Torah Study with Rabbi Dan Levin
2025-02-08 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-03-01 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-03-08 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-03-15 09:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join Rabbi Dan for Saturday morning Torah study.
In person and Virtual at the links below.
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Senior Circle Connects with Yoga
2025-02-11 10:45 - 11:45, 2025-02-25 10:45 - 11:45, 2025-03-11 10:45 - 11:45, 2025-03-25 10:45 - 11:45 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join fellow member and yoga instructor, Amy Appel for a session of Chair Yoga. This gentle form of yoga is great for balance, mobility and flexibility. It’s also a marvelous way to meet and get to know other members!
No mat needed. Chairs will be provided.
For Temple Beth El members only. No fee, but registration is required.

Lunch & Learn: Understanding Ourselves and Judaism in a Complex World
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Taught by Rabbi Larry Kotok
Together we will seek to understand what we as Jews believe and what others believe about Judaism.

Session 1: Jewish understanding of the Sermon on the Mount
Session 2: Judaism’s teaching on the concept of Messiah and how Christians understand it
Session 3: The rise of antisemitism after October 7
Session 4: The belief in God and what that means today

Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or online.
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Torah Study with Special Guest Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D.
2025-02-15 09:30 - 10:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join us for this special Torah Study with Guest Scholar Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D.
Andrew Rehfeld received a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago, and an MPP from Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy Studies. Among the most cited theorists of political representation today, his academic research focuses on the intersection of democracy, human rights, justice, and institutional design. Other areas of published research include the history of political thought, the philosophy of the social sciences, and the political uses of the Hebrew Bible.
In person and Virtual at the links below.
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Torah Study: The Women and the Mirrors - A Midrashic Journey of Healing and Redemption with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow
2025-02-22 09:30 - 10:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Rabbi Lisa Grushcow was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and served on the clergy team at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City, before coming to be senior rabbi of Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in 2012. Born and raised in Canada, her BA is from McGill University, and she earned her master’s and doctoral degrees at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Beginning with the Jewish-Christian-Muslim conference in Bendorf, Germany, Rabbi Grushcow has a long history of interfaith bridge-building, and is currently involved with the Solidarity Dialogues in Montreal and is actively engaged in Jewish pluralism.
In person and Virtual at the links below.
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Resilience and Hope: The Way Forward in the Aftermath of October 7th with Americans For Ben-Gurion University
2025-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Please join Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) for their 2025 South Florida Annual Benefit.
Featuring:
Prof. Dorit Nitzan, MD, MPH, RD (bio)
Head, School of Public Health
Director, Master’s Program in Emergency Medicine
Chair, Food Systems, One Health and Resilience
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)
Prof. Nitzan currently works with NGOs, local governments, ministries, and UNICEF by applying research and developing solutions for the wide-reaching impacts of the ongoing conflict.
Noa Shuker (bio)
Born and raised in Beer-Sheva, Noa is a third-year medical student at BGU.
With over 250 days served in Milium (IDF Reserves) in the last year, she has been a central contact to the families of wounded soldiers in both Soroka and Barzilai Hospitals.
In a post-October 7th reality, BGU is the anchor institution and engine for growth in the Negev. Join us to discover how now more than ever, BGU represents the way forward.
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Please contact Rebecca Wasserstrom at rebecca@a4bgu.org for more information about A4BGU or sponsorship opportunities.

Rosh Chodesh: Sisterhood Connections and Conversations
2025-03-02 09:15 - 11:00, 2025-03-30 09:15 - 11:00 | FL
Rosh Chodesh, literally translated as, “the new month,” has long been considered a holiday gifted to women – when we take time to focus on our own personal growth.
Come to connect with other women, to grow and reflect on the month that has passed, breathe, and give yourself the gift of time to focus your intentions for the month ahead.
This year, through text study, speakers and inspiring conversations, we will focus on what it means to connect with your intuition, and how to listen and learn from the “still quiet voice” within.
All women are welcome and refreshments will be served.
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Lunch & Learn: Poetry of Israel, Post-October 7th with Rachel Korazim
2025-03-04 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Taught by Rachel Korazim
The calamity of October 7 and the war that followed had left Israel and the Jewish world in shock and despair. The unimaginable became our reality. As more details of the horror unfold, we are facing the painful daily losses in battle and the plight of the hostages and their families. Not less troubling, are the terrible losses and devastation in Gaza. We find ourselves less and less able to talk about it. The expression most commonly used is אין מילים ein milim – No Words.
Yet, there are those who struggle and find words to express pain and anger, despair and abandonment. The poems are often raw and painful, while at the same time full of love and even hope. They reflect a variety of Israeli voices and echo the impact of daily events. Our four sessions will each highlight one of the many aspects of this amazing body of literature.

Session 1: Shock and Bewilderment
Session 2: As Days Go By
Session 3: Poems of October 7
Session 4: In Every Generation

Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or online.
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Rachel Korazim is a Jewish education consultant in curriculum development for Israel and Holocaust education. Rachel opens for her audiences a window to Israeli society through literature; through stories, poems and songs of the best of Israel’s writers, she invites listeners to engage with Israel in an innovative way. She Rachel teaches at Israel’s well known learning centers such as Pardes and the Shalom Hartman Institutes as well as numerous world Jewish communities.

