GJC Teen Think Tank
Calling all teens to a GJC Teen Think Tank! Your voice matters! Please join a 1 hour FUN Zoom gathering, facilitated by our awesome confirmation teacher, Noah Rubin-Blose. Share your ideas for shaping your GJC experience in the coming year. Email Abby to RSVP!
Journaling (a Women of GJC program)
The Women of GJC invite you to join us Sunday, August 9, 10:00 am on Zoom for a session on Journaling… for fun, introspection, creativity, inspiration, capturing family experiences or the unique time we live in today, and more. Jean McWilliams, former head of the English Department at Lower Merion High School and experienced journaler
HAZAK Book Group
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 Wednesday of the month to discuss great books over tea and nosh. This month's book
HAZAK Book Group
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
All About Elul
How can we use the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah to prepare ourselves for the work of the High Holiday season? Join Rabbi Rebecca Richman for a session that will guide us through traditions, rituals, and spiritual practices that we might take on during the Hebrew month of Elul (which starts the night after
Morning Minyan (online, dial-in, or videostream)
Prayer is for every day, and GJC supports a weekday minyan service. The Rabbi gives a short teaching at the end of each service to provide food for thought for the day. The minyan provides a relaxed and welcoming environment in which to pray, to learn prayer skills, and, for those in mourning, to recite
Kol D’mamah: Elul Journey
Reflect on the year just lived. Clear pathways for your heart and soul to lead the way into the New Year. Hebrew chant, meditation, and gentle energy movement. Led by Leah Weisman. PLEASE NOTE: Links to services and events are not posted on the GJC website. Rather, daily and weekly schedules with links are emailed
The Mitzvah of Shofar Blowing: The Hows and Whys of this Iconic Holy Day Sound
Phill Goldberg and Rabbi Elyse Wechterman will share their love of shofar blowing and why it is meaningful to them and then provide lessons and coaching for those who would like to take on this mitzvah this year. Please have a shofar ready and some paper and pens for taking a few "notes." No prior
Seeking Redemption in an Unredeemed World
Please join the Germantown Jewish Centre Men's Club for a book talk with author Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison. Rava said: When assessing one’s life…the Heavenly Tribunal will ask… did you glimpse redemption? (BT Shabbat 31a) The Jewish view of history rests on three pillars: Creation, Revelation, and Redemption. Arguably Redemption stands pre-eminent among the three.