Thursday, January 21
8:30am Morning Mindfulness with Sylvia Boorstein and Rabbi Stacy Friedman
Zoom. To participate by phone, dial 1-669-900-6833 and enter 833-4857-9654 at the prompt. Passcode: 933946
Guided meditation with a Jewish perspective.
11:30am Israeli Responses to the American Election: A Discussion with Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg
Click here to register.
Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg is the Associate Director of NIF Israel and Director of the Development and International Relations Department. She has served as Chief of Staff and spent ten years working as a grants and program officer at the NIF and Shatil, focusing on the issues of Jewish pluralism and religious freedom.
Friday, January 22
8:30am Strings of Holiness
Facebook Live
Sharon Lebell starts the day in peace.
6:15pm Friday Shabbat Service
Facebook Live and Zoom . To join by phone, call 1-669-900-6833, and enter meeting code 886-2971-3205. Passcode:676467
Click here for a copy of the Erev Shabbat prayer sheet.
Saturday, January 23
9:00am Torah Study
Zoom. To join by phone, call 1-669-900-6833, and enter meeting code 858-2498 -2491. Passcode: 893316
10:30am Shabbat Services
Facebook Live
Click here for a copy of our prayerbook Mishkan Tefilah.
6:00pm Havdalah
Facebook Live
Close out Shabbat with song and prayer.
Sunday, January 24
9:30pm Sunday School. Contact Aviva Lev-David with questions.
Monday, January 25
6:30 - 8:30pm Death Cafe
Click here to register - space is limited to 12 people.
Death Cafe is a facilitated discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. Our objective is to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. Facilitated by congregant Susan Barnes, a Gamliel Institute instructor and the head of our Chevra Kadisha program. Questions contact Susan at cilarea@comcast.net
Tuesday, January 26
8:30am Morning Meditation with Rabbi Stacy Friedman
Facebook
7:00pm REAL MHI hosts a drop-in discussion: Continuing the Conversation about Gender Identity, facilitated by JoAnne Forman, LMFT and Ronit Matabuena-Lev, MA, Founder, Bird and Bee Education. Second in the Series: Parenting Generation Z: Navigating the teen years in a pandemic
Learn what gender diversity means and how to make sense of this increasingly expansive view of a foundational aspect of who we are and how we move through the world.
To register and find out more about the series, click here.
7:00pm Judaism and Ecology: A Tu Bishvat mini-series with Rabbi Elana
- First in a Series of Three
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Tu Bishvat is often lovingly dubbed “Jewish Earth Day” or “The Birthday of the Trees.” But what is the deeper meaning of Tu Bishvat and how does it amplify a Jewish ethic of sustainability and care for our earth? In this mini-series we will explore Jewish environmental ethics and earth-based Jewish spirituality through texts and readings from Torah through the modern-day Jewish environmental movement. Come for one class or all!
Wednesday, January 27
9:00am Morning Minyan
Zoom. To participate by phone, dial 1-669-900-6833 and enter 819-7791-3930 Passcode: 691580.
A chance to share moments of gratitude and healing prayers, and navigate grief through saying kaddish together.
Thursday, January 28
8:30am Morning Mindfulness with Sylvia Boorstein and Rabbi Stacy Friedman
Zoom. To participate by phone, dial 1-669-900-6833 and enter 833-4857-9654 at the prompt. Passcode: 933946
Guided meditation with a Jewish perspective.
5:00pm and 7:00pm Sing Unto God: Two Opportunities to Honor and Remember Debbie Friedman
Debbie Friedman revolutionized the landscape of Jewish music and community singing. Join us as we honor her on this 10th anniversary of her passing. We invite you to a community event with Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and a follow-up concert and conversation with Cantor David and Rabbi-Cantor Elana about Debbie’s impact on Jewish music and personal stories about learning from Debbie during Cantorial school.
5:00pm: Kumsitz with HUC-JIR Click here for the link.
7:00pm: Concert and Conversation with Cantor David and Rabbi-Cantor Elana on Facebook
Upcoming
Saturday, January 30
3:00pm Learn to Cook with Rodef Sholom's New Farm Box of Veggies! with Julie Fingersh
Zoom. To participate by phone, dial 1-669-900-6833 and enter meeting ID: 859-3648-2464, Passcode: 711162
Are you thinking about trying out Rodef Sholom's new CSA produce box program but worried about what you’d do with all those veggies? Join congregant and food/life writer Julie Fingersh to expand your mind and meals as together we cook up delicious ways to use seasonal, farm-fresh veggies that we might be less familiar with. For more information on CSA farm boxes, contact Kris Grossman.