Wise Living Spring Cohort
2025-03-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Spring 2025 Cohort Dates: Wednesdays, March 5 – April 16
Wise Living creates small cohorts to spend seven weeks exploring the wisdom we have gathered from our life’s experience, and considering how we can live more deliberately in this next phase of our lives. Utilizing Jewish spiritual practice, guided study and small-group dialogue, Wise Living offers deep engagement and exploration of the spiritual meaning and purposes of life.
Please note, Wise Living is the class that was formerly known as Wise Aging. The class material is the same. If you have already participated in the Wise Aging program, we look forward to having you continue to meet with your cohorts.
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Havdalah & Candlelight Vigil
2025-03-08 17:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join us as our community comes together to mourn the loss of the 8 hostages whose bodies were returned to us in recent days. We will stand in solidarity with the families and loved ones of all the hostages, and find comfort with heartfelt song and prayer.

Israel's Path Forward: A Call to Action with Rabbi Lindsey Danziger
2025-03-20 19:30 - 20:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
The ultra-Orthodox and ultra-Nationalist movements are using the levers provided through the World Zionist Congress to advance their agenda in Israel and squash progressive values and Reform Judaism in Israel.
We can’t let that happen.
Learn from Rabbi Lindsey Danziger from the Religious Action Center (the Social Justice arm of the Union for Reform Judaism) and Director of Youth and Family Education and Engagement Heather Erez how we can have an impact on preserving our rights as Reform Jews and advancing our Reform Jewish values in Israel. That night, we will cast our votes in the World Zionist Congress election.
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Torah Study with Rabbi Nir Barkin and Rabbi David Azoulay
2025-03-22 09:30 - 10:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
We are joined for Torah Study by special Guests Rabbi Nir Barkin and Rabbi David Azoulay from our sister congregation Kehillat YOZMA in Modiin, Israel.
In person and Virtual at the links below.
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Judaism and AI with Scholar in Residence Rabbi Danny Schiff
2025-03-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Suddenly, AI is everywhere. Its promise is enormous. But does it represent an unmitigated good? In this presentation, Rabbi Schiff will explore Jewish thinking on AI, and what Jewish tradition has to say about the ethical and human challenges that lie ahead.
Rabbi Dr. Danny Schiff is the Foundation Scholar at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the founder and president of MOJI, the Museum of Jewish Ideas. He is also a noted teacher, author of Abortion in Judaism, published by Cambridge University Press and has written a substantial number of articles, particularly in the field of Jewish law and ethics. Schiff is a former Board member of the City of Pittsburgh Ethics Board and of the Society of Jewish Ethics.
Temple Beth El members only
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Israel Update and the Ethics of War in Judaism with Rabbi Danny Schiff
2025-03-28 11:00 - 12:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
In this session, Rabbi Schiff will provide an update on the war from his vantage-point as a resident of Jerusalem. He will take a look at the conduct of the war from the perspective of Jewish ethics, with a particular focus on the plight of the hostages.
Rabbi Dr. Danny Schiff is the Foundation Scholar at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the founder and president of MOJI, the Museum of Jewish Ideas. He is also a noted teacher, author of Abortion in Judaism, published by Cambridge University Press and has written a substantial number of articles, particularly in the field of Jewish law and ethics. Schiff is a former Board member of the City of Pittsburgh Ethics Board and of the Society of Jewish Ethics.
No registration required.
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or on Zoom.
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Torah Study with Scholar in Residence Rabbi Danny Schiff
2025-03-29 09:30 - 10:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Scholar in Residence Rabbi Danny Schiff will join us for Torah Study.
Rabbi Dr. Danny Schiff is the Foundation Scholar at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the founder and president of MOJI, the Museum of Jewish Ideas. He is also a noted teacher, author of Abortion in Judaism, published by Cambridge University Press and has written a substantial number of articles, particularly in the field of Jewish law and ethics. Schiff is a former Board member of the City of Pittsburgh Ethics Board and of the Society of Jewish Ethics.
In person and Virtual at the links below.
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Lunch & Learn: Jewish Wisdom from Benjamin Franklin
2025-04-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Taught by Rabbi Greg Weisman
Founding Father Benjamin Franklin was famous for his aphorisms and his pursuit of a life of purpose. In The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, he identified 13 virtues that are necessary for a person of morally good character. Inspired by Franklin and informed by Jewish tradition, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Lefin of Podolia wrote Cheshbon HaNefesh [Accounting of the Soul], a collection of Mussar writings that framed the 13 virtues in Jewish terms.
Join Rabbi Greg Weisman for a comparative exploration of these two writings, bringing to life how our Jewish and American identities weave together into one.
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or online.
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Beyond the Narrow Bridge - The Road to Redemption: Sisterhood & Brotherhood Passover Experience
2025-04-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join us for a powerful and inspiring Passover experience as we explore the theme of redemption in modern times. Through personal stories of Israeli hostage survivors, immersive experiences and music, we will delve into the struggles and triumphs of our people who have currently lived through unimaginable horrors and were redeemed.
Members: $25 per person
Guests: $36 per person
Prices increase by $5 per person as of Friday, March 21.
Registration closes at 12:00 pm on Monday, March 31.
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Lunch & Learn: Jewish Leadership, Power, and Influence in a Complex World - Preparing Minds and Souls for Passover with Rabbi Jonathan Cohen
2025-04-04 11:00 - 12:30 | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Cohen is an Israeli-born scholar with expertise in Talmud and Halakhic Literature. He served as the Director of the Hebrew Union College-University of Cincinnati Center for the Study of Ethics and Contemporary Moral Problems and as the Dean of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He served as senior rabbi of a large congregation in Cleveland, Ohio from 2018 to 2024.
No registration required.
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or on Zoom.
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