People of the Book
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.
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Learning Opportunities
The Ten Commandments Of Managing Our Evolving Digital Selves Dialogue with Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Schein
We live in a highly digital Age. At no time has the relationship between Judaism and Technology been all at once so rich, complex, enriching, and problematic. Based on a
Music as an Intimate Portrait of Israeli Society with David Peretz
The GJC Men's Club and Israel Programming at GJC, in coordination with the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and Jewish Agency for Israel's Partnership Together (also known as P2G) are
Charry Service: Bat Mitzvah of Levanah Cohen
Mazal tov to Levanah Cohen, daughter of Rabbi Debrah Cohen, on becoming Bat Mitzvah! Rabbi Zeff will be leading a service from the Charry Sanctuary this week with Shabbat prayers
Reading & Writing Talmud with a Queer, Anti-racist, Feminist in the 21st Century (Open Beit Midrash)
Tuesdays, April 27, May 4 & May 11 7:00-8:30 PM on Zoom Dr. Gwynn Kessler We do not passively read texts but actively meet them with our whole selves: our
Paving the Omer Path with Poetry
8:00 - 9:15 PM on Mondays, March 29 - May 10 Each year many of us use the counting of the omer (marking each day between Passover and Shavuot) as
Biblical Hebrew IV
1:00 - 2:00 PM on Wednesdays, May 5 - June 23 We will continue with Biblical Hebrew learning, moving onto the book “Bet is for Bereshit.” The class will begin
Balancing Gentrification on Germantown Ave.
With the goal of preserving the treasured diversity of Mt Airy, Samantha & Antoine Joseph ask, “Can we begin with one building to combat the rapid erasure of African American history
People of the Book
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.
Dancin’ in the Seats with Steve Weintraub
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