How do we teach our children to appreciate the diversity of the world? By starting from the very beginning…in the Garden of Eden with the moon, the sun, and a very sparkly star. The ancient rabbis taught that the earth was created with a wide diversity off creatures by design, each with special abiltiies to
Stay tuned for GJC's annual Oscar Bregman Memorial Yom Kippur Program!
All are invited to join us for this family-friendly, community celebration! (for ages 4+) Religious School will be in session, and will join the celebration. The morning will begin with a Sukkot Extravaganza! as we go from station to station creating the symbols of sukkot and exploring their meaning. Learn how to hold your lulav
Join in singing & dancing as we read the last words of the Torah and begin anew! Highlights of this multigenerational celebration include:Torah Scavenger Hunt (Unroll the ENTIRE Torah scroll and get searching…), a Torah parade full of marching, singing, and dancing, a Children’s Aliyot where all kids will be called to the Torah for
Everyone is invited to a special screening of a very important and moving documentary. Children 12 and older, with parents or school class, are particularly invited to attend. This is a film based on the life events of Cherie Goren and her family, who were forced to leave their home in Memel, Poland, when the Nazis
With Bat-El Trabelsi.
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Registration coming soon! Join Rabbi Shai Held for a potluck and evening program titled "The Gifts of God Flow Through You: How Grace, Gratitude, and Generosity Form the Heart of Jewish Spirituality." Jews are often reluctant to talk about "grace"; they fear it sounds "too Christian." Yet, as we will see, grace is fundamental to
All are invited to a joint kiddush and GJC's annual Charry Memorial Shabbat afternoon program: "'Love Your Neighbor As Yourself': What Are We Actually Being Asked for?" No lesser a figure than R. Akiva declares that “love your neighbor as yourself” is “the great principle of the Torah” (kelal gadol baTorah). Yet Jews have always
"The God of Judaism Is A God of Love": It is one of the last acceptable prejudices in American culture: the God of the "Old Testament" is a God of vengeance, focused on strict justice rather than mercy, given to anger rather than love. This perception is as mistaken as it is widespread. In this
