Lehrhaus Spring 2025 Semester now open
Lehrhaus courses are (mostly) online and interactive, allowing Lehrhaus to reach people from across the globe. Our engaging classes are designed to ignite your curiosity and fuel your ambitions.
Lehrhaus, meaning “Learning House” in German, is the home of adult Jewish learning at Leo Baeck College, following in the footsteps of Franz Rosenzweig who established the Frankfurt Lehrhaus in 1920. The learning programme offers adults the opportunity to study with our world-renowned faculty and specialist teachers on a range of subjects.
Lehrhaus has attracted over 600 students from all over the world last year, with our highly informative and instructive online courses which encompass a rich array of topics in Jewish Studies, Jewish Education and old and new languages connected to Judaism.
Lehrhaus offers an extensive roster of Jewish Studies courses ranging from the enlightening, Bringing the Midrash into the 21st Century to The Different worlds of Golems. In addition to these, this Spring semester we also offer the following courses: Jewish Creations: from Gardens, Art and Fashion to the Creation of a Jewish State; Why Aramaic? Snapshots from Judean Archives and the Dead Sea Scrolls, whereby students will gain an understanding of the importance of Aramaic, long before the emergence of classical rabbinical text; Plunge in without getting wet – A deep dive into Mikveh; and in the run-up to Pesach, we present Who led us out of slavery?; We also have the return of our very popular course, David becomes King.
This semester, Lehrhaus will again be collaborating with BINA, the Jewish Movement for Social Change in Tel Aviv, who will be running a 4-week course called, Jewish and/or Democratic? The Past, Present and Future of Jewish Democracy in Israel, which will investigate what it means to be a Jewish and a democratic state.
For those who have always wished they could leyn (chant the torah portion), we are a teaching students to Learn to Leyn in 5 lessons!
Along with our Jewish Studies courses, Lehrhaus also offers many language courses. These include Modern and Biblical Hebrew, Yiddish, and Classical Greek, and its meeting with Judaism. These courses cater for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners.
For those working and teaching in chadarim, Lehrhaus also runs practical courses in Jewish Education. This semester we a running a course on Tips, techniques and topics for Jewish teaching.
Whether you are seeking to pursue a personal passion, advance your career or simply expand your knowledge, Lehrhaus courses meet a diverse range of interests, levels and goals. So, take the leap, enrol in a Lehrhaus course that excites you, and kick off or continue your learning journey.