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Refresh your wardrobe, free up some closet space, and practice sustainability at our clothing swap. Bring clothes, shoes, and accessories to trade. All sizes and genders are welcome. Refresh your wardrobe, free up some closet space, and practice sustainability at our clothing swap. Bring clothes, shoes, and accessories to trade. All sizes and genders …
This is a four-week discussion-based course designed for couples in their 20s and early 30s who do not yet have children. The workshop is held four to five times throughout the year. This cohort meets on Mondays, November 27, December 4, 11, and 18 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Rabbi Nora facilitates a guided, nonjudgmental space …
It’s never been easy to talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but the escalation over the past few weeks following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel has made the topic even more highly charged. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed by the news or your social media feed, or just don’t know how to approach having these hard conversations with a partner, friend, or colleague, …
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This service is: Inclusive and contemporary with familiar Shabbat elements It’s led by: Rabbi Aaron with Sixth & I’s musicians You can expect: Uplifting music and a thought-provoking sermon It’s a good fit for: Shabbat newcomers or those looking for an unexpected way to wind down
Through meditation, writing and reflection exercises, and conversation facilitated by Rabbi Nora, take time to connect to yourself and others and process what’s been coming up for you in response to the attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Israel and Gaza. Come with your favorite art supplies, a journal, and an open mind.
How do Jews relate to the notion of peoplehood both historically and today? This class explores relating and connecting to Jews throughout the world through the lens of the experience of Jews living in the diaspora (outside the land of Israel). With Rabbi Nora, discuss what it means to be linked to a people through …
More than 50% of the world’s Jews live outside of Israel, and 20% of Israeli citizens are not Jewish. Yet Israel and Judaism are deeply connected, in confusing and complicated ways. Together with Rabbi Aaron, explore Israel’s role in ancient Jewish history and in our 2000-year-long diasporic imagination and discuss why decoupling Israel and Judaism …
What are we talking about when we talk about antisemitism? Discussing this topic can feel fraught and overwhelming, opening up big questions related to Jewish identity, history, and discrimination in the past and the present. With Rabbi Nora, discuss definitions and manifestations of antisemitism and explore how responses, and lack of responses, to the attack …
6:00 pm – Happy Hour 7:00 pm – Service 8:15 pm – Dinner This service is: Inclusive and contemporary with familiar Shabbat elements It’s led by: Rabbi Nora with musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Jeff Geld You can expect: Uplifting music and a thought-provoking sermon It’s a good fit for: Shabbat newcomers or those …
Rabbi Aaron facilitates an open space to process and reflect, ask questions, and express the wide spectrum of emotions you may be feeling.
On Saturday, October 7, Hamas terrorists, in addition to murdering over 1,200 Israelis, kidnapped over 160 hostages. While this hostage situation is unparalleled in its magnitude and brutality, this is sadly not the first time Jews have been forced to deal with the painful challenge of freeing captives. According to Jewish texts, how far must …
Rabbi Nora facilitates an open space to process and reflect, ask questions, and express the wide spectrum of emotions you may be feeling.
