Prepare for the High Holidays with Koleinu Beit Midrash
Elul, the month before Rosh HaShanah, is an auspicious time for introspection, Torah study, and exploration of the themes of Yamim Nora’im, the Days of Awe. Please join Koleinu Beit Midrash for three workshops to open ourselves to the possibilities of transformation in this season, focusing on tefillah (prayer), tzedakah (justice), and teshuvah (return). Each of these offerings is free of charge.
ELUL SHUL: Teshuva
Teshuvah (Return) with Trust & Equanimity
with Beulah Trey, Ph.D.
Wednesday, September 3, 7:00 – 8:30 PM in the Maslow Auditorium
Preparing for Yamim Nora’im (High Holy Days) is a time to examine our relationship with those around us and with the Divine. In the Mussar tradition, we do this by examining how well we activate middot (values/moral characteristics) as we interact with those around us. In this experiential session, we will learn a Mussar practice for bringing the middot of Bitachon (trust) and Menuchat Nefesh (equanimity) into our spiritual preparations for the High Holidays.
Please note: This class is also accessible via livestream. Please register below for more information!
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ELUL SHUL: Tzedakah
Reverse Tashlich Litter Clean-Up
with Student Rabbi Maria Pulzetti
Sunday, September 14, 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM, meeting in the GJC parking lot
GJC is participating again in Reverse Tashlich. In the traditional tashlich (casting) ritual, we cast bread into a waterway to symbolically cast away mistakes of the past year. In reverse tashlich, we clean up the litter humans have cast away. Please join us and the Mount Airy Trash Team, meeting in GJC’s parking lot, for a walking litter clean-up in our neighborhood. Garbage bags and gloves will be provided! This activity is for all ages!
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ELUL SHUL: Tefillah
Warming Up Our Voices and Our Spirits for the Days of Awe
with Joey Weisenberg
Thursday, September 18, 7:00 – 8:00 PM offsite, at the home of Beth Stearman & Jake Kriger
Join Joey Weisenberg to sing and study some of the liturgical melodies of the High Holidays and begin the process of spiritual preparation for Yamim Nora’im, the Days of Awe. Let’s warm up together!