Sarah Peltzman Educational Series

April 30, 2026, 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Sarah Peltzman Educational Series 2025-2026

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The SARAH PELTZMAN EDUCATIONAL SERIES consists of three and a half educational units, beginning Thursday morning, August 28, 10:00-11:30 a.m., sponsored by the Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood. All units will be presented live and in-person in Goldsmith Hall from 10-11:30 am.

The cost is $25.00 for each full unit, $15 for the mini-unit, and a discounted fee of $70 if you enroll in all four units by the beginning of the 25-26 year. The fee for couples is $35 per full unit, $20 for mini-unit and $100 total for a couple enrolling in all four units at the beginning of the 24-25 year.

All units are open to the entire Jewish community of Greater Kansas City. Each unit will consist of five weeks of class, in addition to a three-week class in October/November.

For more information, email Leah Haller or call her at 478-918-4721

Register HERE

All Petzman sessions will be taught this year by our very own Hazzan Tahl Ben-Yehuda, with a guest lecturer for the mini session.

Unit 1 – Topic–”Afterlife: how we celebrate those we have lost”

Dates: Aug 28, Sept 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025. 10:00-11:30. (Goldsmith Hall)

“The traditional Jewish observances surrounding death and mourning address themselves to maintaining the dignity of the deceased and to comforting the pain of the mourners”

– Rabbi Donim, To Be a Jew

Unit 2 – Topic — TBD

October/November 2025. (Goldsmith Hall)

Unit 3 – Topic —”Importance of Israel in the Bible”

Dates: Jan 22, 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 2026. 10:00-11:30 (Goldsmith Hall)

Beginning with a history of Israel, we will explore the historical importance of Eretz Yisra’el from Biblical times until the creation of the State in 1948.

Unit 4 – Topic — : ”Histories of the Rabbis”

Dates: April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 2026. 10:00-11:30 (Goldsmith Hall)

We have discussed what the Rabbis say about the Torah, but who were the Rabbis, their backgrounds, their families? This session will explore our greatest commentators and why they are still relevant today