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Many of us are unexpectedly in the position of leading a seder, and may want a refresher. Please join us for "How to Lead a Seder," where you'll hear ideas from Rabbi Zeff and others, have an opportunity to share your own ideas, and explore ways that allow us to celebrate Pesah in a different |
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Learn about the tradition of reading Shir HaShirim during Passover and delve into some of the themes of the text. Explore the narrative of the love between God and the people of Israel, and consider the resonance of the text as we ready ourselves for Passover. This is an online class via Zoom; the link |
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The link to attend this class via Zoom was emailed to all participants. If you do not have the link, please email Kate Lawn at program@germantownjewishcentre.org.
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Socialize and study rabbinic legends about the Torah! Video: Use this Zoom link on your smartphone or computer. Audio: Call 1-929-436-2866, Meeting ID 839-225-558
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The zoom link to access the meeting will be emailed to the Executive Committee. If you do not have the link, please email Teena Robinson. |
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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 to discuss great books over tea and nosh. To learn which book the group is currently reading, for |
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Join Rabbi Fredi Cooper to study and read closely Jewish texts. In addition to the biblical text, midrashic texts are introduced when they extend the understanding of the texts encountered. All are welcome. To join via computer, smartphone, or tablet: https://zoom.us/j/855551798 To join via telephone: Call 646-558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 855-551-798
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Since the early 1900s, Jews around the world have been studying one daf (page) of Talmud a day, slowly making their way through 37 tractates (volumes) over the course of approximately seven and a half years. The daily practice, known as “daf yomi” (one page, daily), is slowly becoming more accessible, through English translations, podcasts, |
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Curious about “the rabbis,” who wrote “the Talmud,” and what is housed inside this ancient text? Interested in learning some text and also unpacking historical layers, rabbinic personalities, Jewish themes, and timeless stories? Join Rabbi Richman as we build a community of women-identified learners. Women’s Talmud Study will gather virtually, by Zoom, on the first
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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 again and again. Likewise, in |
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Join by smartphone, tablet, or computer: Use this Zoom link. Join by telephone: dial 929-436-2866 and use Meeting ID: 780 532 809 Listen to the audio livestream: Use this Mixlr link.
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Please join Rabbi Zeff for an online seder. To join via computer, smartphone, or tablet: Click on this Zoom link To join via telephone: Call 646-876-9923, enter Meeting ID 105-990-467 and Password 669152 |
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Please join Rabbi Zeff for an audio livestream of the Pesah Day 1 service – click HERE. There will also be a text study as part of the service. The study for Day 1 focuses on the prayer for dew that we say on the first day of Pesah. What is it and why do we say it
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Dorshei Derekh is holding this Pesah service via Zoom. If you would like to join via Zoom, please email Mark Pinsky for the link and login information. |
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Please join Rabbi Zeff for an audio livestream of the Pesah Day 2 service – click HERE. There will also be a text study as part of the service. The study for Day 2 focuses on the story told in the haftarah for that day, of King Josiah finding a scroll of Torah and transforming the practices |
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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
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Join Rabbi Fredi Cooper to study and read closely Jewish texts. In addition to the biblical text, midrashic texts are introduced when they extend the understanding of the texts encountered. All are welcome. To join via computer, smartphone, or tablet: https://zoom.us/j/855551798 To join via telephone: Call 646-558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 855-551-798
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We will join together on zoom for a session with Rabbi Richman, focused on the stories we tell during Passover. We'll explore some rabbinic texts, take a look at a few excerpts from the haggadah, and share some of our own stories of Passover traditions. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and connect with your community! |
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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
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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 again and again. Likewise, in
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Join us every night through Wednesday, May 27. We will gather together to schmooze from 9 to 9:15 PM. At 9:15 we count the omer. After counting, there is time until (at least) 9:30 to discuss the attributes of the day. For the Zoom log-in, please contact Pesha Leichter at pesha27@gmail.com |
