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SPICE Programs

Enriching Experiences for Adult Learners

SPICE programs affirm life, stimulate the brain, help overcome social isolation, and invoke laughter.  The courses offered span the gamut of human interests — from music, politics, art, entertainment, history, technology, and the world around us.

View our Winter/Spring 2025 Course Guide Here

Upcoming SPICE Courses

Four Giants to Read Before I... Read Something Else (with Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit-Halachmi)

Pioneer of Diversity: Sidney Poitier (with Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg)

Anti-Semitism (Un)Defined (with Ben Sax)

Changing Social Roles: Victorian and Modern Era Views on Sex and Culture (with Jennifer Liles)

Beginner's Conversational Yiddish (with Sherri Bell) - MOVED TO SEPTEMBER 2025

The U.S. Constitution and Foreign Involvement (with Matthew L. Harding) - Zoom Only

Intro to Jewish Mysticism: Kabbalah and Other Practices of Divine Sex (with Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit-Halachmi)

Beer, Bread, and Brothels of Baltimore (with Jennifer Liles)

Registration Policies

  • All SPICE courses must be registered for and paid for in their entirety.
     
  • SPICE fees are per head, not per household, with a 50% off fee for second registrants within the same household.
     
  • A minimum of 15 enrollees per course are required in order to hold the course. If a course must be canceled, those registered will be notified and a SPICE credit will be issued.
     
  • Registration must be completed the day before the first course session.
     
  • Payment may be made in one of three ways:

  • 1. Credit/Debit Card

  • 2. Bill your synagogue account (HSOSC Members only).

  • 3. Checks made out to “SPICE at HSOSC” and dropped off at our office, or mailed to us (7310 Park Heights Ave. 21208)

  • Regardless of how you pay, you must register for the class(es) online!

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