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Studies Department. The
idea, say local Jewish
Staff Writer
educators, is to give adults
the opportunity to choose, as
all it one of the incon-
well as learn.
sistencies of paren-
"For some, it's learning for
thood: asking your
its own sake," said Rabbi
children to go to Hebrew
Barry Diamond of Temple
school when you can't tell
Beth El. "For others, it's
the difference between
achieving a specific goal."
Midrash and Mishnah.
The philosophy of adult
Call it unfair. Call it cruel.
education is to provide those
Call it one of the unfor-
choices. Unlike children,
tunate realities of many
adults seek learning for its
Jewish parents. Now, call it
own sake and for the oppor-
a problem with a solution —
tunity to share life experi-
adult education.
ences. Jewish parenting
Renee Gerger found that
classes are popular, Rabbi
solution. She, with her hus-
Diamond said, because they
band, participated in Temple
provide how-to solutions to
Israel's adult bar/bat mitz-
common problems framed in
vah education program. Mrs.
a Jewish context.
Gerger is not alone. Many
"Our children are so
Jewish adults are taking
worldly — they interact with
classes in synagogue edu-
so many people. It's impor-
cation programs. The de-
tant to talk to them and
mand for Jewish education
have answers if they have
at Temple Israel has grown
questions," said Yolanda
to the point that the syn-
Tisdale
who, with her hus-
agogue has instituted an
band, will participate in
adult confirmation, or
Temple Israel's adult con-
firmation program. With
their two daughters, who
"We try to impress
both attend Temple - Israel's
upon our children
religious school, going to
class will become a family
that we never stop
outing.
learning."
"We try to impress upon
Yolanda Tisdale
children that we never stop
learning," Mrs. Tisdale said.
"This is a means of proving
that."
"affirmation," program for
Local synagogues benefit
those who have already
from the adult programs, as
completed their bar/bat
well.
mitzvah training.
"While it may not he ab-
There are over 1,000
solutely necessary to study
adults involved in Jewish
in a classroom setting, the
courses at synagogues and at
temple can be the place
the Agency for Jewish Edu-
where more learning
cation's (AJE) Midrasha Col-
happens — it's the most
lege for Jewish Studies. That
wonderful learning envi-
doesn't include the scores
ronment," said Rabbi Dia-
who participate in chavurot,
mond. Temple Beth El has a
or informal study groups,
number of adult education
and those who study Talmud
programs, including a
independently.
Shabbat Torah study group
"I think it's wonderful,"
led by congregants and an
said Ofra Fisher, executive
adult bar/bat mitzvah pro-
director of AJE, of the up-
gram.
surge in adult education.
AJE's Midrasha program,
"Whatever means people
which attracted close to 900
find to study is good."
adults last year, derives
Adult education programs
most of its success from
range from courses in Heb-
offering a variety of subjects,
rew and Torah to more eclec-
some serious and some light.
tic topics, like "Modern
The classes are taught at
American Jewish Funeral
synagogues across town,
Customs and Practice" and
from Congregation Bais
"Life After Life." Other
Chabad of Farmington Hills
courses around town in-
to Temple Emanu-El. "The
clude: "Conversational
rabbis are very much in-
Yiddish," "Hands on Holi-
volved," said Mrs. Gerger,
days," and "The Jewish
who will be signing up for
Heritage as Expressed in
Temple Israel's adult con-
Jewish Art." A course at
firmation program. "We
Temple Israel's Academy
never had that kind of rela-
will be taught by the Uni-
tionship before." ❑
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