TORAH FUND BRUNCH honoring Vilma Lieberman with guest speaker Dr. Chava Weissler Sunday, May 1 at 11:00 AM Women of GJC invites you to join them in person at our annual Torah Fund Brunch. All are invited. May is a beautiful time to be outside, and this year's Torah Fund Brunch will be held in
May Art Beit Midrash 9:00 - 10:00 AM on Mondays and Wednesdays throughout May Join our community in exploring the themes of the season, weekly Torah reading, and holidays. Using the Jewish Studio Process, we integrate spiritual grounding, text study, and creative process (using any materials you have at home to explore and play). This
Israel Programming @ GJC presents "BREAKING BREAD" - Hummus has no borders. Wednesday, May 4 under the Maple Tent Dinner by Goldie at 6:30 PM, Film at 7:00 PM - REGISTER HERE BREAKING BREAD is a documentary that explores the A-Sham Festival, a groundbreaking food festival where Arab and Jewish chefs work in tandem to
Mazal tov to Annalena Lattanzi, daughter of Gregory Lattanzi and Haviva Goldman, on becoming Bat Mitzvah! This weekly service, held in the Charry Sanctuary, puts an emphasis on learning, with a shorter Shacharit prayer service and a longer period for study, led by the Rabbi and the Assistant Rabbi. The Charry Service often hosts special
Israel Programming at GJC presents POLITICS & SPIRITUALITY IN ISRAEL with Rabbi Rani Yaeger, Shalom Hartman Institute Sunday, May 15 at 10:00 AM In Israel, politics and state are deeply interwoven with the spiritual, and important tectonic changes are shaping the identity of Jews there. Join Rabbi Rani Jaeger of the Shalom Hartman Institute to
WOMEN'S CLOTHING GIVEAWAY Sunday, May 15 under GJC's Maple TentDrop-off beginning at 10:00 AM Shopping hours from 12:00-2:30 PM We are excited to share the news that the GJC Women's Clothing Exchange will return, in a new risk-reduced format, on Sunday, May 15th! If you haven’t attended in the past: this is a fantastic opportunity to
Please join us for HAZAK Shabbat on Saturday, May 21, in the Charry Sanctuary. Our speaker will be Al Schmidt, President and CEO of the Committee of Seventy, a major Philadelphia nonprofit that works to improve government and elections. Al Schmidt joined the Committee of Seventy as President & CEO in January 2022 after serving
Join us for a fun afternoon under GJC’s Maple Tent for our first Spring Barley Fest! The fest features end-of-Religious-School celebrations, a full-length brewing demonstration by master home brewers Steve Wade and Josh Peskin, live music, taste-testing, games, and much, much more. This is a come when you want, leave when you want event. Hope
The holiday of Shavuot connects us to each other and to our ancestors as we commemorate and relive revelation of Torah. This year, we have the opportunity to gather together in person for GJC’s annual Tikkun Leyl Shavuot (traditionally an all-night Torah study). Keep reading below for all the details! 7:00-7:45 PM: Chapter 6 of
Come travel to Mount Sinai with Rabbi Adam and Student Rabbi Maria Pulzetti! Through storytelling and movement, we will go on an interactive journey together to Mount Sinai with the Jewish people complete with camping out at the mountain and receiving the Torah. This program is well suited for those of all ages, but particularly