Adult learning
At Congregation Or Ami, we are always learning and are committed to providing you profound, exciting, meaningful, ongoing adult learning opportunities. Each learning experience should be intellectually challenging and spirituality transformative. Thus our learning, which emanates from Torah, lights our way forward. We teach Torah in its broadest sense, including and beyond the first five books of the Bible. In all our courses, prior knowledge or study is not required. Shlichay Tzibur (teachers, literally "representatives of the community") for Or Amis adult learning are Rabbi Paul Kipnes, Rabbi Elana Rabishaw, local scholars, Rabbinic and Education Interns from Hebrew Union College, and other members of our congregations.
Many families enroll in our Kulanu Family Learning program so as to participate in monthly study with Rabbis Kipnes and Rabishaw, where parents learn and explore Judaism along with their children.
For more information about our adult learning, contact Rabbi Paul Kipnes, who oversees all of our learning programs.
Our engaging adult learning
opportunities include:
Adult b'nai/b'not mitzvah
Or Ami center for jewish parenting lectures
Men's night out
Morning book discussion group
Or Ami center for tikkun olam (social action)
Rosh chodesh women's spirituality group
Scholars in residence
Shabbat evening adult study with services
Speaker series: celebrating Israel
Torah study on Shabbat morning
Village Wednesdays
Wisdom Wednesday with Rabbi Paul Kipnes
Women's night out

Upcoming events

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Or Ami Village: Get Ready for Mitzvah Day with The Village!
October 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
During & after Village Wednesdays in Oct. we’ll be decorating pillowcases for youth entering emergency foster care—turning simple fabric into something filled with love & comfort. Each pillowcase will be included in a comfort bag on Mitzvah Day to help bring a little warmth & care to a child in need

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Or Ami Village: Village Wednesdays
October 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Play Canasta, Mahjong, Rummy Tile, or Skyjo, and schmooze with friends every Wednesday at Or Ami! During the month of Oct. – during and after Village Wednesdays – you also have the option of decorating pillowcases for foster children for Mitzvah Day.


