March 18, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm The Mishkan with Amy Reichert What does the construction of the mishkan — the Jewish people's first capital campaign and major building project — tell us about community? How can the seemingly endless list of components and techniques bring us to a greater understanding of what it means to work together for the common good? Member fee $15, or included ...
March 20, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Fat Torah with Rabbi Minna Bromberg Weight stigma causes discrimination against the largest among us... in education, healthcare, employment, and beyond. It is also damaging to the mental health of people of all sizes. Jewish tradition counters fatphobia with this simple truth: All human beings are created in the image of the Divine, and each of us is unique and of ...
March 22, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Q and A with Israeli Consul Daniel Aschheim This program will begin with a briefing by Israeli Consul Daniel Aschheim to give us clarity about the positions of the Israeli government. Most of the session will be devoted to an opportunity for us to ask questions and express our concerns to the Israeli government. No fee Members Register here Non Members Register here ...
March 24, 2022 @ 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm POSTPONED: Conversations to Nourish Our Soul with Marci Dickman This program has been postponed till Wednesday, April 20 Explore your spirituality or connection to the Mystery or the Divine in the world. We will use the prayerbook, poetry, and ourselves as our texts, aiming to deepen our connections and discern meaningful paths in our daily lives. Our tools will include mindfulness practices, journaling, questioning, ...
March 25, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 10:35 am Event Series A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London A Close Look at Torah There are many ways to interpret Torah and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. We will continue our learning from last year, reading and interpreting the text of the Book of Deuteronomy line by line. New learners are always welcome. No fee for members Members Register Here Non-Members Register Here Meeting ID: 880 ...
March 25, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm D’tazch, Adash, B’Ahav: A Key to Understanding the Plagues with Sam Fleischacker Do the plagues in the exodus story have any structure, or are they just ten different ways of trying to get the Egyptians to let the Israelites go? The rabbis suggested that they do have a structure and it is the point of the d'tzach, adash, bahav section of the Haggadah. We’ll explore this theory, ...
April 1, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 10:35 am Event Series A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London A Close Look at Torah There are many ways to interpret Torah and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. We will continue our learning from last year, reading and interpreting the text of the Book of Deuteronomy line by line. New learners are always welcome. No fee for members Members Register Here Non-Members Register Here Meeting ID: 880 ...
April 1, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm *Postponed* Sabbatical: A Roadmap to Communal Equity and Eco-Sustainability with Rabbi Aryeh Bernstein This program has been postponed to Fall 2022. This past Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish calendar entered the sh'mita year, the once-every-seven-years biblical sabbatical. While in our contemporary Western context sabbatical is generally a personal interruption of the work cycle, for the Torah and Jewish law, it is a societal institution. We will study core biblical ...
April 3, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Is the Book of Ruth a Feminist Work? with Rabbi Marianne Novak The Book of Ruth is unique in that its narrative has two women talking with one another. Can it be considered a possible feminist book of the Torah or is there a completely different value being promoted by the text? Join Rabbi Novak for a careful read and review of this megillah to understand its ...
