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Thinking and Learning with Emmanuel Lévinas
Go Down Moshe
Go Down Moshe Saturday. April 1 7:30 PM Temin Canteen Room The rabbis of the Mishnah tell us that we, as individuals, must see ourselves as if we, personally, had left Egypt. But how, exactly, do we see or place ourselves into our collective liberation from Mitzrayim? In this pre-Passover learning session, rabbinical student and...
The Promise of the Land: Ecology & the Haggadah
Ecology & the Haggadah Thursday, March 16, 7:00 - 8:30 PM On Zoom Passover tells the story of Jewish people’s liberation from slavery in Egypt; it also tells a story about the land and the natural world. In this session we’ll be exploring the deep ecological underpinnings of the Passover haggadah, and will be digging into...
Tango & Torah: Kahilati, Jewish Experience in Argentina
Women of GJC presents the latest Jews Around the World program TANGO AND TORAH: Kahilati, Jewish Experience in Argentina Thursday, February 23 at 7:00 PM (on Zoom) Women of GJC invites you to learn about the Jewish Experience in Argentina. Our guide will be Jessica Cymerman, who will be with us from her home in Argentina....
Gradually, then Suddenly: How a City Fails – Documentary & Discussion with Sam Katz
Gradually, then Suddenly: How a City Fails Documentary & Discussion with Sam Katz Sunday, February 19 at 10:00 AM in-person in the Temin Canteen Room GJC’s own documentary filmmaker Sam Katz will show excerpts from his award-winning film about the bankruptcy of Detroit in 2013, will draw on his experience to identify financial warning signals...
Centre Wrap – Learn how to wrap tefillin!
Voices of Disability (online series)
VOICES OF DISABILITY SERIES Jewish Disability, Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month (JDAIM) is a unified national initiative during the month of February to raise disability awareness and support efforts to foster inclusion in Jewish communities worldwide. In partnership with Jewish Learning Venture’s ‘Whole Community Inclusion’ initiative, Germantown Jewish Centre...
Traveling with the Rishonim: Medieval Luminaries in Spain and France (online)
Traveling with the Rishonim: Medieval Luminaries in Spain and France CLASS SESSIONS: Sundays, January 29, February 5, and February 19 from 7:00-08:30 PM on Zoom In September, Laynie & Zahara went on a self-guided "Rishonim Tour," a pilgrimage to the places and spaces in Spain and France where medieval Talmud commentators lived and learned. Who...
Gathering the Waters: Reimagining Mikveh (online, also open to teens)
Gathering the Waters: Reimagining Mikveh CLASS SESSIONS: Thursdays, February 2, 9 & 16 from 7:00-08:30 PM on Zoom Are you interested in an ancient Jewish ritual to mark a life transition, seek healing, celebrate a milestone, or as a regular embodied practice? The Torah teaches that mikveh, the gathering of the waters was one of...