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
The MC Hanukiyah Assembly will be on site at GJC. For more information, contact Kate Lawn, Program & Membership Director at program@germantownjewishcentre.org. We hope to see you there!
For more information, please contact Director of Youth and Families, Abigail Weinberg at educator@germantownjewishcentre.org.
Women of GJC present OPEN SESAME: THE SOOM TAHINI STORY with Amy Zitelman, CEO of SOOM Foods Meet Amy Zitelman, the CEO of SOOM Foods, and hear how she and her sisters created their successful importing business in 2012 that offers outstanding Tahini products in US markets. Based in Philadelphia, SOOM sources sesame seeds in
Biblical Hebrew 5: Readings and Translations 1-2:30 PM on Wednesdays, November 17-January 12 Join Rabbi Fredi Cooper for Biblical Hebrew learning. In addition to completing a workbook, students will read and translate short biblical passages. Rabbi Fredi Cooper Rabbi Fredi Cooper is a retired rabbi, teacher, therapist, mother, wife and friend and mentor. Her passion
Mazal tov to Peter Fisher, son of Jacob Fisher and Ronnie Rubin, on becoming Bar 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
The MC Hanukiyah Assembly will be on site at GJC. For more information, contact Kate Lawn, Program & Membership Director at program@germantownjewishcentre.org. We hope to see you there!
If you or your child needs access to the BBM Family Program, please email Education Director Abby Weinberg at educator@germantownjewishcentre.org.
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
The front lawn of Germantown Jewish Centre is once again home to the Dancing Children Hanukiyah. Since 2000, GJC Men’s Club volunteers have assembled this unique, beautiful structure. Synagogue members and unaffiliated neighbors have come to look at this menorah as an integral part of the GJC community in winter, bringing light to the holiday
