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A Nation on the Couch: The Politics of Trauma in Contemporary Israel

Please join us for GJC ‘s next Israel Program: “A Nation on the Couch” with Dr. Keren Friedman-Peleg on Sunday, December 8th at 10 AM. Based on fieldwork Dr. Keren...

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Rabbi’s Blog
Dreams
Friday, December 6, 2019

Jacob experiences the presence of God and gains reassurance through a dream, the famous dream of a ladder with angels going up and down on it.  One of the things that dream represents is the search to find higher meaning in our lives, a purpose that transcends the troubles or difficulties in which we all periodically find ourselves.  We want our lives, like the ladder in Jacob’s dream, to be grounded on the earth but reach to the heavens. 

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Shabbat in the Neighborhood
Friday, December 6, 2019
Kol D’mamah Contemplative Shabbat Experience
Saturday, December 7, 2019

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Little Lights: A Hanukah JAM

This is the time of year where daylight hours dwindle early. As twilight colors the sky and night deepens, it is good to come together to find the spaces for...

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