BEGINNER BRIDGE CLASSES

Wednesdays: October 14, 21, 28 | November 4, 11, 2025

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

TOPICS:

Lesson 1: Bridge Basics, Vocabulary, Counting Points, Playing Hands
Lesson 2: Game Contract, Counting Points, Opening Bids, Playing Hands
Lesson 3: Raising Partner’s Suit, What to open when you have no 5 card major, Playing Hands
Lesson 4: Responding to new suits, Responding to opener’s raises, Finesse, Play hands
Lesson 5: One Notrump responses & rebids, Bidding the Proper Suit, Play Hands

INSTRUCTOR: Meryl Dinowitz

COST: Five classes — $150

MASTER ADVANCED BRIDGE BIDDING

Comprehensive Workshop

Thursdays: November 5, 12, 19 and December 3

Time: 2 PM to 4 PM

Elevate your bridge game in this immersive workshop! Learn the most effective bidding conventions to communicate clearly with your partner and win more games.

TOPICS:

Lesson 1: UNLOCK THE POWER OF ROMAN KEY CARD & SPLINTER BIDS

Refine your slam bidding with Roman Key Card Blackwood and learn to use splinter bids to show shortness with precision. Interactive hand examples included!

Lesson 2: SMOLEN & HELP SUIT TRIES – INVITE WITH CONFIDENCE

Use the Smolen convention to find 5-card majors after a 1NT opening. Discover how help suit tries can maximize your game contracts and improve decision-making.

Lesson 3:PUPPET STAYMAN & BERGEN RAISES – SMARTER PARTNERSHIP BIDDING

Locate 5-card majors easily with Puppet Stayman and use Bergen Raises to show 3- and 4-card support. Increase your partnership synergy and bidding accuracy.

Lesson 4: JACOBY 2NT – GAME-FORCING MAJOR SUPPORT

Signal strong major support with Jacoby 2NT. Learn responses for balanced and unbalanced hands to explore slam opportunities fearlessly.

INSTRUCTOR: Ida Glick Parks

COST: Four classes - $125

LOCATION FOR ALL CLASSES:

The Reform Temple of Rockland
330 N Highland Ave (Route 9W)
Upper Nyack, NY 10960
Web: newbridgers.org

Free Parking!

Registration required!

RSVP: Suzanne Kaufman

Email: [email protected]