7:00 PM It’s Unorthodox Did you view the four-episode Netflix series Unorthodox? Briefly, it centers on a young Satmar Hasidic woman in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who escapes the strict confines of her community and arranged marriage to find herself in Berlin. We’ll discuss our reactions to the series and explore how some others in the Jewish community have […]
7:30 PM Shavuot Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz Shavuot - Guidance through the Wilderness At Shavuot, we celebrate receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai. Our ancestors arrived at Mt. Sinai during their desert wandering, far from their familiar settings back in Egypt. As they journeyed through the unknown wilderness, Torah gave them a welcome new […]
7:00 PM What Am I, Chopped Liver?: Jewish Food Folkways These days, most of us are doing a lot of cooking at home. Are you cooking comfort food? Are you reaching back to the food of your ancestors? Using the free YIVO class: A Seat at the Table: A Journey Into Jewish Food as our starting point, we’ll […]
7:30 PM Juneteenth Shabbat Service with Maria Markham Thompson We're Still Here: Let's Eat! Passover. August Monday. Juneteenth. How is emancipation remembered after the end of enslavement, even if the descendants are not "full-free"? Maria Markham Thompson will share her experiences celebrating emancipation in communities of Jews, West Indians, and African-Americans. Join us for a […]
7:00 PM Artist Talk & Virtual Studio Visit - with Anna Fine Foer Baltimore-based artist Anna Fine Foer constructs collage landscapes with scientific, political, meta-physical, and Jewish significance, depicting three or more dimensions on a two-dimensional plane. With an academic background in fiber/crafts, she has worked as a textile conservator in Haifa, Tel Aviv, and […]
7:00 pm Unknown Worlds: Jews in Science Fiction & Fantasy D.H. Aire, guest speaker Inspired by the stories of Jewish communities in places as varied as Ethiopia, Kaifeng in China, and the Bene Menasha of India, D.H. Aire sought out true, exaggerated, and invented stories with Jewish characters and themes — and not finding enough […]
7:30 pm Shabbat Healing Service with Rabbi Doug Heifetz Rabbi Doug leads a special Friday evening healing service dedicated to offering support and overcoming isolation during this time of pandemic. The service will fall during the week of Tisha B'Av, traditionally a mournful, commemorative holiday. The occasion calls us to notice the ways in which […]
7:30 pm National Refugee Shabbat Service Leader: Debbie Badawi Please join us for our National Refugee Shabbat. We will explore some history of refugees in the US and a few liturgical readings on being strangers in a strange land. Our discussion will touch on why this is a "Jewish" issue, what immigration means to us […]
Elul Service & Shofar Sounding 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm on Zoom Service Leader: Rabbi Doug Heifetz Join us for a Friday evening service celebrating the start of the month of Elul. Elul is the contemplative month which precedes Rosh Hashanah. During the service we will have a short guided meditation, aimed to help each […]
Discussion: The 'Divine Spark' 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm on Zoom Program Leaders: Edna Garte and Rabbi Doug Heifetz Many cultures have expressed a belief in the divine or universal in each person. In Judaism, that’s often called a ‘divine spark’. What does the idea of the ‘divine spark’ mean to you? Is it only […]
