GJC’s Jewish Book Reading Group reads 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, please contact Nan Myers. The book for May is The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks. To access via smartphone, tablet,
Register Here Tuesdays, 6:00-7:00 PM Facilitated by Naomi R. Klayman, PhD, Social Communication and Beth R. Rosenbaum, LCSW, Psychotherapist Healthcare Professional includes anyone who provides direct care or facilitates access to care for patients and their caregivers. The goal will be to provide you with a few moments to take a deep breath and unload
Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 PM Facilitated by Adina Abramowitz, President, Consulting for Change A support group for leaders of nonprofits. Leaders include Executive Directors, Program Managers, Financial Managers, and anyone who manages people and/or budgets. Adina has provided consulting and executive coaching to nonprofit organizations and their leaders since 1997. Her practice focused on community development organizations
The Zohar, the heart of Kabbalah, is the source of the Tikkun Leil Shavuot, the all-night study session before we receive the Torah on Shavuot. In preparation for understanding what this session was actually about, we’ll do a brief introduction to Zohar and the Sefirot (the inner aspects of the Divine) and then examine a
Facilitated by Ann Itzkowitz, MA and Richard S. Stern, PhD A support group for sharing stories and strategies about the joys and challenges of parenting and caring for adolescents when spending so much time at home. We’ll explore the challenges of work versus family life boundaries, discipline, family fun and activities, chores, moods, emotional climate,
Please join us - it's good to connect! GJC's family retreat community is hosting a virtual Family Havdalah via Zoom. It will be a chance for kids and parents to be in community, even virtually, as we mark the transition from Shabbat. Come light your candle with us! This week the Family Havdalah is led
Without A, B & O, the Red Cross can't save anyone. You are the #MissingType they need! Make your appointment early, as blood drive participant slots have been filling up quickly! We encourage you to use Rapid Pass (www.redcrossblood.org/rapidpass); this will help cut down the time people are waiting together to be checked in*. Don't
Register Here Mondays, 2:30-3:15 PM Facilitated by Linda Hahn and Rabbi Dayle Friedman A supportive setting for participants to express, explore, better understand, and gain more perspective on the feelings and reactions around care and responsibility for aging parents. We gather now, in light of increased stress due to the added health risks and increased
The United States’ role in saving Europe’s intellectual elite from the Nazis is often told as a tale of triumph, which in many ways it was. America welcomed Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermi, Hannah Arendt and Herbert Marcuse, Rudolf Carnap, and Richard Courant, among hundreds of other physicists, philosophers, mathematicians, historians, chemists, and linguists who
Online, Monday and Thursday mornings from 8:30-9:30 AM via Zoom. Song, learning, and creative practice all in one! Newspapers, magazines, anything from your recycling bin, or any art supplies you may have around the house is all you need. Join by smartphone, computer, or tablet: Use this Zoom link. Join by telephone: Call 646- 558-
