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Learn with Mekom Torah (pronounced McComb Toe-RAH!)

​Getting started? Going deeper?
Bringing up Jewish kids? Finding your own way in?  Just curious?
Join our adult study groups, listed below.
​They're happening online, ​​so you can join in from anywhere.
​Learning is not just preparation for Jewish life, it is Jewish life.
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Learning Hebrew

Beginning 1: How to Read Hebrew  
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Unlock the Hebrew alphabet! Whether you’re brand new to Hebrew or looking to refresh what you may have forgotten, this course will give you the tools to confidently sound out Hebrew as it appears in the Jewish prayer book and the Hebrew Bible. Get ready for Introduction to Prayer Book Hebrew.​ Begins September 28, 2026. Sign up now!! 
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Beginning 2: Introduction to Prayer Book Hebrew
​If you know the letters and want to participate fluently in Jewish services with growing understanding of the Hebrew prayers, this class is for you. (If you don't know the letters yet, take How to Read Hebrew first.) Next session begins January, 2027. MORE...
Digging Deep: Biblical Hebrew for Everyone
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earn to read the Hebrew Bible in the original, with deep understanding. We start at the beginning, assuming no vocabulary or grammar, but this class tends to work best for people who've had a round of Hebrew learning already. Next cohort begins Spring 2027. MORE...
More Advanced: Binyanim Intensive
​For people who want to get their heads around the variety of Hebrew verb forms. Ten weekly sessions. Next round will be in 2027. This class is designed for graduates of Biblical Hebrew for Everyone, but open to anyone who's ready for it. 
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Hebrew Reading Groups

Reading the Tradition in Hebrew: If you already know some Hebrew, please join us as we read, translate, analyze, comment, and discuss a variety of texts from Torah and liturgy. Meets every other Sunday. The members of this group have a broad range of Hebrew levels. Are you a fit? MORE...​
BHFE Alumni Reading Group: These groups are for graduates of Biblical Hebrew for Everyone. The great reward for the hard work of learning the language is Torah for its own sake. Keep going forever, with one of our group or with your own study partner! MORE...
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Discussion Groups

Exploring Judaism - Currently on Sabbatical: In each session, Rabbi Helen Plotkin leads an exploration of a topic in Jewish text and thought. Meets two Thursdays of month at 2:00 pm eastern time, via Zoom, October through May. No Hebrew needed. ​Everyone is welcome. MORE...
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​Rabbi Helen Plotkin's writings


   Special Programs

  • Family Learning
  • Bar and Bat Mitzvah Learning
  • Visiting Scholar Offerings and              Book Talks
  • Weddings and Other Life Events
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Mekom Torah

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West Townshend, VT 05359
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610-368-4065
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