I.  Hebrew/Israel Studies

Chabad of Bradenton
Adult Hebrew School, Sunday, 9:30am -10:30 am, parents and other adults are invited for a monthly adult version of Hebrew School with Rabbi Mendy Bukiet. Cost is $99 for the year (8 classes) or $15 per class. 
 
Chabad of Venice & Northport
Hebrew Reading Class, Six Mondays, starting November 2nd, 7pm – 8pm, fee: $60, including text books.  Wanted to read Hebrew; follow the prayers; read signs in Israel.  Now is your chance. Chaya Perera

Congregation Kol HaNeshama
Hebrew In A Day – Sunday, February 21st, 10am – 3pm  Student Rabbi Nehama Benmosche

Sarasota Manatee Jewish Federation
The Bob & Esther Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative (IAI) Speaker Series:
• Monday, November 9th,  10am - A Town Hall Meeting On the Middle East, with Rep. Vern Buchanan, with The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the Federation Campus
• Tuesday, November 10th, 7pm, Israel and Arabs – Is Peace Possible, featuring Mort Klein, President, Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), with ZOA, Temple Beth Sholom
• Thursday, November 12th, 7pm, From State Building to Society Building in Israel, featuring Michael Prashker, Founder and Director of Merchavim, Temple Emanuel
• Monday, November 30th, 7pm, Feeding the World, Professor Ilan Chet, with American Friends of the Hebrew University, the Federation Campus
• Monday, December 21st, 7pm, David Gillette, AIPAC’s Deputy Director for Policy & Government Affairs, with The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the Federation Campus
• Sunday, January 10th – Confronting Anti-Semitism on College Campus, with Yael Hershfield, Associate Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Federation Campus
• Thursday, January 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th  - Longboat Key Education Series: The New and Old Anti-Semitism, 1pm – 2:30pm, Richard Bergman, $70 members, $80 non-Members, the Longboat Key Education Center
• Monday, January 11th and Tuesday, January 12th – Honest Reporting: An Update, featuring Gary Kenzer, with ZOA, at Sarasota Bay Club, Kobernick House, Longboat Key Education Center and the Federation Campus
• Monday, March 1st, 7pm, featuring Dr. Mark Rosenblum, Founder of America Peace Now (APN), with Americans for Peace Now, the Federation Campus
• Tuesday, April 13th, 7pm  - The Dark Side of The Sunshine State featuring Andrew Rosenkranz, Florida Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Temple Beth El - Bradenton
Basic Adult Hebrew Class - Wednesday evenings at 7:00 - taught by Education Director Susie Konicov.

Temple Beth Sholom:
• Beginners Hebrew Tuesday, 11am – Noon Joan Braude
• Advanced Beginner Hebrew Wednesday, 3pm – 4pm Joan Braude
• Chug Ivri Thursday, 10:30am – 12:30pm Claire Fox 

Temple Sinai:
Current Events Wednesday at 12:00 noon   Bring your lunch.  First Tuesday of each month Kobernick House at 11:45am Rabbi Geoffrey Huntting.

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