Our Rabbis Teach

Shabbat Minhah/Ma’ariv Study

Join Rabbi Lerner and Rabbi Eliana Willis for study on Saturday afternoons between Shabbat Minhah and Ma’ariv.

Parashat Hashavua

Join Rabbi Lerner or Rabbi Willis every Tuesday at 4 pm and get your mind ready for the Shabbat to come. Together we will read and discuss the week’s Torah portion, and explore what resonates with us in our own lives. No previous experience is required.

Lunch and Learn/Dessert and Discussion

Each year our rabbis select and teach an in-depth course taught by Rabbi Willis during the day and Hebrew College Rabbinical Intern Carrie Watkins. Topics have included: Beyond Dispute: Debates that Shape Jewish Life, The Ethical Life, Jewish Values in an Age of Choice (JTS) as well as the Shalom Hartman Institute’s iEngage programs.

November 2025- May 2026

Judaism is About Love
Despite what you may have heard, Judaism is actually a religion of love. This is the transformative claim at the core of Rabbi Shai Held’s groundbreaking book Judaism is About Love: Reclaiming the Heart of Jewish Life.

In this 7-session course from Hadar, we’ll dive into the foundational texts that inspire this theology and explore what it means to place love at the center of Jewish life and practice. Together, we’ll consider how this vision of love might transform not only our understanding of Judaism, but also the way we live it every day.

Join us for the format that works best for you:

Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Willis* — In person, Monthly on Wednesdays 12-1:30pm

Dessert and Discussions with Rabbinic Intern Carrie Watkins — On Zoom, Monthly on Thursdays 8-9:15pm

*January, February, and March sessions will be taught by Carrie Watkins while Rabbi Willis is on parental leave, b’sha’ah tova.

Register Here

Wednesday Morning Study with the Rabbis

Join Rabbis Lerner and Willis on Wednesday mornings to explore Halakhah (Jewish Law). We meet each week for minyan at 7:00 am followed by a breakfast full of lively discussion and learning; when in person, the breakfast is funded and provided by the regular attendees. All are welcome.