Kabbalat Shabbat: Pride Shabbat
Friday, June 12, 7:30 pm – Room Aleph
Celebrating Pride, this year we especially honor the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ folks of color and Black trans folks in particular. Please join us for an hour of song, reflection, and celebration.
Community Minyan
Saturday, June 13, 10 am – Room Aleph
Join our Community Minyan in celebrating Shabbat. Led by community members and Rabbi Benjamin, this service includes davening, Torah reading, and discussion, as well as an opportunity to say Kaddish.
And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
Monday, June 15, 3 pm – Room Bet
A follow up to Emily Simon's May class "Staying Inside/Staying Alive." In the book of Joshua, we read of spies, G-d drying up a body of water for us to cross over into the Promised Land, and social disruption. Does any of this strike a familiar chord? Bring a Tanakh if possible. We also read (and will focus on) an absolutely heroic woman, Rahab and her role in the walls tumbling down. Join us as we explore the first six chapters of the book of Joshua.
Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
Tuesday, June 16, 12 pm – Room Bet
We gather to find some moments of quiet and shalom. Led by Deborah Eisenbach-Budner, Rabbi Benjamin, Adela Basayne, and Nancy Becker.
Morning Minyan
Wednesday, June 17, 8:30 am – Room Aleph
For all who want a regular prayer practice and for people saying Kaddish.
Thinking About the Futures of Israel/Palestine
Part I: Wednesday, June 17, 7 pm – Room Dalet
This first part of a two-session conversation will focus on whether the two-state solution paradigm is viable or whether other alternatives need to be examined. We'll consider perspectives from several sources, which can be found here at the RSVP page.
Part II: Sunday, June 28, 10:30 am – Room Dalet
This discussion will focus on the implications of the ambition of the current Israeli government to annex large parts of the West Bank with the approval of the Trump Administration. We will be joined by a panel of progressive Israeli activists and academics, names to be announced. Each of the panelists will speak for 10 minutes and then we will have a general Q&A. RSVP here.
Israeli and Palestinian Literature
Tuesday, June 23, 7 pm – Room Dalet
Joel Beinin will offer a class on Israeli and Palestinian Literature. See the schedule and readings and RSVP here.
Uprooting and Rooting: A Jewish Meditation Retreat with Rabbis Benjamin Barnett, Joshua Boettiger, and Yael Levy
July 23-25
Honoring the reality of this time, we are shifting to a three-day retreat guided online. While our contact will be virtual, we will still build a very real community of retreat. A detailed schedule will guide us, including: sitting and walking meditation, prayer, chanting, teachings and instructions, and check-ins with teachers. Information and registration here.