SPICE
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.
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.
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Payment may be made in one of three ways:
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1. Credit/Debit Card
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2. Bill your synagogue account (HSOSC Members only).
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3. Checks made out to “SPICE at HSOSC” and dropped off at our office, or mailed to us (7310 Park Heights Ave. 21208)
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Regardless of how you pay, you must register for the class(es) online!
Sun, July 13 2025
17 Tammuz 5785
Contact & Questions
Bill Bronstein, Director of Adult Education
bill@hsosc-baltimore.org
