Memory Minyan: Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies
ZoomMemory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies Fridays, September 2, 16, 30, October 14, 28, November 11, December 2, 9 & 23 2:00 to 3:30 pm on Zoom. Program Fee: $180 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected].
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomPlease join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomPlease join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].
You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly
ZoomFacilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14. 10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected]. *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomPlease join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomPlease join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].
You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly
ZoomFacilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14. 10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected]. *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.
Meditative Walking Wednesdays
WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NYPlease join us! Have you been hearing about all the health benefits of meditation but haven't figured out how to get motivated and fit it into your busy life? Come join me as we walk those obstacles off every 2nd Wednesday of the month between 12:00 and 12:30 for a walking meditation around the parking lot. Join us for as much or as little as you like. 12:00 to 12:20 will be silent, and 12:20 to 12:30 we will be free to talk with our HQ friends. On nice days we will gather in the lobby and on bad weather days […]
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomPlease join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].
You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly
ZoomFacilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14. 10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected]. *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.
Samuel Kahn Memorial Lecture 2023
Samuel Kahn Memorial Lecture January 19, 2023, 9-10am Virtual via Zoom SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions and is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems. SPACE was developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at the Yale Child Study Center and has been tested and found to be efficacious in randomized controlled clinical trials. Some of the main anxiety problems treated with SPACE include: Separation anxiety Social anxiety Generalized anxiety Fears and phobias Panic disorder and Agoraphobia Selective mutism Obsessive-compulsive disorder Learning Objectives: Participants will learn about the components of ...
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomPlease join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomPlease join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].
You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly
ZoomFacilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14. 10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected]. *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomPlease join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
ZoomPlease join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].
You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly
ZoomFacilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14. 10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected]. *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.
How Sweet It Is! Dementia-friendly music and meaning
ZoomSinging and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Fridays, February 3, 17, March 3, 17 2:00-3:00 on Zoom Program Fee: $80 for the series Please contact Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info, details and to register.
You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly
ZoomFacilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14. 10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected]. *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.
Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman
ZoomEvery Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If ...
Memory Minyan: Dementia-Friendly Shabbat Program
ZoomWelcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $80 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info, details and to register.
Better Things: A Secular Happy Friday Moment
ZoomEvery other Friday we will gather on Zoom, light candles with a secular blessing, and share bits of good news, gathered from the headlines, from our neighbors, and from our own lives. Fridays, February 10, 24, March 10, 24 3:00 to 3:15 pm on Zoom. FREE Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info and details.
Ukrainian Newcomers Support Group
For recent arrivals from Ukraine only Co-facilitated with a Ukrainian-speaking staff member Date: Monday, February 13 - Time & Location TBD FREE Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register. This program is co-sponsored through WJCS and Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration.
You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly
ZoomFacilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14. 10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at [email protected] or Jane at [email protected]. *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.
Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman
ZoomEvery Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If ...
How Sweet It Is! Dementia-friendly music and meaning
ZoomSinging and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Fridays, February 3, 17, March 3, 17 2:00-3:00 on Zoom Program Fee: $80 for the series Please contact Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info, details and to register.
Memory Minyan: Dementia-Friendly Shabbat Program
ZoomWelcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $80 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info, details and to register.
Better Things: A Secular Happy Friday Moment
ZoomEvery other Friday we will gather on Zoom, light candles with a secular blessing, and share bits of good news, gathered from the headlines, from our neighbors, and from our own lives. Fridays, February 10, 24, March 10, 24 3:00 to 3:15 pm on Zoom. FREE Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info and details.
Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman
ZoomEvery Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If ...
How Sweet It Is! Dementia-friendly music and meaning
ZoomSinging and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Fridays, February 3, 17, March 3, 17 2:00-3:00 on Zoom Program Fee: $80 for the series Please contact Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info, details and to register.
Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman
ZoomEvery Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If ...
Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group
ZoomWJCS and Plaza Jewish Community Chapel are co-sponsoring this timely series for those who feel the loss of a loved one, especially around the holidays. This series begins on Thursday, March 9, and continues on the 16 and 23, starting at 4:00 pm. Facilitated by Rabbi Michael Goldman and Heidi Weiss, LMSW, MHA To register for this group and for zoom link, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].
Memory Minyan: Dementia-Friendly Shabbat Program
ZoomWelcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $80 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info, details and to register.
Better Things: A Secular Happy Friday Moment
ZoomEvery other Friday we will gather on Zoom, light candles with a secular blessing, and share bits of good news, gathered from the headlines, from our neighbors, and from our own lives. Fridays, February 10, 24, March 10, 24 3:00 to 3:15 pm on Zoom. FREE Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info and details.
Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman
ZoomEvery Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If ...
Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group
ZoomWJCS and Plaza Jewish Community Chapel are co-sponsoring this timely series for those who feel the loss of a loved one, especially around the holidays. This series begins on Thursday, March 9, and continues on the 16 and 23, starting at 4:00 pm. Facilitated by Rabbi Michael Goldman and Heidi Weiss, LMSW, MHA To register for this group and for zoom link, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].
How Sweet It Is! Dementia-friendly music and meaning
ZoomSinging and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Fridays, February 3, 17, March 3, 17 2:00-3:00 on Zoom Program Fee: $80 for the series Please contact Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info, details and to register.
Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman
ZoomEvery Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If ...
Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group
ZoomWJCS and Plaza Jewish Community Chapel are co-sponsoring this timely series for those who feel the loss of a loved one, especially around the holidays. This series begins on Thursday, March 9, and continues on the 16 and 23, starting at 4:00 pm. Facilitated by Rabbi Michael Goldman and Heidi Weiss, LMSW, MHA To register for this group and for zoom link, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].
Memory Minyan: Dementia-Friendly Shabbat Program
ZoomWelcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $80 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info, details and to register.
Better Things: A Secular Happy Friday Moment
ZoomEvery other Friday we will gather on Zoom, light candles with a secular blessing, and share bits of good news, gathered from the headlines, from our neighbors, and from our own lives. Fridays, February 10, 24, March 10, 24 3:00 to 3:15 pm on Zoom. FREE Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more info and details.
Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman
ZoomEvery Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If ...
How Sweet It Is!
ZoomHow Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Thursdays, May 4 & 18 1:30 to 2:15 pm on Zoom Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for further information and to register.
Memory Minyan
Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, May 12 & 26, June 9 & 23 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom June 9 in-person, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Location TBD Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register.
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...
Over and Out!
ZoomOver and Out! An Informal Gathering over the Eternal Topic of Mortality “Dying is absolutely safe,” writes the American spiritual teacher Baba Ram Dass, whose Mom knew him as Richard Alpert. You would think that nothing would ever change about the the time-honored practice of being mortal, but people are talking more openly about death than ever before. I am hosting three informal conversations I’m calling “Over and Out!” about some of the new ways our human and Jewish communities are talking and thinking about death and dying. The forum will be open and informal (bring a glass of wine, ...
How Sweet It Is!
ZoomHow Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Thursdays, May 4 & 18 1:30 to 2:15 pm on Zoom Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for further information and to register.
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...
Memory Minyan
Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, May 12 & 26, June 9 & 23 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom June 9 in-person, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Location TBD Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register.
Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals (May 30)
(WJCS STAFF ONLY) Date: May 30, 2023 Time: 9:00-12:00 Enrollment Limited To: 40 Contact Hrs: 3 CEUs: 3 Can mental health professionals work with clients who they know from outside of the job? Can you barter with clients for your services? Mental health professionals are charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but the obligation isn’t always so easy to discern. This course brings real-world context to ethical concerns often experienced by professionals in practice in maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, including ...
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...
Over and Out!
ZoomOver and Out! An Informal Gathering over the Eternal Topic of Mortality “Dying is absolutely safe,” writes the American spiritual teacher Baba Ram Dass, whose Mom knew him as Richard Alpert. You would think that nothing would ever change about the the time-honored practice of being mortal, but people are talking more openly about death than ever before. I am hosting three informal conversations I’m calling “Over and Out!” about some of the new ways our human and Jewish communities are talking and thinking about death and dying. The forum will be open and informal (bring a glass of wine, ...
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...
Memory Minyan
Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, May 12 & 26, June 9 & 23 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom June 9 in-person, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Location TBD Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register.
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...
Over and Out!
ZoomOver and Out! An Informal Gathering over the Eternal Topic of Mortality “Dying is absolutely safe,” writes the American spiritual teacher Baba Ram Dass, whose Mom knew him as Richard Alpert. You would think that nothing would ever change about the the time-honored practice of being mortal, but people are talking more openly about death than ever before. I am hosting three informal conversations I’m calling “Over and Out!” about some of the new ways our human and Jewish communities are talking and thinking about death and dying. The forum will be open and informal (bring a glass of wine, ...
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...
Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals (June 22)
(WJCS STAFF ONLY) Date: June 22, 2023 Time: 9:00-12:00 Enrollment Limited To: 25 Contact Hrs: 3 CEUs: 3 Can mental health professionals work with clients who they know from outside of the job? Can you barter with clients for your services? Mental health professionals are charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but the obligation isn’t always so easy to discern. This course brings real-world context to ethical concerns often experienced by professionals in practice in maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, including ...
Memory Minyan
Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, May 12 & 26, June 9 & 23 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom June 9 in-person, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Location TBD Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register.
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...