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Please join Rabbi Zeff for an audio livestream of the Pesah Day 7 service – click HERE. As part of the services, Rabbi Zeff will also be teaching a text study focusing on the Song at the Sea, the moment when the Israelites, led by Moses and Miriam, break out into a song of praise
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Dorshei Derekh is holding this Pesah service via Zoom. If you would like to join via Zoom, please email Mark Pinsky for the link and login information. |
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Please join Rabbi Zeff for an audio livestream of the Pesah Day 8 service with Yizkor – click HERE. Rabbi Zeff will be leading services from the Charry Sanctuary, including the Yizkor memorial prayers that we say for those whom we have loved and lost. His d'var Torah will focus on how we carry those |
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Welcome Shabbat together with singing and joy! Video: Use this Zoom link on your smartphone or computer. Audio: Call 1-929-436-2866, Meeting ID 227-420-988 Listening only: Click here or listen on our website at www.germantownjewishcentre.org |
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Join Rabbi Zeff for Sunday coffee & conversation! Join Zoom Meeting online: https://zoom.us/j/204810434 Dial in: +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) Use Meeting ID: 204 810 434
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For the link to access the BBMM Family Program, please email Education Director Ben Rotenberg at educator@germantownjewishcentre.org.
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hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia in observing Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, with Zikaron BaSalon (Hebrew for “memories in the living room”) program. Build and explore personal connections to the Holocaust as we listen, think, talk and open our hearts to the stories of survivors. |
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Join Rabbi Fredi Cooper to study and read closely Jewish texts. In addition to the biblical text, midrashic texts are introduced when they extend the understanding of the texts encountered. All are welcome. To join via computer, smartphone, or tablet: https://zoom.us/j/855551798 To join via telephone: Call 646-558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 855-551-798 |
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GJC’s Jewish Book Group reads 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. This month's book is "Button Man" by Andrew Gross. For more information and for the zoom link or call-in number for this month's People |
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How are religious communities reacting to living through a pandemic? How is it making us think differently about what it means to be a congregation, how we forge connections, and how we relate to the divine? And how should it make us act differently on our commitments to advocate for equity and justice at a |
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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 |
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Please join us - it's good to connect! GJC's family retreat community is hosting a virtual Family Havdalah via Zoom. It will be a chance for kids and parents to be in community, even virtually, as we mark the transition from Shabbat. Come light your candle with us! https://us04web.zoom.us/j/581668185 Meeting ID 581-668-185 |
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Just as chanting and meditating on Shabbat has filled our hearts and carried us through the week, we will use those tools to celebrate each week's Omer gate from the Tree of Life. Receive gifts of enhanced awareness and guidance to be felt throughout your whole week. This is the perfect time to begin practices
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It is unavoidable that the pandemic through which we are all living would make us confront our mortality. It is uncomfortable for us to think about the end of our lives, but Jewish tradition urges us to devote some time to consider what will happen when we die, both for our own sake and for the |
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Join Rabbi Fredi Cooper to study and read closely Jewish texts. In addition to the biblical text, midrashic texts are introduced when they extend the understanding of the texts encountered. All are welcome. To join via computer, smartphone, or tablet: https://zoom.us/j/855551798 To join via telephone: Call 646-558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 855-551-798 |
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Join GJC's Israel Programming and Women of GJC for a special program to celebrate Yom ha-Atzma'ut! Liraz Cohen, founder of Fashionating by Liri and leader of the NY-Israel Fash&Tech community, will join us for a program via Zoom: "From the Kibbutz to the Big City Tel-Aviv: The History of Israeli Fashion." The presentation tells the |
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Please join us - it's good to connect! GJC's family retreat community is hosting a virtual Family Havdalah via Zoom, led by Mike Gross, Penina Kelberg, and their children. It will be a chance for kids and parents to be in community, even virtually, as we mark the transition from Shabbat. Come light your candle |