
Bat Yam
Temple of the Islands

Adult Education
Bat Yam’s Adult Education classes continue to take place on Zoom, on Wednesdays from 11am to noon. A few “Virtual Coffees with the Rabbi” are interspersed at that time so we can chat and enjoy each other’s company.
MARCH 2021 SCHEDULE
March 3: “Poverty and Hunger in the Promised Land: An Important Briefing on Food Insecurity in Israel During the Pandemic and Beyond” ~ Led by Lauren Yokèd, Executive
Director, American Friends of Leket Israel
Sunday, March 7 at 4pm: "A Cantor, A Pastor and A Bluegrass Band," featuring Nefes Mountain ~ Registration required at www.batyam.org
March 10: "More of Sex, God, Christmas and Jews” ~ Led by Bat Yam Member Gil Mann
March 17: Virtual Coffee with the Rabbi ~ Led by Rabbi Stephen Fuchs
March 24: “Cyber-Attacks and Computer Failures: The Biggest Risk to the Modern World?” ~ Led by Global Cybercrime Expert, Jamie Bouloux (son of Bat Yam member Maria Bouloux)
March 31: “What The Family Historian Needs to Know About Jewish Family Names” ~ Led by World-Famous Jewish Genealogist, Dr. Sallyann Sack (sister of Bat Yam member Judy Adler)
APRIL 2021 SCHEDULE
April 7: “Editing the Liturgy Part 2: An Encounter with Christology” ~ Led by Bat Yam Member Lew Schneider
April 14: “A Kayaking Journey Down the Patagonian Fjords” ~ Led by South African Environmentalist, Climatologist and Adventurist Paul Lee (first cousin of Bat Yam members Michael and Tanya Hochschild)
April 21: “Jeanne Daman-Scaglione: Rescuer of 2,000 Children, Helper of Jewish Women, Social Worker, Intelligence Agent and More” ~ Led by Bat Yam Member Edina Lessack
April 28: Virtual Coffee with the Rabbi (the last one of the 2020-21 season). ~ Led by Rabbi Stephen Fuchs