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Virtual Screening of “To Bigotry No Sanction”
Virtual Screening of “To Bigotry No Sanction”
Save the Date for an Exclusive Virtual Screening of To Bigotry No Sanction, a magnificent musical work based on George Washington’s historic Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, Composed by Jonathan Comisar. Comisar’s stunning new cantata embodies touchstones of Jewish and American music in an orchestral/choral setting. This professional performance conducted by
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Shalvah
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
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Friday Night PRIDE! Program & Service
Friday Night PRIDE! Program & Service
6:00 PM.......GJC Teen PRIDE featuring Levanah Cohen, Toby Kessler Cohen, Oliver Kraut, Serena Levingston, Sol Pinsky Elsila, Yael Smith Posner, Sadie Wade, and Hadassah Weinmartin Begin PRIDE month with the teens of Germantown Jewish Centre, coordinated by Serena Levingston and Dasi Weinmartin. Dialogue, discussion, skits, slideshows, and more - you are bound to learn something
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Charry Service: PRIDE Shabbat
Charry Service: PRIDE Shabbat
Join us under the rainbow arch for the Charry Service! Masks are required and social distancing encouraged. D'var Torah by Maria Pulzetti - A Thread of Blue: Tzitzit from a Queer Perspective. This week’s Torah reading concludes with the mitzvah of tzitzit (fringes), which we are commanded to put on the corners of our garments.
Dorshei Derekh Shabbat Service
Dorshei Derekh Shabbat Service
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
Minyan Masorti PRIDE Shabbat Service
Minyan Masorti PRIDE Shabbat Service
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
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Queer Jewish Pasts: A History of LGBTQ Jewish Activism and Innovation, 1965 to Today with Dr. Gregg Drinkwater
Queer Jewish Pasts: A History of LGBTQ Jewish Activism and Innovation, 1965 to Today with Dr. Gregg Drinkwater
Explore the queer Jewish past in the United States with Dr. Gregg Drinkwater, a scholar of queer Jewish history and a longtime advocate for LGBTQ inclusion in the Jewish world. In this online talk, we’ll discuss these and other questions: When did Jewish sexual and gender minorities in the United States forge identities as LGBTQ
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People of the Book
People of the Book
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. June's book is "The
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HAZAK Book Group
HAZAK Book Group
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 Thursday of the month to discuss great books - BYO tea and nosh to the
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PRIDE Family JAM with Chana Rothman!
PRIDE Family JAM with Chana Rothman!
Join Chana Rothman (outdoors on GJC’s front lawn) in a Rainbow Train for a joy-filled, song-filled morning of inclusion, love, and celebration of diversity! Reserve your group’s individual “train car,” complete with items to shake, shimmy, and make music along with Chana. The train car pods will help our families gather together safely, and all
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GJC’s Annual Congregational Meeting (via Zoom)
GJC’s Annual Congregational Meeting (via Zoom)
Germantown Jewish Centre's Bylaws require that the following notice be provided to the congregation in conjunction with the Annual Meeting: Article X.B of the Bylaws The report of the Nominating Committee shall be mailed by the Recording Secretary to every member of the congregation, together with the notice of the Annual Meeting, as set forth
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Kol Zimrah
Kol Zimrah
"Kol Zimrah" means "the sound of singing." This special musical service, currently offered online, is led by Rabbi Adam Zeff and Executive Director Nina Peskin. Kol Zimrah features original melodies and kavanot (short spiritual reflections) rather than a formal teaching. The service, which includes a drummer, invites us to enter the peaceful and reflective space
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Morning Minyan
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
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Morning Minyan
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
Shalvah
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
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat
This spirited service is led by GJC rabbis who lead us in singing the psalms of Kabbalat Shabbat. The spirit of the singing along with the warmth of the community make this a wonderful way to make the transition from the workweek to Shabbat. The Rabbi offers a short teaching before we move on to
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Charry Service
Charry Service
This weekly service, held in the Charry Sanctuary, puts an emphasis on learning, with a shorter Shacharit prayer service and a longer period for study, led by the Rabbi and the Assistant Rabbi. The Charry Service often hosts special Shabbatot with guest speakers, B’nei Mitzvah services, and other celebrations. Members of all ages often take