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The Rabbi Samuel Scolnic Adult Institute offers classes in a wide variety of Jewish subjects, including traditional Torah study, history, culture, Israel, philosophy, ethics, law, literature, music, and art.
Our clergy teach every fall and spring semester along with other rabbis and educators and experts on specific topics of interest.
Each semester is six weeks long.
If you have any questions, please email scolnicinstitute@bethelmc.org.
The Rabbi Samuel Scolnic Adult Institute was formerly known as the Saul Bendit Adult Institute.
Click here to view the Fall 2024 brochure
Fall 2024 semester dates are Tuesday and Wednesday, October 29-30 through December 10-11. No classes the week of November 25.
SIX TUESDAY MORNINGS (via Zoom) October 29; November 5, 12, and 19; and December 3 and 10
SIX WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS (via Zoom) October 30; November 6, 13, and 20; and December 4 and 11
The early bird deadline is Monday, October 21.
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To honor the memory of Judith Scolnic z”l, the Scolnic Institute committee hosted a lecture to inaugurate the Fall 2022 semester of classes. Rabbi Benjamin Scolnic, son of Beth El’s Rabbi Samuel Scolnic z”l, and Judith Scolnic z”l, delivered a talk entitled Did Democratic Ideals Begin in Early Israel?
Click here to view the recording from the lecture.
