Have you always wanted to read megillah on Purim? Let's learn now while there's plenty of time to prepare! Join Rachel Slutsky to learn the ins-and-outs of leyning (reading/chanting) Megillat Esther. The class will focus on learning trope (the melodic notation for chanting), how to combine it with Hebrew, along with tips and tricks to memorize the reading.

The class will take place on Sundays at 11:00 AM on the following dates (with additional dates to be announced): November 9, 15 & 23, December 14 & 21. 

To sign up, please email Rachel at rachelbsk@gmail.com.

Rachel has been reading megillah for over 30 years and has been teaching others to leyn for almost as long.  She has organized and participated in women’s megillah readings in New York, Ann Arbor, Jerusalem, Silver Spring, Evanston, and here at ASBI.  She has been a b’nai mitzvah tutor at ASBI, Anshe Emet Synagogue, and elsewhere in the community, for over a decade.  Rachel has worked with children and adults with a variety of learning styles and strongly believes in meeting each individual where they are.