All CBI Adult Education programs require registration. Some programs are virtual only. Check Chai Lights, our bi-monthly Bulletin and Adult Education emails for registration information and links. To receive Adult Education emails, please contact Rabbi Rosenbaum at hrosenbaum@cbict.org. Most programs are free of charge. You are encouraged to make a donation to Congregation Beth Israel’s adult education fund to make continued offerings possible and we thank you for your consideration. CLICK HERE to support our program.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
“Fiddler On The Roof” with John Kenrick
Sunday, November 9 at 8:30pm
Virtual Only, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Learn how Sholem Aleichem’s short stories about a Jewish milkman in a Russian shtetl became a lasting world-wide hit. John Kenrick combines a passion for entertainment history with the practical know-how earned while working onstage productions at every level from amateur to Broadway. John gives talks on theatre and film history, has appeared in numerous documentaries, and is the author of Musicals101.com, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Amateur Theatricals, and the textbook Musical Theatre: A History. John is the Game Changer Curator for The Museum of Broadway in NYC. He has taught at New York University’s Steinhardt School, The New School University, Marymount College Manhattan and The Philadelphia University of the Arts. He has also offered courses on Hollywood Legends, The History of Screen Musicals, and The Golden Age of MGM, among others. John has lectured at Wagner College, Molloy College and Pace University.
Adult Ed: “Abraham Cahan and the Rise of the American Yiddish Press” with Prof. Ayelet Brinn
Thursday, November 13 at 8:30pm
Virtual Only, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
This talk will explore how the American Yiddish press grew from unpromising origins into the diverse, successful publication market that it eventually became. Ayelet Brinn is an Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and History at the University of Hartford, where she holds the Philip D. Feltman Assistant Professorship in Modern Jewish History and a 2025-2026 fellow at the University of Michigan’s Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies. Her first book, AREVOLUTION IN TYPE: GENDER AND THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN YIDDISH PRESS, was released in the fall of 2023 with New York University Press. She is currently working on a project about the Espionage Act and the censorship of the American Yiddish press during World War I.
S.A.G.E. Programs
Second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 11:00am *In person at CBI unless otherwise specified*
These programs are for everyone, regardless of age! Visit our calendar for information on upcoming speakers or subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter Chai Lights. Most programs are followed by a light buffet lunch at $12 per person. For more information, contact Barb Lavine (wslavine@comcast.net) or Kay Weiss (steven.k.weiss@gmail.com).
