Our weekly gatherings follow the Jewish Studio Process, integrating spiritual practice, learning, and creative process. Creating alongside one another, we use materials (everything from tissue paper and oil pastels to acrylic paint and found objects) to explore questions and insights from a given text. We honor studio rules (such as “no comment”) to ensure that
Curious to learn more about and spend more time immersed in the Jewish Studio Process? Join us for a deep dive into the process, centered around the themes of Elul and the High Holiday season. Bring whatever materials you have at home (crayons, watercolors, scrap paper, recycled items, etc). You do not have to be
Join Rabbi Zeff each week online via Zoom for study of the Torah portion and how the medieval commentators understood it. The intent is to have some brief learning about the lens that the ancients brought to Torah, how they understood it, and how that can be helpful for our own lives. All texts will
What can we learn from the ideal and actual behavior of the High Priest on Yom Kippur as described in early Rabbinic texts? We still celebrate the intense moment of the High Priest entering the Holy of Holies in the Temple and uttering the unpronounceable name in the Yom Kippur Musaf, even though there have
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. September's book is "Paris
Women of GJC invite you to join us for a program facilitated by Rina Rosenberg, specifically designed for Jewish women to explore and share emotional and spiritual issues we face in retirement and beyond. Taster Session This will introduce you to reflective work exploring fresh approaches to your life, values, and Jewish practices at this
Join us as we wish Mazal Tov to Ryan Shapiro, son of Seth Shapiro and Courtney Collins-Shapiro, on becoming Bar Mitzvah! 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
GJC's annual Yom Kippur Oscar Bregman Memorial Program with Philadelphia Councilmember-at-Large, Kendra Brooks COVID-19 and the recent Black Lives Matter uprisings have exposed more sharply the racial and income based disparities in our country and in Philadelphia. For a city that was already facing the challenges that come with being the “poorest big city in
Rabbi Zeff will lead the Sukkot service from the Charry Sanctuary. Please join in via remote access. 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