Join our community in exploring the themes of Elul and the High Holidays throughout the month of August. Using the Jewish Studio Process, we will prepare our souls, minds, and creative selves for this season of transformation. The process we use integrates spiritual grounding, text study, and creative process (using any materials you have at
Get ready to make a joyful sound at GJC’s Shofar JAM! The shofar is blown all throughout the month of Elul in preparation for Rosh ha-Shanah, so come help us get ready for the new year! We will hear a special story that Rabbi Adam told his own children when they were young, and then
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
Mondays, August 9, 16, 23, and 30 (7:30 -8:30 PM) This class will combine Jewish texts, clinical knowledge, life stories, and experiential learning. We will discuss individual experiences within a larger frame from the Jewish calendar. Participants will discuss the inner nature of transitions, the psychology of change, and how Judaism supports us through change.
Wednesdays, August 11, 18, and 25 (7-8pm) Have you ever arrived at Rosh Hashanah services and felt that nagging feeling like you didn’t do the necessary spiritual work to be fully present to the challenging themes of the High Holidays? This course is designed to help us do just that. During the month of Elul,
Dancin’ in the Seats is Steve Weintraub's program of dance done while mostly or entirely seated. Dancin’ in the seats is not simply an exercise program but brings an aesthetic dimension to movement. For an hour at a time, participants feel happy to be alive, graceful, and youthful. Being seated allows a large range of
Thursday, August 19 (7:00 - 8:00 PM) Join us as we explore Pharaoh’s post-Egyptian career from his debacle at the Reed Sea through his migration to Assyria, his second act as Nineveh’s King in the Jonah story and his ongoing, posthumous role as Greeter at the Gates of Hell. Using Biblical and Midrashic texts we’ll
Sunday, August 22 (7:30 - 8:30 PM) What do the laws of Sukkah construction teach us about cultivating resilience, welcoming joy and revealing what really matters in our lives? We'll begin by investigating the etymology of the word "sukkah" itself (and why it's an ironic name), and then learn some of the classic laws of
JOIN TEAM GJC IN OUR HIGH HOLIDAYS VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE! CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE! "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead This year, in partnership with Philabundance, GJC is hosting a virtual food drive to raise
How do we take stock, let go, and move in new directions? What do we do to prepare our hearts for the spiritual work of teshuvah (return)? The tradition of chanting S'lichot - psalms, poems, and prayers for forgiveness - invites us to return to ourselves and to awaken our spirits before the High Holy
JOIN TEAM GJC IN OUR HIGH HOLIDAYS VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE! CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE! "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead This year, in partnership with Philabundance, GJC is hosting a virtual food drive to raise
JOIN TEAM GJC IN OUR HIGH HOLIDAYS VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE! CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE! "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead This year, in partnership with Philabundance, GJC is hosting a virtual food drive to raise
JOIN TEAM GJC IN OUR HIGH HOLIDAYS VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE! CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE! "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead This year, in partnership with Philabundance, GJC is hosting a virtual food drive to raise
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
If you are attending this meeting and need the Zoom link, please email Beth McTear.
JOIN TEAM GJC IN OUR HIGH HOLIDAYS VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE! CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE! "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead This year, in partnership with Philabundance, GJC is hosting a virtual food drive to raise