HAZAK, Men's Club, and Women of GJC present their annual Welcome Back Program (Zoom) Please join Men's Club, Women of GJC, and HAZAK on Zoom for their “Welcome Back” and presentation by Dave Davies on Inside NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Dave, a contributor and frequent host for the show, will talk about how
The Germantown Jewish Centre Israeli dance group meets on Sunday mornings from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM from September through June. Under the guidance of an experienced teacher (Grant Shulman), the sessions begin with instruction and review before moving on to intermediate-level dances. It is an informal, friendly, and inclusive group, and always welcomes new
Join Rabbi Fredi Cooper to study and read closely Jewish texts. In addition to the biblical text, midrashic texts are introduced when they extend the understanding of the texts encountered. All are welcome. The class meets on Mondays from 1-2:00 PM on Zoom. Tuition for the full year is $200/member or $280/non-member. Weekly tuition rates
A community for spiritual deepening through chant, Torah study, and twenty minutes of silence. All are welcome. Led by Rabbi Malkah Binah Klein and Rabbi Sheila Weinberg. Everyone is welcome to join; both experienced meditators and those new to meditation practice are welcome. This meditation is being led via Zoom; for more information or the
Join our monthly Women’s Talmud Study and learn some of the key Talmudic sugyot (topics or discussions). No advanced preparation is required, and we learn everything with an English translation together in class. If you’re curious about the Talmud and eager to learn some classic Talmudic stories and passages, this class is for you! Sessions
Join our community in exploring the themes of the season, weekly Torah reading, and holidays. Using the Jewish Studio Process, we integrate spiritual grounding, text study, and creative process (using any materials you have at home to explore and play). This is not just for artists! We use materials to deepen our understanding and experience
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
In this six-session class, taught by Maria Pulzetti and Rabbi Adam Zeff, we will consider how Jewish law and American law address and affect people with disabilities, including physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and mental illness. We will study ways in which the law treats everyone equally and ways in which legal systems include accommodations for
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
One of the ways the Hebrew word shalvah can be defined is "equanimity." Equanimity is being aware of what's happening, challenges and all, and meeting it with open awareness. Equanimity is maintaining your center while things are uncertain and unstable. We cultivate equanimity in meditation by sitting and returning to open awareness of all we are feeling
