June 30, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here Join us as we welcome the month of Tamuz, “the season of summer.” We will learn, among many other interesting things, why this month is one of tragedies and mourning as well as a time of happiness.
July 11, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here WILL BE HELD JULY 11, BECAUSE THE FIRST MONDAY IS JULY 4 When we take up too much “air-space” in a conversation without considering others, or when we spread our belongings over the shared kitchen table or the seat next to us on the bus, we are behaving negligently in the realm of […]
July 14, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here The story of creation is told twice in the book of Genesis. It is first told in Genesis Chapter 1, and then again in Genesis Chapter 2. Rabbinic commentators and biblical scholars have long debated if these two tellings represent two different versions of the same story or the melding of two creation […]
July 27, 2022 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Register Here Join us to explore all the ins and outs of the month of Av. Av is a month that reminds us that God comforts us during dark times. Tisha B’ Av, the saddest day in Jewish history, and Tu B’Av, one of the happiest days in the Jewish year, both fall during this […]
July 28, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here Join us to explore all the ins and outs of the month of Av. Av is a month that reminds us that God comforts us during dark times. Tisha B’ Av, the saddest day in Jewish history, and Tu B’Av, one of the happiest days in the Jewish year, both fall during this […]
August 1, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here We will explore the middah of responsibility, which translates as achrayut in Hebrew. The root, aleph-chet-resh can be seen in two ways:. The first one comprises the word acher, meaning “other.” This connotation speaks of someone who takes into consideration the needs of others. Read another way, however, those root letters connote the […]
August 9, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here Celebrate this “Day of Love,” which is both an ancient and modern holiday. Come share stories, text discussion, and music on Tu B’Av, a day of joy!
August 10, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here As we explore the importance our tradition places on the sanctity of marriage, we will also see how this Diber guides us in all relationships.
August 11, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here In a world that is filled with the need for courageous, moral and creative leadership, our tradition can help guide our personal leadership practices, as well as help us select leaders who have the capacity to move us forward. We will consider ancient and contemporary thinking about leadership, as well as modern and […]
August 30, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here Elul is a time of introspection and stocktaking. Join us as we review our past year and prepare for the upcoming High Holy Days.
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