Join the Women of GJC and HAZAK for a program that celebrates spring! Lucy Dinsmore, former Morris Arboretum horticulturist, and certified arborist will present practical ways to prepare your yard for the 2021 growing season. From spring cleanup to preparing the garden of your dreams and/or converting your lawn to an impacting habitat, Lucy will
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
Dorshei Derekh is a weekly member-led Reconstructionist minyan that puts an emphasis on singing, with a full P’sukei d’Zimra (preliminary service), and interactive discussion during the d’var Torah. The minyan is currently meeting over Zoom, and all roles in the service are coordinated and filled by members, who also organize social activities, study, and celebrations
