Join the celebration of completing and beginning a new cycle of Torah – outdoors in the GJC Maple Tent! Come dance, pray, sing, and play everybody’s favorite game show: “Two Lies and a Truth, Simhat Torah Edition! Find out how far our GJC rabbis will go to bring laughter and learning together while you try
Join our weekly reading and discussion book club, as we make our way through the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ most recently published book of essays, “Studies in Spirituality.” In the words of the publisher, “We find Rabbi Sacks reading the biblical narrative with profound sensitivity to the depths of the human condition. He inspires
Religious School goes online for Virtual Hebrew School! Through games & movement, language integration, and study of the language, our students learn to read basic liturgical and Modern Hebrew & begin to develop a vocabulary. For more information or the Zoom link to access the class, please contact Director of Youth & Families, Abigail Weinberg.
Are you juggling a young family, work, Covid restrictions, and/or distant support networks? Connect with early childhood professionals and parents for ideas, activities, strategies, and just sharing. Nini Engel is a newly-retired school psychologist who worked with preschool to fourth-grade students and families. She is a parent of three grown daughters. She's particularly interested in emotional
Join Anna Goldberg (and her puppets!) at 9:30 AM (outdoors, in-person on the Pine Lawn) for a 30-minute, child-centric Shabbat service for children age 0-6 and their families. Each service highlights themes from the Shabbat liturgy, weekly Torah portion, and upcoming holiday. Come along for singing, praying, storytelling, and more! Services are weather-dependent and will
Rosh Hodesh for girls and Shevet for boys are groups of 7-10 young people and a trained adult leader, who together explore the challenges and joys of teens’ lives, drawing on social-emotional learning, an understanding of teen culture, and Jewish wisdom and values... while having some FUN along the way! Please contact Director of Youth
Join Rabbi Adam and percussionist Shawn Hennessey under the Maple Tent for stories and music that give us the chance to shake, shimmy, and dance around! This program is geared towards children age 0-6 and their older siblings and grown-ups, and enjoyed by those of any age. Reserve your group’s space by registering here! The