HAZAK & Women of GJC present Sex & Consent: Ethical Issues with Intimacy in Aging with Dr. Kenneth Weiss & Rabbi Dayle Friedman Sunday, June 2 at 10 AM Is it ethical and legal for persons with declining mental capacity to engage in intimate relations? Can residents of long-term-care facilities choose to have intimate visits
Shavuot celebrates the spring harvest and recalls the revelation of Torah at Mount Sinai. Rooted in a kabbalistic tradition, Jews all around the world spend the night learning. This year, we'll begin our night with communal singing, followed by collective study on the making of sacred learning community. We'll have the chance to daven together,
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
Tish'ah b'Av commemorates the destruction of the temples and the mass displacement of our ancestors. As we know, this was far from the last time our people would experience mass displacement and bear the weight of ensuing collective trauma. As human beings we are story-telling animals. We make meaning of our lives and our personal
Our local and excellent Woodmere Museum (on Germantown Avenue, about 1 mile north of the Chestnut Hill West train station) holds a Juried Exhibition every summer. The works are new, often startling, very fresh and provocative of much discussion. HAZAK has arranged for a tour with a Museum docent. The tour should last one to
Over the last decade, the leadership of Germantown Jewish Centre has been engaging with the question of how we keep our community safe and secure while retaining our character as a welcoming and open community. We have installed security cameras, created a key fob system to enter the building on weekdays, added a double entrance
The Mt. Airy Village Fair is a great event and provides a wonderful way to spread the word about GJC in the neighborhood! Help grow our membership by visiting the GJC booth and share your enthusiasm of GJC with prospective members who come by. We have a day of events planned, from "Ask the Rabbi"
Men's Club and Women of GJC invite all to the 2019 Welcome Back Brunch! HEAR OUR VOICES Music for the High Holidays CD Release & Teach-and-Sing A teach-and-sing experience with Rabbi Adam Zeff, Nina Peskin, and members of the GJC choir to celebrate the release of GJC's latest album, "Hear Our Voices: Music for the
GJC has scheduled the next Chesed Committee "Cook-In" for Sunday, Sept. 15th from 12-3 PM (and can use some people to stay until 4). We need shoppers, choppers, preppers, makers, bakers, and artists to lend a hand in making meals and cards that go to members of the GJC community experiencing an illness or a
PREPARING FOR THE NEW YEAR WITH DEVOTIONAL MUSIC AND PRAYER A chance to take stock, to let go of old habits of thought and action, and commit ourselves to moving in new directions. How do we take stock, let go, and move in new directions? What do we do to prepare our hearts for the
