Bible Study

One of our highest priorities at Beth Immanuel is the teaching and studying of God's Word. In addition to the Shabbat sermons and after service commentaries and classes, we sponsor and encourage several ongoing large and small group Bible Studies in the congregation, in congregants homes and in other churches. Hebrew language classes are available through the congregation. Children's classes are available on Shabbat mornings during the service. Members of the community are encouraged to study, to learn and to develop their own teaching skills. At Beth Immanuel, the study of God's Word is not an end in itself, rather we study to transform our minds, to conform ourselves to the Master and to apply His instruction to our lives. We study to learn, and we learn to do.

The doing of God's Instruction, that is the practical application of His Word, is our highest priority. We desire to be a congregation characterized not by our peculiar mode of worship but by our sacrificial generosity and simple obedience to the Master. Have we achieved that goal? Not yet, but we are surely determined to make a worthy effort.