Adult Education
From The Rabbi:
Next month I am pleased to be able to offer the Miller Introduction to Judaism, an 18-week class that provides fundamental knowledge, practical skills, and clarifying insights into Jewish culture.
Being Jewish assumes a basic set of knowledge that not everyone has had an opportunity to acquire. My Jewish education ended when I turned thirteen, and when I was inspired—as an adult—to add daily prayer to my life, I discovered that I was unable to read the prayers with any fluency. I found it frustrating, and that experience of inadequacy—along with attending conversion classes with my then-girfriend—led me to apply to pre-rabbinical school: not because I wanted to become a rabbi, but because I wanted for myself the background Jewish education that applying to rabbinical school demanded.
I believe that every Jewish adult can benefit from a systematic review (or reintroduction) to the basics of Jewish belief, culture, history, philosophy, and religious practices. These form the basis for further study and growth.
If you are interested in joining me—and your fellow congregants—on this journey of discovery, please follow this link to register for the course. Course fees (payable to the American Jewish University) are $150 per individual, $200 per couple, and help to pay for the curriculum and materials to which every student will have access; Agudath Achim is not charging a fee for participation.
Classes will be held in-person at Agudath Achim on Wednesday nights, from 7:00 to 9:00, beginning on October 22, 2025, and will run weekly through March 18, 2026, with a four week break at the end of December/beginning of January. A list of the class topics can be found here.
Rabbi David Cantor
(912) 483-9951
I look forward to learning with you.