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ON OUR OWN, IN COMMUNITY: A GROUP FOR PEOPLE LIVING SOLO
Facilitated by Wendy A. Horwitz, PhD Living on our own at any stage of life is sometimes challenging, and the pandemic may magnify those challenges. In a spirit of exploration, we’ll use creative activities such as free-writing and story-telling to enhance our solo life repertoire. Gently guided conversation will provide opportunities for the group to
Charry Service: Bat Mitzvah of Levanah Cohen
Mazal tov to Levanah Cohen, daughter of Rabbi Debrah Cohen, on becoming Bat Mitzvah! Rabbi Zeff will be leading a service from the Charry Sanctuary this week with Shabbat 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
Create a Beautiful Garden & Meaningful Habitat
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
Reading & Writing Talmud with a Queer, Anti-racist, Feminist in the 21st Century (Open Beit Midrash)
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
2nd Grade Siddur & 3rd Grade Tanakh Ceremonies in Morning Minyan
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 Program with Rabbi Annie Lewis & Neal Taibel
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
Paving the Omer Path with Poetry
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
Biblical Hebrew IV
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.
Shalvah
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