Today's Hoshana Rabbah service will be outdoors with our usual Zoom link, in front of GJC on the lawn. Please wear your mask, and bring your own lulav and etrog! PLEASE NOTE: Links to services and events are not posted on the GJC website. Rather, daily and weekly schedules with links are emailed to our
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
Rabbi Zeff will be leading a service from the Charry Sanctuary this week with prayers and songs. As part of the service, the rabbi will also be teaching a text study. If your Shabbat practice allows, please tune in! PLEASE NOTE: Links to services and events are not posted on the GJC website. Rather, daily
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
This weekly member-led traditional egalitarian minyan puts an emphasis on a complete traditional prayer service, with repetition of the Amidah in Shacharit and a full Torah reading. The minyan is currently meeting on Zoom, and all roles in the service are coordinated and filled by members, who also organize social activities, study, and celebrations throughout
PLEASE NOTE: Links to services and events are not posted on the GJC 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 list.
Join us as we begin in front of GJC for an outdoor Simhat Torah Parade! Please wear your mask and keep a 6' distance between yourself and others.
Mondays, 7:00-8:00 PM Facilitated by Allison Pokras and Susan Sussman Together, we will explore the challenges of navigating employment insecurity, underemployment, and related financial concerns. We will co-create the agenda to be responsive to the needs of attendees and the current climate. Allison Pokras is a consultant, educator, and diversity, equity, and inclusion advocate who
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. October's book is "Family
This group is for GJC congregants who are worried about and/or caring for their aging parents. Covid has made medical care and visiting extraordinarily difficult. This group will offer space to share stories and offer mutual support. About the facilitator: Geoffrey Margo, MD is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist. This group meets on the second Tuesday
