We are excited for a new Adult B’nai Mitzvah class! This is an opportunity for adult members of our congregation, with a group of peers, to engage with our millennia-old tradition and community ritual of affirming one’s place in the Jewish community. There will be a Hebrew learning component as well as a content study […]
Taught by Rabbi Barrett Wednesdays, April 30, May 7, and May 21 7:00-8:15pm, in person and on Zoom In recent years, there has been a burgeoning interest in contemporary midrashim authored by Israeli women and focused on female figures in scripture. These Midrashim have been collected into a volume called Dirshuni meaning seek for me. […]
Taught Rabbi Holzman Thursdays, February 6, 20; March 6, 27; April 10, 17; May 1, 22; June 5 12:00-1:00pm, On Zoom Only This lunch ‘n learn is named after Shai Held’s recent, masterful volume of Jewish thinking, Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life. Together we will seek to understand how Held’s […]
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