TILLI Peer-Led Learning

Temple Israel’s Lifelong Learning Institute (TILLI) provides opportunities for Temple Israel members and others to engage in peer-led, intellectually stimulating study groups covering a broad range of topics, to develop social relationships and a community, and to enjoy cultural events together.

The TILLI Spring Semester starts April 4!

Register for the Spring 2024 Semester Study Groups

See the Winter/Spring 2024 brochure

 

Our brochure contains descriptions of all our study groups, the schedule of Lunch and Learn speakers, the Winter session programming, and more information about TILLI.

Spring and Fall Study Groups

  • Meets on Thursdays for six weeks
  • Morning study groups: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  • Afternoon study groups: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
  • All sessions are onsite, with some options to participate online

We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, theater, history, politics, literature, to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict are covered.

These study groups offer an opportunity to get to know and learn from some of the very talented members of our congregation.

You can take a morning class, an afternoon class, or both!

Lunch and Learn

  • Meets Thursdays, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. during the Spring and Fall semesters
  • Onsite and Online

During the Spring and Fall programs, we gather to enjoy lunch together, and listen to an interesting speaker at “Lunch and Learn,” the highlight of our TILLI Thursdays, providing opportunities for friendship and community.

Summer and Winter at TILLI

Join us for a mixture of outside events (in the summer), virtual museum visits, and mini-themed Thursday sessions. Recent Thursday themes include Artificial Intelligence and the First Amendment.

Make Thursdays your TILLI Day!

Please join us at any level of participation:

  • Study Group Leader (coaching available)
  • Committee member
  • Lunch and Learn speaker
  • and always as a valued participant!

Upcoming Programs


TILLI Morning Classes

Date

April 4, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

TILLI Spring 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Nicole Monahan

Date

April 4, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to exper...

TILLI Afternoon Classes

Date

April 4, 2024

Time

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

TILLI Morning Classes

Date

April 11, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

TILLI Spring 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Ellen Fishman

Date

April 11, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to exper...

TILLI Afternoon Classes

Date

April 11, 2024

Time

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

TILLI Morning Classes

Date

April 18, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

TILLI Spring 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Lisa Davis

Date

April 18, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to exper...

TILLI Afternoon Classes

Date

April 18, 2024

Time

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

TILLI Morning Classes

Date

April 25, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

TILLI Spring 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Joshua Rubenstein

Date

April 25, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to exper...

TILLI Afternoon Classes

Date

April 25, 2024

Time

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

TILLI Morning Classes

Date

May 2, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

TILLI Spring 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Ann Bookman

Date

May 2, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. Listen and ask questions to exper...

TILLI Afternoon Classes

Date

May 2, 2024

Time

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

TILLI Morning Classes

Date

May 9, 2024

Time

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

TILLI Spring 2024 Lunch and Learn Lecture Series: Closing Lunch

Date

May 9, 2024

Time

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

Join TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) for our Spring 2024 Semester Lunch and Learn Lecture Series. For our closing lunch, we will ha...

TILLI Afternoon Classes

Date

May 9, 2024

Time

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for TILLI morning study groups! We offer interesting and intellectually challenging study groups on a wide variety of topics, from science, t...

Get Involved

Because TILLI is a peer-led learning program, participation is key. We are always looking for new study topics to explore. We invite you to extend your learning and involvement by planning and leading a study group. Contact tilli@tisrael.org to learn more about how to get involved. 

Testimonials

Rhoada Wald, TILLI Core Committee

"What does it mean to have a voice in an institution? What does it mean to be engaged in intellectual life semester after semester? What does it mean to feel that you are part of a community? This is TILLI.  We have changed the stereotypical image of aging and have a renewed sense of who we are and what can be accomplished at any age in the context of life-long learning. TILLI provides a canvas to satisfy our thirst for knowledge, meaning making and connections. And that is what TILLI of Temple Israel has accomplished. Now that’s something to celebrate."

Peggy Morrison, TILLI Study Group Leader

"After a career in an area in which I had no training or credentials, TILLI has given me a chance to realize what I always thought would be my destiny: teaching the humanities."

Bob Martin, TILLI Study Group Leader

"TILLI study group leaders are my peers. They are careful to qualify their topics by providing credible documentation and authentic research. Intelligent people of our generation grew up knowing that a legitimate fact is supported by unassailable proof and concrete evidence to be true."

Mike Sandman, TILLI Study Group Leader

"TILLI doesn’t offer the same courses over and over, so a lot of instructors have spent a lot of time developing new courses. We do because the students teach us as much as we teach them. It’s life-long learning for everyone involved."

TILLI 2023-2024 Core Leadership Team:


TILLI Co-Chairs:

Priscilla Golding and Barbara Smith Koff


Archivist and Caring Community:

Abby Greenberg


Budget, Data, Technical Assistance, and Elections:

Ted Greenwood


Curriculum:

Natalie Schatz (chair), Judy Herman, Judith Berkowitz, Serena Fujita, Barbara Koff, Helen Kolsky, Peggy Morrison, and Judy Murad.


Events and Entertainment:

Susan Fliegel, Debi Gandre


Lunch and Learn:

Bob McCorkle


Membership:

Mark Kaplan and Beth Sands


Winter and Summer Program Committee:

John Freeman, Carol Agate, John Freeman, Lenore Miller, Shea Rosenthal, and Deb Seidel


Public Relations and Photography:

Debra Mandel


Special Events:

Serena Fujita


Winter Cooking Mini Sessions:

Lenny Krulewich


Adult Education Liaison

Saralynn Busch