Adult Education

Learning enriches Jewish life and grows Jewish identity. The rabbis also teach us that when two people sit together to study Torah, the presence of God rests between them (Pirke Avot 3:3). At Har HaShem, whether you seek more knowledge, a connection to community or spiritual growth, we believe that these opportunities should exist at every age. We offer both formal and informal learning opportunities for our young people and adults.

For information about Adult Jewish Enrichment offerings, contact Rabbi Fred Greene at fg@harhashem.org. 

Exploring Your Jewish Self Through Art
9/7/25, 9/14/25, 10/26/25, 11/2/25, 11/16/25, 12/7/25 | 10am-12pm | South Building - Art Studio | Led by Leah Friedman & subsidized by Jewish Art Studio Project | Register Here

Art making can be used for self expression, to explore a question, or create a wordless prayer. Beginning with text study in community, and following the Jewish Studio Process, we will collectively seek creative outlets for communicating visually. Together, we will allow the creative process to unfold along with deepening and meaning making within our community - NO prior experience or skill required! Please come as you are; with curiosity, facing hardship or uncertainty, bursting with creativity, or exhaustion. All are welcome!

Jewish Cinema Series
12/7/25, 01/25/26, 02/22/26, 03/29/26 | 4-7pm | North Building - Social Hall | Led by Professor Hannah Shell | Register Here

What’s better than a winter’s afternoon movie? Come together for popcorn, a Jewish movie, and a discussion with your HHS community. What makes a movie Jewish, you ask? In all four of our movies, the characters are Jewish, and trying to work out what Judaism looks like to them and how they relate to it.

The Home We Build Together
10/26/25, 11/2/25, 12/7/25, 1/11/26, 2/8/26, 3/8/26, 4/12/26 | 10:15-11:45am | South Building - Community Room | Led by Rabbi Fred Greene | Register Here

How do we build the home we seek? Our homes aspire to be so many things: a warm physical structure, a site of comfort, love and romance, perhaps an educational space for children, a welcome table for guests. How can we do this? Unlike our professional lives, where we have received education, training, and mentorship; building a home is something we often do without sufficient reflection. It is a task that is at once sacred and daunting, joyous, and excruciating. No background is necessary for this series, just a willingness to read, think, and talk to people who are also building homes. 

Death and What Comes Afterwards
3/3/26, 3/10/26, 3/17/26, 3/24/26 | 6-7:30pm | North Building - Classroom 4/5 | Led by Doug Sparks | Register Here

This four-session course explores how Jewish views of the afterlife have developed over the past 4,000 years and what they might mean today. We'll begin with the biblical concept of Sheol, continue through apocalyptic resurrection beliefs of the Second Temple period, examine rabbinic and medieval interpretations, briefly explore Hasidic perspectives, and conclude with modern theological and psychological approaches.