Find Your Place at Rachael's Centre
Whether you are an avid learner or just beginning your journey, everyone is welcome. No previous study required.
We offer courses and events in a variety of formats and lengths.
Interactive Intensive
Shiur
Themed Interactive
Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN until July 20, 2020
Learn about our best value offering, our ALL ACCESS REGISTRATION PACKAGE which covers tuition for all our learning opportunities (details listed below).
Academic Year Courses
September 2020 – June 2021
David’s Secret Chord:
Shepherd, Poet, and Warrior King
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 – June 15, 2021
10:00am – 11:30am ET
An Interactive Intensive Course
– 10 months –
We will study David’s rise to Kingship within Saul’s court. The book of Samuel shows us how David became a man of the people, the beloved of God, and our hope for future redemption. Together we explore these biblical texts, as well as the Sages who struggled for the clarity of a hero within texts that celebrate his complexity.
Early Bird Registration Tuition: $2018
Includes a tax receipt for $360
Regular Tuition: $2218
Mussar: Because Sometimes Being A Mensch Requires A Methodology
Thursday, September 24, 2020 – June 17, 2021
10:00am – 11:30am ET
An Interactive Intensive Course
– 10 months –
Our intensive study of Mussar continues as we practice this ancient Jewish methodology of Tikkun Olam. Each class includes primary texts, interactive discussions, and application ideas for the week ahead. The 90-minute format allows for deep dive discussions around our themes and suggested activities.
Early Bird Registration Tuition: $2018
Includes a tax receipt for $360
Regular Tuition: $2218
Fall Term Learning
September to December 2020
The Garden of Eden:
The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
Evening Study:
Wednesday, September 23 – October 28, 2020, 7:30 – 8:30pm ET
or
Daytime Study:
Tuesday, November 3 – December 8, 2020, 12:30 – 1:30pm ET
A Shiur Course
– 6 weeks –
Adam and Eve only lived in Eden for a few hours but within that time they brought complex knowledge of good and evil into the world. They also changed the course of creation from immortality as death now enters the world. Within this handful of hours, the Sages tell us of a failed conspiracy to overthrow Adam, and the human choice to never give up. Join our exploration of the Torah text as well as some of the rich midrashim that interpret it.
Tuition: $180
Join us in our Beit Midrash for more discussions:
October 18, November 1, November 15, November 29, and December 13, 2020.
Mussar: Finding Empowerment and Healing the World
Daytime Study:
Tuesday, September 22 – October 27, 2020, 12:30 – 1:30pm ET
or
Evening Study:
Wednesday, November 4 – December 9, 2020, 7:30 – 8:30pm ET
A Themed Interactive Course
– 6 weeks –
The Jewish school of Mussar is rooted in Torah and continues to grow today. It is our approach to Tikkun Olam as we learn how we empower ourselves through using our free will. The texts we will examine together focus on Jewish empowerment through the choices we make in our own lives and their impact on the world around us.
Tuition: $180
Fall Monthly Events
So Little Time… So Many Sins
Thursday, September 15, 2020
12:15-1:00pm + add on Deep Dive Discussion 1:00-1:30pm ET
A Shiur Event
Judaism is not a confessional religion yet the High Holidays are filled with liturgy about my “sins.” How do I understand that concept and its role in what I pray during the High Holidays.
Tuition: $18 / $36 with Deep Dive Discussion
Don’t We Have a Book for That?
Thursday, October 22, 2020
12:15-1pm + add on Deep Dive Discussion 1:00-1:30pm ET
A Shiur Event
Where does Torah come from? What is a Talmud and what is a Mishnah? Does my Beraita ‘beat’ your Midrash? This Shiur explains the content and contextual difference between our texts, their purpose and intent, and how we use them to bring relevance to our Jewish learning.
Tuition: $18 / $36 with Deep Dive Discussion
Rachael’s Centre offers an event once a month.
The topics for these events will be announced in advance.
Mark your calendars for our upcoming Events:
November 19, December 10, January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, and June 17.
Winter Term Learning
January to March 2021
Am I Ever Without My Angel?
Getting To Know Our Celestial Siblings
Wednesday, January 20 – February 10, 2021
Daytime Study:
12:30 – 1:30pm ET
or
Evening Study:
7:30 – 8:30pm ET
A Shiur Course
– 4 weeks –
We will study the Jewish view of angels and how they affect our lives. Only a few of them have wings and they hardly ever sit on our shoulders but they are all around us all the time. Learn how to recognize them and their impact on our lives.
Tuition: $118
Join us in our Beit Midrash for more discussions:
January 24 and February 7, 2021.
But That’s Not What Zayde Said!
Jewish Myths and Bubbemeises
Wednesday, February 24 – March 17, 2021
Daytime Study:
12:30 – 1:30pm ET
or
Evening Study:
7:30 – 8:30pm ET
A Shiur Course
– 4 weeks –
Is it true that you can’t be buried in a Jewish cemetery if you have a tattoo? What about the sheet with the hole in the middle? Let’s explore some of the myths about Jewish practice and some of the bubbemeises we’ve inherited as ‘truth.’
Tuition: $118
Join us in our Beit Midrash for more discussions:
March 7 and March 21, 2021.
Spring Term Learning
April to June 2021
Reserve Me an Aisle Seat Please:
A look at Noah’s Ark
Evening Study:
Wednesdays, April 7 – May 12, 2021, 7:30 – 8:30pm ET
or
Daytime Study:
Thursdays, May 20 – June 24, 2021, 12:30 – 1:30pm ET
A Shiur Course
– 6 weeks –
Noah’s Ark is the narrative in Torah that speaks to us of stewardship, Divine regret, and the first covenant between humanity and God. The texts are filled with the subtle and unique characteristics of animals and how they help Noah understand the new world. You’ll never look at rainbows the same way again.
Tuition: $180
Join us in our Beit Midrash for more discussions:
April 18, May 2, May 30, June 13, and June 27, 2021.
Mussar: Tools For Balance In Your Life
Daytime Study:
Tuesdays, April 6 – May 11, 2021, 12:30 – 1:30pm ET
or
Evening Study:
Wednesdays, May 19 – June 23, 2021, 7:30 – 8:30pm ET
A Themed Interactive Course
– 6 weeks –
The Jewish school of Mussar is rooted in Torah and continues to grow today. It is our approach to Tikkun Olam as we learn how we empower ourselves through using our free will. The texts we will examine together focus on recognizing imbalances in how we live and act and ways to restore equilibrium.
Tuition: $180
Rachael’s Centre Registration Offers
ALL ACCESS REGISTRATION PACKAGE:
Includes both Interactive Intensive courses, all Shiur and Themed Interactive courses, and all Shiur Events with Deep Dive Discussions.
Early Bird Registration (until July 20, 2020): $5018
Includes a tax receipt for $720.
Regular Tuition: $5218.
DISCOUNTS:
Rachael’s Centre offers discounts to students registered in full time academic programs and to early career professionals. Please contact info@rachaelscentre.com for more information.
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