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
Join Rabbi Zeff each week online via Zoom for study of the Torah portion and how the ancient rabbis understood it, based on Rabbi Reuven Hammer's A Year with the Sages. The intent is to have some brief learning about the lens that the ancients brought to Torah, how they understood it, and how that
Online, Monday and Thursday mornings from 8:30-9:30 AM via Zoom. Song, learning, and creative practice all in one! Newspapers, magazines, anything from your recycling bin, or any art supplies you may have around the house is all you need. Join by smartphone, computer, or tablet: Use this Zoom link. Join by telephone: Call 646- 558-
This series is designed to deepen your experience of the entire High Holiday experience. We will be reading Alan Lew’s “This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared” together. The book will guide us through the 2-month journey from Tisha B’av through Sukkot. Each participant should obtain the book and read the assigned chapters before
How can we use the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah to prepare ourselves for the work of the High Holiday season? Join Rabbi Rebecca Richman for a session that will guide us through traditions, rituals, and spiritual practices that we might take on during the Hebrew month of Elul (which starts the night after
Phill Goldberg and Rabbi Elyse Wechterman will share their love of shofar blowing and why it is meaningful to them and then provide lessons and coaching for those who would like to take on this mitzvah this year. Please have a shofar ready and some paper and pens for taking a few "notes." No prior
Our weekly gatherings follow the Jewish Studio Process, integrating spiritual practice, learning, and creative process. Creating alongside one another, we use materials (everything from tissue paper and oil pastels to acrylic paint and found objects) to explore questions and insights from a given text. We honor studio rules (such as “no comment”) to ensure that
Curious to learn more about and spend more time immersed in the Jewish Studio Process? Join us for a deep dive into the process, centered around the themes of Elul and the High Holiday season. Bring whatever materials you have at home (crayons, watercolors, scrap paper, recycled items, etc). You do not have to be
Join Rabbi Zeff each week online via Zoom for study of the Torah portion and how the medieval commentators understood it. The intent is to have some brief learning about the lens that the ancients brought to Torah, how they understood it, and how that can be helpful for our own lives. All texts will
What can we learn from the ideal and actual behavior of the High Priest on Yom Kippur as described in early Rabbinic texts? We still celebrate the intense moment of the High Priest entering the Holy of Holies in the Temple and uttering the unpronounceable name in the Yom Kippur Musaf, even though there have
