Learning & Legacy: Working Towards the Vision of MLK, Jr.

Join the entire GJC community in celebration and commemoration of MLK Jr. Day on Zoom! Through learning and action, we will join together to follow MLK Jr.’s example of loving our neighbors by demanding economic justice for all. We will spend an hour on Sunday morning discovering the legacy of Dr. King and partnering with

Charry Service

Mazal Tov to Toby Barkan, son of Craig Barkan and Amy Schrager, on becoming Bar Mitzvah! Rabbi Zeff will be leading a service from the Charry Sanctuary this week with Shabbat prayers and songs.  As part of the service, the rabbi will also be teaching a text study.  If your Shabbat practice allows, please tune

Havdalah: A Time to Be Together

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

Singing Sanctuary: A Rising Song-GJC Retrospective

Over the past several years, Germantown Jewish Centre’s partnership with Hadar’s Rising Song Institute has transformed the Jewish soundscape while providing a model for creating and sustaining thriving musical community. The Charry Sanctuary has hosted the creation of music that has been heard by tens of thousands of people all over the world. Join Rabbi

Seeds of Torah: a Tu bi’Sh’vat Celebration with a special delivery!

Come learn, plant & create in the GJC Zoom Garden as we honor our connection to the Earth through the holiday of Tu BiSh’vat!  Joyfully connect with congregants of all ages and to Jewish texts and music that remind us of our connection to the land, trees, and plants with which we share this planet.

Prepare My Prayer: Recipes to Awaken the Soul

January 28, February 4, February 11, and February 18 (7:00 - 8:00 PM on Zoom) Based on a wonderful book (author is Dov Singer) by the same name as the title of this course we will explore real opportunities and common difficulties in personal and collective prayer. We will endeavor to establish a safe setting

Lessons from the Pandemic with Maiken Scott

What kind of psychological and emotional problems have been common to us in these past 10 months or so, and what people are doing to combat this and staying safe and sane.  No, you are not alone. Many of us are familiar with her program’s format but it regularly deals with any number of diverse

Havdalah JAM: Looking for Stars

Join Rabbi Adam for a special Havdalah JAM where we will usher out the Sabbath Queen with stories that explore the stars and the promise of a sweet week to come. This program is geared for children age 18 months to 6 years, but all are welcome. Germantown Jewish Centre extends thanks and gratitude to

Jewish Ecotheology: Learning and Reflecting on Our Relationship to the Natural World

Tuesdays, February 2, 9 & 16 7:00-8:30 PM on Zoom Rabbi Nathan Martin This class will explore how Jewish texts relate to God and the natural world, and will also give participants an opportunity to reflect on their own eco-theology. Nathan Martin is a GJC member and serves as the Associate Rabbi of Congregation Beth

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