Adult Education - Chabad of Wallingford

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Discover your roots through Torah Study classes in a wide range of topics.

The Jewish Learning Center

The Jewish people a.k.a "The People of the Book" have survived thousands of years of persecution. Myriads of nations have attempted to wipe out our people, and yet, here we are, while those very nations have today, but distant memories of their former glorious days.

What is the secret to our survival? What can explain our resilience?

While 90 percent of Jewry no longer live in the same

homeland nor speak the same language of their great grandparents, our culture remains the same! And I am not referring to the food we eat or the clothes we wear. Rather, our beliefs, built upon the never changing always relevant Torah! The very same ancient verses and teachings studied by Rabbi Akiba continue to inspire today's scholars in the 21 century.

We at Chabad are aware and recognise the challenges you might face; you might be thinking..."but I don't know Hebrew", "I don't want to feel judged", or, "can this really still be relevant?" . I assure you that at Chabad you will find classes that are engaging and informative, contemporary, and yet remain true to the original. All classes are prepared for Jews from all walks of life, texts are in English with no prior knowledge needed. And I LOVE questions, even those I can't yet answer!

As the ancient adage goes " Try it, you'll like it!" :)

I look forward to continue exploring our heritage, together.

Rabbi Baruch Kaplan

The Sunday Class:

The Sunday Class - NO CLASS THIS WEEK

Are you scared of the dark? Should you be?

In this coming week’s parsha, Egypt is struck with the final three plagues. After the devastating plague of locusts—an economic catastrophe that destroyed every remaining trace of vegetation—Egypt is suddenly plunged into darkness.

Unlike the previous plagues, there is no warning. The lights go out. The world grinds to a halt.

Inconvenient? Certainly.
But could a little gloom really frighten Egypt into letting the Jews go?

This was no ordinary darkness. It was heavy, paralyzing, and terrifying in ways that went far beyond the absence of light.

Join this class and uncover the true fear that lurked behind the shadow of blackness—and why darkness itself became one of the most powerful plagues of all.

9:30 AM @ Chabad or join via Zoom

Winter JLI Class ~ Judaism Decoded

JLI Winter Session

6 Tuesdays

Jan 13

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LESSON 2: DECIPHERING CODE

Our study of Torah is not limited to passive transmission of received teachings. Through a sophisticated system of interpretation, we are able to apply the Torah to new circumstances and technologies. This explains why an ancient Torah remains relevant to this very day. What are the rules for interpreting the Torah and deriving new applications? Who is tasked with deriving new concepts and rulings? And how great a role does human innovation play in this proce