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
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
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.
Explore the queer Jewish past in the United States with Dr. Gregg Drinkwater, a scholar of queer Jewish history and a longtime advocate for LGBTQ inclusion in the Jewish world. In this online talk, we’ll discuss these and other questions: When did Jewish sexual and gender minorities in the United States forge identities as LGBTQ
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. June's book is "The
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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Join Chana Rothman (outdoors on GJC’s front lawn) in a Rainbow Train for a joy-filled, song-filled morning of inclusion, love, and celebration of diversity! Reserve your group’s individual “train car,” complete with items to shake, shimmy, and make music along with Chana. The train car pods will help our families gather together safely, and all
Germantown Jewish Centre's Bylaws require that the following notice be provided to the congregation in conjunction with the Annual Meeting: Article X.B of the Bylaws The report of the Nominating Committee shall be mailed by the Recording Secretary to every member of the congregation, together with the notice of the Annual Meeting, as set forth
"Kol Zimrah" means "the sound of singing." This special musical service, currently offered online, is led by Rabbi Adam Zeff and Executive Director Nina Peskin. Kol Zimrah features original melodies and kavanot (short spiritual reflections) rather than a formal teaching. The service, which includes a drummer, invites us to enter the peaceful and reflective space
