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 bodies, our emotions, our intellects and our unique perspectives. In this class we read selected rabbinic texts guided by feminist, queer, and anti-racist questions such
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Reading & Writing Talmud with a Queer, Anti-racist, Feminist in the 21st Century (Open Beit Midrash)
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Torah Fund Event with Rabbi Annie Lewis & Neal Taibel Sunday, May 2 at 11 AM Each year the Women of GJC sponsor a lovely brunch off site to raise funds to support the seminaries that prepare rabbis, cantors, and Jewish educators for the Conservative movement worldwide. This year please join us for a virtual event |
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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 a way to investigate our spiritual lives and the intersections between ourselves and the larger world. Poetry is also a way to explore our deepest |
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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 on Wednesday, May 5, meeting from 1:00 - 2:00 PM, and will run for eight sessions (ending on June 23). Taught by Rabbi Fredi Cooper. |
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One of the ways the Hebrew word shalvah can be defined is "equanimity." Equanimity is being aware of what's happening, challenges and all, and meeting it with open awareness. Equanimity is maintaining your center while things are uncertain and unstable. We cultivate equanimity in meditation by sitting and returning to open awareness of all we are feeling
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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 and culture?” The Sun Building at 6663 Germantown Ave. is over 100 years old and in recent history has been a Black-owned space that showcased |
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This spirited service (currently offered by Zoom, audio livestream, or video livestream) is led by GJC rabbis who lead us in singing the psalms of Kabbalat Shabbat. The spirit of the singing along with the warmth of the community make this a wonderful way to make the transition from the workweek to Shabbat. The Rabbi |
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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. May's book is "The |
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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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HAZAK programs are planned for our seniors (age 55+) and are geared to both reflect common interests and get us to “stretch” to try new activities as well. This well-attended book group meets monthly all year long on the second Thursday of the month to discuss great books - BYO tea and nosh to the |
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Mazal tov to the Confirmation Class of 2021! 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 receive these emails, please contact Program & Membership Director |
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Calling all Israelite families (with kids aged 5-12) to join our SHAVU’OT SCAVENGER HUNT! Like the Hebrews making their way towards Mt. Sinai, you will travel with your clan around the GJC grounds, “doing and listening” to Torah along the way. At each stop, you will experience one of the 10 Commandments, and when you’re
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6:00 PM: The Completion of Pirkei Avot (in person, online, and streaming) Join Rabbi Zeff for an exploration of the final chapter of Pirkei Avot, where we will focus on “How to Acquire Torah.” This learning session will be held outdoors and in person at GJC, as well as accessible by Zoom and live video stream. If |
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Second Thursday of the month, 10:00-11:00 AM Facilitated by Rabbi Fredi Cooper Support for parents with children living abroad. Fredi Cooper is a retired rabbi, teacher, therapist, mother, wife and friend and mentor. Her passion both inside and outside of the Jewish world is cooking. PLEASE NOTE: Links to register for support groups are not |
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Faster, Higher, Further, Better... Noted sports psychologist and GJC member Dr. Joel Fish will talk about the psychology of competition, who has the drive? Please join us on Zoom at 7 pm on Wednesday, May 26th. Zoom link to follow just before the program. Dr. Joel Fish is a licensed psychologist and a nationally recognized expert in |
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Save the Date for an Exclusive Virtual Screening of To Bigotry No Sanction, a magnificent musical work based on George Washington’s historic Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, Composed by Jonathan Comisar. Comisar’s stunning new cantata embodies touchstones of Jewish and American music in an orchestral/choral setting. This professional performance conducted by |
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One of the ways the Hebrew word shalvah can be defined is "equanimity." Equanimity is being aware of what's happening, challenges and all, and meeting it with open awareness. Equanimity is maintaining your center while things are uncertain and unstable. We cultivate equanimity in meditation by sitting and returning to open awareness of all we are feeling |
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6:00 PM.......GJC Teen PRIDE featuring Levanah Cohen, Toby Kessler Cohen, Oliver Kraut, Serena Levingston, Sol Pinsky Elsila, Yael Smith Posner, Sadie Wade, and Hadassah Weinmartin Begin PRIDE month with the teens of Germantown Jewish Centre, coordinated by Serena Levingston and Dasi Weinmartin. Dialogue, discussion, skits, slideshows, and more - you are bound to learn something |
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Join us under the rainbow arch for the Charry Service! Masks are required and social distancing encouraged. D'var Torah by Maria Pulzetti - A Thread of Blue: Tzitzit from a Queer Perspective. This week’s Torah reading concludes with the mitzvah of tzitzit (fringes), which we are commanded to put on the corners of our garments. |