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The announcement on August 13th of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates sent shockwaves through the political world of the Middle East. Join us over Zoom to hear these experts from Israel explain the varied contours of this significant change in Israel's international relations and how it might affect |
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As we come to the end of this tumultuous season and wait for the results, join Rabbi Adam Zeff and Nina Peskin for a time of calm, reflection, meditation, and chanting to center our hearts. PLEASE NOTE: Links to services and events are not posted below. Rather, daily and weekly schedules with links are emailed |
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Tikkun Olam Coordinating Team is proud to present the first session of the FACING SYSTEMIC RACISM Series. Through reading, presentations, and discussion, we hope to elucidate many layers of systemic racism, and better understand how to begin to make changes in our well-intentioned communities of GJC and West Mt Airy. We hope to address inequity |
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Please join us in welcoming Rabbi Golan Ben-Chorin, grandson of Rabbi Elias Charry, as this year’s Rabbi Elias Charry Memorial Scholar-in-Residence. Rabbi Ben-Chorin, a third-generation Israeli Reform spiritual leader and Doctor of Education, brings to his work an experiential, musical, and "midrashic” approach to learning and prayer. In serving Reform communities in Israel, the United
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As the daylight dwindles and the weather cools, let us turn inward to the warmth of our community. Each week until mid-March we will mark havdalah as a community. Havdalah is a short ritual that marks the end of Shabbat, our day of rest. Through blessing, song, and story, we will dwell together in the |
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Please join us in welcoming Rabbi Golan Ben-Chorin, grandson of Rabbi Elias Charry, as this year’s Rabbi Elias Charry Memorial Scholar-in-Residence. Rabbi Ben-Chorin, a third-generation Israeli Reform spiritual leader and Doctor of Education, brings to his work an experiential, musical, and “midrashic” approach to learning and prayer. In serving Reform communities in Israel, the United |
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GJC’s Jewish book reading group meets monthly, reading and discussing fiction and nonfiction books of Jewish interest written mostly (but not solely) by Jewish writers and chosen by the group. Volunteer group members lead the discussion. For more information and the link to access the Zoom meeting, please contact Nan Myers. November's book is "Saving
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Tuesdays, November 10, 17, & 24 7:00-8:30 PM on Zoom with Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison The prophet Joel foresaw a time when God’s spirit would be manifest, when men and women, young and old would dream dreams and see visions. Yet, despite having a rich tradition of dream interpretation, modern Judaism has given little spiritual |
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HAZAK programs are planned for our seniors (age 55+) and are geared to both reflect common interests and get us to “stretch” to try new activities as well. This well-attended book group meets monthly all year long on the second Thursday of the month to discuss great books - BYO tea and nosh to the |
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As the daylight dwindles and the weather cools, let us turn inward to the warmth of our community. Each week until mid-March we will mark havdalah as a community. Havdalah is a short ritual that marks the end of Shabbat, our day of rest. Through blessing, song, and story, we will dwell together in the |
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Hebrew chant, meditation, and gentle energy movement. Led by Leah Weisman. PLEASE NOTE: Links to services and events are not posted on the GJC website. Rather, daily and weekly schedules with links are emailed to our member listserv. If you are not a GJC member but would like to receive these emails, please contact Program
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Can a big city like Philadelphia have more cash on hand to address issues such as poverty, schools, and our antiquated infrastructure without raising taxes? What can the City do to combat red-lining and other cases of structural racism in our financial institutions? Is there a way for would-be entrepreneurs who are credit worthy but |
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HAZAK and TOCT (Tikkun Olam Coordinating Team) invite you to join in a film discussion of They Ain’t Ready for Me, a documentary film being shown virtually this year as part of the Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. THEY AIN’T READY FOR ME is about Tamar Manasseh, founder of MASK (Mothers Against Senseless Killings). She is a mother, Black Chicago activist, |
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Germantown Jewish Centre is pleased to present the 2nd annual Brenda Laigaie Memorial Speakers Program. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) is the nation’s oldest, largest human rights organization, and the only one dealing with the entire spectrum of rights and civil liberties issues in Israel and the Occupied Territories. For almost five |
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Tuesdays, December 1, 8, & 15 7:00-8:30 PM on Zoom with Deb and Jeff Schein Participants are invited to dialogue with Drs Deborah and Jeffrey Schein about parenting, spiritual development, learning, and raising Jewish children in the digital age. Jeff and Deb draw selections from their own volumes on spiritual development, Jewish values, and technology |
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In this six-session class, taught by Maria Pulzetti and Rabbi Adam Zeff, we will look at how Jewish law and American law affect working-class people and people living in poverty. And in the American context, we will also look at racial inequities in poverty. Topics will include hunger, health, income, incarceration, and housing. Sessions run
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Sweet and incredibly delicious, Knafeh is a Middle Eastern dessert that’s very popular in Israel. There’s even competition over where to find the best Knafeh. Now it can be in your kitchen! Kanfeh is a sweet, rich, and crunchy delicacy made with a special shredded-dough base, a sweet cheese filling, more crunch and pistachios on |
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"Facing Systemic Racism" is planned as a series of zoom talks organized by the Tikkun Olam Coordinating Team, to help us better understand, recognize, and oppose systemic racism in our immediate and larger communities. Every session will have a guest speaker with expertise in their subject, as well as participation by attendees. Our hope is |
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Join GJC for an intimate evening of incredible music and deep conversation. Twelve years after making his professional operatic debut in the world premiere of Philip Glass's Appomattox with the San Francisco Opera Company, Anthony Russell is now a vocalist, composer, and arranger specializing in Yiddish song. Anthony's work in traditional Ashkenazi Jewish musical forms |