Adult Education

Ongoing education is an essential part of Jewish life. Congregation Sha’ar Zahav provides a range of educational opportunities for adults; new classes and educational programs are presented each year.  For current educational offerings check our calendar and sign up for our weekly email newsletter.

Come and Study the Weekly Torah Portion

with Daniel Chesir and Rabbi Camille Shira Angel

Every Monday Night - 7:30pm

Congregation Sha'ar Zahav

Beginning with Bereshit, October 8

Lay-led Talmud Study

Shabbat mornings at 9 am


Classes Taught by CSZ Members and Guest Teachers

Journey to Judaism

Scholar-In-Residence

The Jeffrey Miller Scholar-in-Residence Program brings master teachers to CSZ every year for a full weekend of learning. Our past Scholars-in-Residence have been:

Rabbi Anne Brener

Rabbi Brener is the author of Mourning & Mitzvah: A Guided Journal for Walking the Mourner's Path Through Grief to Healing

Rabbi Benay Lappe – “Exploding the Myth of a Single Divine Truth”

Rabbi Lappe is the founder of Svara, a queer yeshiva dedicated to the serious study of Talmud.

Shimon Attie – “Jewish Visual Histories & Mysteries”

Mr. Attie is an internationally renowned artist.

Dr. Dvora Weisberg – “The Jewish Meaning of Life”

Dr. Weisberg is a Talmud Scholar and Faculty Member at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman - "Jerusalem, Sex, Shabbat and the Messiah"

Levi Weiman-Kelman is the founder and rabbi of Congregation Kol HaNeshama,  a vibrant center for Progressive Judaism in Jerusalem.