Culture, Words, and Deeds.
Examples of previous discussions have included:
- First steps into Shabbat
- Basic Jewish beliefs
- Succot: so which way up does the etrog go?
- Beginners Hebrew Holy time – the Jewish calendar
- Jewish Social Responsibility, Tzedakah, Gemilut Hasadim
- Daily life, every day prayer, finding your way round the siddur
- And so on.
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Other classes
In addition there are usually regular beginner's Hebrew classes and a class in Talmud both of which are run during term time only. Other classes are held from time to time depending on demand and available staff. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .