Jan

13 2026

Bereshit II, Melton Course, 10-weeks

12:00PM - 1:30PM  

The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community 5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

Contact Sierra Lautman
Director of Jewish Innovation
SLautman@UJFT.org

Take a journey through the heartwarming and heartbreaking stories of the first Jewish family as told in Bereshit/Genesis. Over ten sessions, we’ll dive into biblical tales of palace seduction, wrestling with angels, deception, and reconciliation. These dramatic adventures and the lessons they teach reverberate across the millennia with familiar themes of wrongdoings and reunions. Through the Torah text and the commentaries of our sages, you will gain new insight and deepen your understanding of the trials and tribulations faced by the founders of the Jewish nation.

10 week course, in person at the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus, taught by Alene Kaufman.

  • Lesson 1 - Birth of Two Nations
  • Lesson 2 - The Stolen Blessing
  • Lesson 3 - Sisters Compete
  • Lesson 4 - Wrestling with the Angels
  • Lesson 5 - Dishonor and Outrage in Shekhem
  • Lesson 6 - Yosef, the Dreamer
  • Lesson 7 - The Yehudah and Tamar Incident
  • Lesson 8 - Seduction in the House of Potiphar
  • Lesson 9 - Reunion in Egypt: Trial, Payback, or Something Else?
  • Lesson 10 - Blessing the Grandchildren

Scholarships available, contact SLautman@UJFT.org for details.

Register before January 1 using code GEN50 to receive $50 off.  

JewishVA.org/Melton