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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. 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
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    March 7, 2011 - 7:30pm
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    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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  2. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    November 16, 2010 - 7:30pm
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    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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  3. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    November 9, 2010 - 7:30pm
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    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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  4. 90 @ 190 Hadar Open Beit Midrash

    Posted on October 26, 2010
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    November 8, 2010 - 7:30pm
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    November 15, 2010 - 7:30pm
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    November 22, 2010 - 7:30pm
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    November 29, 2010 - 7:30pm
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    December 6, 2010 - 7:30pm
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    December 13, 2010 - 7:30pm
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    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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  5. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    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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  6. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    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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  7. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    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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  8. Niddah: Textual Exploration and Open Conversation

    Posted on September 21, 2010
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    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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  9. Talmudic Stories as Cultural Criticism: How Talmud Can Inform our Public/Private Policy Discussions

    Posted on June 2, 2010
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    July 27, 2010 - 7:30pm
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    Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.

    Join us on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., for a community dinner followed by a Beit Midrash series, taught by Mishael Zion, at 7:30 p.m.

    This week's class is entitled: Searching for an Authentic Path in Life. 

    Our lives are full of challenging and sometimes maddening dichotomies.  Do we focus inward on our own spiritual lives, or do we devote our energies to social action?  Which takes precedence, family or work?  The body or the mind?  These are all issues that we – and Talmudic society - struggled with. In particular, they told stories in order to work through these issues.  This summer, our mission for the community Beit Midrash is to reclaim Talmudic stories as a rich tool for exploring these questions.  Reading these stories through critical, scholarly, personal and contemporary lenses, we will challenge ourselves and our texts to together build a better community, one where the Talmud regains its role as a centerpiece of our culture.

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  10. Talmudic Stories as Cultural Criticism: How Talmud Can Inform our Public/Private Policy Discussions

    Posted on June 2, 2010
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    July 13, 2010 - 7:30pm
    Location: 
    Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Ave., at 69th St.

    Join us on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., for a community dinner followed by a Beit Midrash series, taught by Mishael Zion, at 7:30 p.m.

    This week's class is entitled: The Addict: Impulse Control and the Search for Purity

    Our lives are full of challenging and sometimes maddening dichotomies.  Do we focus inward on our own spiritual lives, or do we devote our energies to social action?  Which takes precedence, family or work?  The body or the mind?  These are all issues that we – and Talmudic society - struggled with. In particular, they told stories in order to work through these issues.  This summer, our mission for the community Beit Midrash is to reclaim Talmudic stories as a rich tool for exploring these questions.  Reading these stories through critical, scholarly, personal and contemporary lenses, we will challenge ourselves and our texts to together build a better community, one where the Talmud regains its role as a centerpiece of our culture.

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