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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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The clergy of The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Germantown Jewish Centre, and St. Martin's Episcopal will host a conversation about who we are as a country and how we got here. The clergy will offer their observations, and space will be made for conversation and sharing of feelings and perspectives. We may venture into
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Adina Abramowitz and Mark Pinsky will present Financial Racism: Your Money, Your Impact on Feb 4, 2021 at 8:00. This is the fourth event in the TOCT series, Facing Systemic Racism. They will discuss many of the ways that our financial system supports systemic racism as well as the people and organizations working to change |
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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 in! PLEASE NOTE: Links to services and events are not posted on the GJC website. Rather, |
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Dancin’ in the Seats is Steve Weintraub's program of dance done while mostly or entirely seated. Dancin’ in the seats is not simply an exercise program but brings an aesthetic dimension to movement. For an hour at a time, participants feel happy to be alive, graceful, and youthful. Being seated allows a large range of |
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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. February's book is "The |
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All are invited to join HAZAK for a program led by Ilene Poses, educator at the Philadelphia Art Museum and History Hunters. Ilene will take us on a virtual tour through Germantown to hear first-person stories of people who lived in the historical houses of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. These are stories |
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Wendy Elliott-Vandivier, an artist and long-time disability advocate will present information on her experiences as an artist and disability activist, As part of her presentation, she will show examples of her cartoons that focus on disability awareness and some of the microaggressions and barriers that disabled people experience as they try to live their ordinary, |
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Curious about “the rabbis,” who wrote “the Talmud,” and what is housed inside this ancient text? Interested in learning some text and also unpacking historical layers, rabbinic personalities, Jewish themes, and timeless stories? Join Rabbi Richman as we continue to build a community of women-identified learners. Women’s Talmud Study will gather virtually, by Zoom, on |
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1:00 - 2:00 PM on Wednesdays (January 6 - February 24, 2021) In this course, we will continue with the Second Book: Aleph isn’t enough to complete this second book in the series. We are now building vocabulary, expanding knowledge of roots, conjugation of verbs and beginning translations. Tuition and book fees are $80/GJC members |
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Join the GJC Men's Club on Zoom for Louis Schmidt’s moving talk about his experiences interviewing and recording testimonies of Holocaust survivors. These interviews are now part of the USC Shoah Foundation’s archive to bear witness to the Holocaust. Mr. Schmidt’s presentation is entitled: “The Untold Story of How the Stories Were Told”. Mr. Schmidt, |
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Tuesdays, February 23, March 2 & March 9 7:00-8:30 PM on Zoom Dr. Tamar Kamionkowski In this course students will study three passages from Tanakh that offer radically visions of the beginning of days. A brief shiur (lesson) will open and end each session to frame the questions for the week and to provide some |
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Mondays, March 1, 8, and 15 (7:00 - 9:00 PM on Zoom) We will examine classical Rabbinic texts (Mishna, Talmud, Midrash) focusing on the story and rituals of Passover. Each session will combine close reading with a partner (Hevruta); a presentation by the instructor (shiur); and group discussion of how these teachings might shape the |
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This program will discuss the relationship between the environment and identity and encourage us to think more broadly about the multifaceted reality of environmental racism in the United States. Rather than a lecture, Maris invites us to think of this as an opportunity to engage with different ways of knowing, experiencing the environment, and reflecting |
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Mazal Tov to Jocie Kraut, daughter of Alisa Kraut & Chris Rugen, on becoming Bat 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 |