December 9, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here How do we engage in difficult conversations in a way that is productive? The Chai Mitzvah curriculum specifically selected the concept of tochecha (rebuke) as the focus of this session because it offers the opportunity to explore a critical role that is often difficult to assume. This session helps us explore the guidance […]
December 14, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here This is the second of a three-part Community Gathering series on three different aspects of Shabbat. Each gathering will include customs from around the globe, folk stories, texts, poetry, music and food. Join us to expand and enrich your Shabbat celebration. Bring your own stories, recipes, and memories to add to our Sharing […]
January 3, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here Join us as we examine several texts that explore how the middah of compassion (rachamim) serves to expose the interconnectedness of self and other, and our responsibility to care for the larger community.
January 4, 2022 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Register Here Join Chai Mitzvah and the Chicago CJE to celebrate the original Earth Day! Long before there was Earth Day, there was the Jewish holiday Tu B’Shvat, known as the Birthday of the Trees. We celebrate Tu B’Shvat when most of the winter rains have passed in Israel, and the sap is beginning to rise […]
January 4, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here Shevat is a month rich in symbolism and meaning. Join us as we celebrate the blessings of abundance, new life and Torah associated with this month. We will learn about its history and connection to the blessing of rain and the holiday of Tu b’Shevat, new year for the trees.
January 5, 2022 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Register Here Shevat is a month rich in symbolism and meaning. Join us as we celebrate the blessings of abundance, new life and Torah associated with this month. We will learn about its history and connection to the blessing of rain and the holiday of Tu b’Shevat, new year for the trees.
January 12, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here Idolatry promotes lies about power and relationships in society. It falsely attributes superior powers to finite natural processes, animals, and people. It also bestows authority to use those powers as they choose, simply because they have them. Join us to explore and discuss this relevant and interesting topic.
January 13, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here Interpersonal relationships are complicated and evolving, involving both tensions and deep connections. We will examine the intimate, personal relationships in our lives and the relevant wisdom of Jewish texts on this topic.
January 17, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here Experience Tu B’Shvat the way the Jewish Mystics did through a Four World lens.
February 1, 2022 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Register Here Join us to welcome the month of Adar I, the month when our joy increases, the happiest time of the year. We will delve deeply into Adar through text study, a discussion of Purim and also discuss how we can develop a practice of growing our own joy.
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