Over the last decade, the leadership of Germantown Jewish Centre has been engaging with the question of how we keep our community safe and secure while retaining our character as a welcoming and open community. We have installed security cameras, created a key fob system to enter the building on weekdays, added a double entrance
Longing for a sacred time and space to hear the Still Small Voice Within you? That is the gift of Shabbat. Join Leah Weisman in co-creating this spiritually uplifting hour of Hebrew chant, meditation and gentle movement. Nourish your personal connection to the Divine. For more information, click here or contact Leah at Leahweisman15@gmail.com.
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 meets in the Temin Canteen Room, and all roles in the service are coordinated and filled by members, who also organize social activities, study, and celebrations
The Germantown Jewish Centre Israeli dance group meets on Sunday mornings from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM from September through June, and on Wednesday evenings from 7:00-9:00 PM during the summer. Under the guidance of an experienced teacher (Grant Shulman), the sessions begin with instruction and review before moving on to intermediate level dances. It
The Mt. Airy Village Fair is a great event and provides a wonderful way to spread the word about GJC in the neighborhood! Help grow our membership by visiting the GJC booth and share your enthusiasm of GJC with prospective members who come by. We have a day of events planned, from "Ask the Rabbi"
Please contact Education Director Ben Rotenberg at educator@germantownjewishcentre.org for login information!
GJC’s Jewish Book Reading Group meets at 7:15pm on the second Tuesday of each month at GJC’s Quitman Library. We read 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, please contact Nan Myers.
This musically and spiritually uplifting service in the Maslow Auditorium welcomes Shabbat with nigunim (wordless melodies) and songs that open hearts and bring people together. The service lasts a little more than an hour and is led by participants and faculty of the Rising Song Jewish Music Residency, an incubator for creative Jewish musical-spiritual leaders.
Men's Club and Women of GJC invite all to the 2019 Welcome Back Brunch! HEAR OUR VOICES Music for the High Holidays CD Release & Teach-and-Sing A teach-and-sing experience with Rabbi Adam Zeff, Nina Peskin, and members of the GJC choir to celebrate the release of GJC's latest album, "Hear Our Voices: Music for the
GJC has scheduled the next Chesed Committee "Cook-In" for Sunday, Sept. 15th from 12-3 PM (and can use some people to stay until 4). We need shoppers, choppers, preppers, makers, bakers, and artists to lend a hand in making meals and cards that go to members of the GJC community experiencing an illness or a
How do we teach children that it’s okay to make mistakes, okay to say we’re sorry, and okay to try again? The ancient rabbis taught that even before the world was made, God created t’shuvah – the path to repentance, a way to deal with our missteps, to apologize to others, and to learn how to move
We invite you to join us at Germantown Jewish Centre for a delicious, community, holiday meal! Dinner will be catered by Centre Catering (under Traditional Kosher Supervision.) The cost of the dinner is $10.00/adult, $5.00/child age 5-12 (sponsorships available upon request) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! Advance registration & payment are necessary by Wednesday, September 25th.
On erev Rosh ha-Shanah, in the first moments of the new year, when everything is possible and all ways are open to us, this service offers a chance to come together in self-reflection as the melodies of the High Holidays, as well as melodies from around the world, weave themselves through our hearts, our minds,