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Kehilat Hadar runs a weekly Beit Midrash series [in partnership with Mechon Hadar] at the West End Synagogue, at 190 Amsterdam Ave at 69th St. We meet on weeknights from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (see calendar for exact dates and times). The cost is $5 per session. See the list below of upcoming classes or visit our calendar for the entire current Kehilat Hadar Community Beit Midrash schedule.

We are excited to continue to build the learning component of our community. We look forward to seeing you! Please e-mail contact@kehilahadar.org with any questions.

The Kehilat Hadar Beit Midrash has previously been sponsored in part by generous grants received from UJA-Federation of NY and from the Bronfman Youth Fellowship in Israel

  1. High Holidays Melodies Session

    Posted on September 9, 2012
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    September 13, 2012 - 7:00pm
    Location: 
    190 Amsterdam Ave at W 68th street

    Get a taste of the melodies and enthusiasm Hadar brings to High Holidays, at our

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  2. 90 @ 190 Hadar Open Beit Midrash

    Posted on February 15, 2012
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    February 27, 2012 - 7:30pm
    Location: 
    Mechon Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.

    Come to Hadar's Open Beit Midrash on Monday nights to engage first-hand with texts in havruta or in one of several learning groups. Food and energetic atmosphere provided. 
    The current session of 190 @190 is featuring a number of Kehilat Hadar community members. This week's session is:

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  3. 90@190 Kehilat Hadar and Mechon Hadar's Beit Midrash

    Posted on January 23, 2011
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    January 24, 2011 - 7:30pm
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    January 31, 2011 - 7:30pm
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    February 7, 2011 - 7:30pm
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    February 14, 2011 - 7:30pm
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    February 28, 2011 - 7:30pm
    Date: 
    March 7, 2011 - 7:30pm
    Location: 
    Mechon Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.

    Come to Kehilat Hadar and Mechon Hadar's Open Beit Midrash on Monday nights to engage first-hand with texts in havruta. Food and energetic atmosphere provided.

    Class options include: Torah as a First Philosophy: The Life and Thought of Emmanuel Levinas, taught by Rabbi Ari Weiss, S'fat Emet: Speaking a Language of Truth, taught by Aviva Richman, Theological Boundaries: What Heresies are Unredeemable? (Perek Helek - the 11th chapter of Sanhedrin), taught by Rabbi Ethan Tucker, Key Rabbinic Texts on Blessings, taught by Shuli Shinnar, "Broken Vessels, Hidden Sparks": The Mystical System of the Ari (Isaac Luria), taught by Rabbi David Ingber

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  4. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    November 16, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Location: 
    Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.

    Join us on Tuesday nights for a Beit Midrash series entitled: Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation, taught by R. Ethan Tucker.

    The biblical and rabbinic material on sexual practice surrounding menstruation is more loaded with critique and apology than almost any other area of halakhic literature. Join us as we attempt to engage this topic directly and honestly, to see what these ancient sources continue to teach us today and to imagine new possibilities for their application to contemporary reality.

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  5. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    November 9, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Location: 
    Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.

    Join us on Tuesday nights for a Beit Midrash series entitled: Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation, taught by R. Ethan Tucker.

    The biblical and rabbinic material on sexual practice surrounding menstruation is more loaded with critique and apology than almost any other area of halakhic literature. Join us as we attempt to engage this topic directly and honestly, to see what these ancient sources continue to teach us today and to imagine new possibilities for their application to contemporary reality.

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  6. 90 @ 190 Hadar Open Beit Midrash

    Posted on October 26, 2010
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    Date: 
    November 8, 2010 - 7:30pm
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    November 15, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Date: 
    November 22, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Date: 
    November 29, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Date: 
    December 6, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Date: 
    December 13, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Location: 
    Mechon Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.

    Come to Hadar's Open Beit Midrash on Monday nights to engage first-hand with texts in havruta or in any of four learning groups. Food and energetic atmosphere provided.

    When: Monday nights, Nov 8 - Dec 13
    Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm; (Maariv will take place at 7:00pm)
    Cost: Free

    You are also invited to join any of the following four learning groups:

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  7. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    Date: 
    November 2, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Location: 
    Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.

    Join us on Tuesday nights for a Beit Midrash series entitled: Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation, taught by R. Ethan Tucker.

    The biblical and rabbinic material on sexual practice surrounding menstruation is more loaded with critique and apology than almost any other area of halakhic literature. Join us as we attempt to engage this topic directly and honestly, to see what these ancient sources continue to teach us today and to imagine new possibilities for their application to contemporary reality.

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  8. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    Date: 
    October 26, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Location: 
    Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.

    Join us on Tuesday nights for a Beit Midrash series entitled: Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation, taught by R. Ethan Tucker.

    The biblical and rabbinic material on sexual practice surrounding menstruation is more loaded with critique and apology than almost any other area of halakhic literature. Join us as we attempt to engage this topic directly and honestly, to see what these ancient sources continue to teach us today and to imagine new possibilities for their application to contemporary reality.

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  9. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    Date: 
    October 19, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Location: 
    Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.

    Join us on Tuesday nights for a Beit Midrash series entitled: Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation, taught by R. Ethan Tucker.

    The biblical and rabbinic material on sexual practice surrounding menstruation is more loaded with critique and apology than almost any other area of halakhic literature. Join us as we attempt to engage this topic directly and honestly, to see what these ancient sources continue to teach us today and to imagine new possibilities for their application to contemporary reality.

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  10. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    Date: 
    October 12, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Location: 
    Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.

    Join us on Tuesday nights for a Beit Midrash series entitled: Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation, taught by R. Ethan Tucker.

    The biblical and rabbinic material on sexual practice surrounding menstruation is more loaded with critique and apology than almost any other area of halakhic literature. Join us as we attempt to engage this topic directly and honestly, to see what these ancient sources continue to teach us today and to imagine new possibilities for their application to contemporary reality.

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