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
How do our faith and our religious practices support and guide us during this time of upheaval? What are communities of faith called to be in the moment? How will we be challenged and changed? Rabbi Adam Zeff of Germantown Jewish Center, Pastor John Wilkinson of Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church and Jarrett Kerbel, Rector of
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
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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
Wednesdays, 2:30-3:30 PM Facilitated by Sandi Cohen and Rabbi George Stern This group will bring grandparents and great-grandparents together to support one another and talk about how they’re feeling as the pandemic separates them from their grandchildren. We’ll share what we’ve done to maintain contact and what resources we’ve used, and brainstorm new creative ideas.
This series is designed to deepen your experience of the entire High Holiday experience. We will be reading Alan Lew’s “This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared” together. The book will guide us through the 2-month journey from Tisha B’av through Sukkot. Each participant should obtain the book and read the assigned chapters before
If you need the link to attend the meeting, please contact Women of GJC co-President Marilyn Silberstein at mjsilb3@gmail.com.
PLEASE NOTE: Links to services and events are not posted on our website. Rather, daily and weekly schedules with links are emailed to our member listserv. If you are not a GJC member but would like to receive these emails, please contact Program & Membership Director Kate Lawn at program@germantownjewishcentre.org to be added to our
A Tish'ah b'Av Program with Jared Jackon Wednesday, July 29 at 8:00 PM Service & reading of Eicha (Lamentations) after program (approx. 9 PM). Jared Jackson will lead our Tish'a b'Av program this year, focusing on how Black Jews in our community are feeling regarding the responses towards racial injustice. Jared will help us consider
