August 11, 2020 @ 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 13, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here It has been said that living Jewishly means dying Jewishly, as well. The goal of this session is to open the conversation about Jewish thought, practice and rituals around dying and death. This topic encompasses a vast range of uniquely human experiences.
September 8, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here “The essence of patience is to live in the present. We are impatient because we want to be in the future faster than reality will take us there… Since we will generally be in the exact same place whether we will experience patience or impatience, it makes sense to choose to be patient.” […]
September 9, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here As the High Holy Days approach, we are beckoned by the call to teshuvah, repentance or return. Teshuvah can also be seen as a homecoming. Our discussion will focus on practices for mending frayed or broken relationships and ways to engage in the deep spiritual recalibration for strengthening our relationships with God and […]
September 10, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Click Here to Register The High Holy Days season, as it has come to be known, begins as we welcome the Hebrew month of Elul and continues through the holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. As we study the texts together, the hope is that we will each find […]
October 5, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here Join us for part two! “The essence of patience is to live in the present. We are impatient because we want to be in the future faster than reality will take us there… Since we will generally be in the exact same place whether we will experience patience or impatience, it makes sense […]
October 8, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here At each stage of development a person stops being what he or she was, travels along a path of change, and then adjusts to living a new pattern of living. Rites of Passage enable the individual going through the particular passage or transition to experience with his or her family and community this […]
October 13, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here In these challenging times, we are faced with leaders that exhibit a wide range of leadership styles. Some resonate with us while others are clearly not to our preference. While leadership styles vary greatly, certain principles should be followed by all leaders. Key among these is Responsibility (achrayut).An effective leader should both care […]
October 20, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Register Here Is honoring parents merit-based? We will explore this well-known Diber in a unique way.
November 2, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Click Here to Register While Judaism emphasizes Torah learning, it also values wisdom that comes from life experience. True wisdom cannot be learned from books, it derives from “applied Torah” from our ability to truly live out Torah values in our own lives. The Mussar movement came to be in part because its founder Rabbi Israel Salanter […]
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