
January 2021
Wisdom in Isolation: A Study of Pirkei Avot with Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel
Dates: Wed. January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2021 from 10:00am-11:30am Pirkei Avot — a book which means “The Teachings and Wisdom of our Ancestors” — was codified during a short time after the expulsion from Jerusalem (the second time). During this period of figuring out their own “new normal,” the rabbis wrote down their words of wisdom, which we still study and use today. From humility to what happens when we do mitzvot to why b’nei mitzvah is at 13…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:40 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Thursday mornings from 10:00-10:40 am (moved to Thursdays only for January) Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation…
Find out more »Adult Evening Book Club
Monthly, usually on the 3rd Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. on Zoom or 3rd Floor Rotunda Conference Room. No fee. See below for the scheduled meeting dates and books being read. New members are always welcome, and no reservation is required. Most book club selections are available in libraries or through online booksellers used or in paperback. September 17, 2020: Racing Against History - with author Rick Richman attending and facilitated by Arnie Gass. October 15, 2020: Perfidy by Ben…
Find out more »Community-Wide Virtual Tu BiShvat Event
Jewish National Fund of San Diego and Beth Israel invites you to join us for a community-wide virtual Tu BiShvat event taking place Sunday, January 24, 2021 from 1 – 2:30pm on Zoom. A Virtual Tu BiShvat Celebration and Gardening Workshop Join us for a dynamic, community-wide virtual Tu BiShvat celebration! Nan Sterman, award-winning gardener, will lead us through an interactive, step-by-step gardening workshop (supplies list provided below) where you will learn to plant succulents from the comfort of your…
Find out more »Wisdom in Isolation: A Study of Pirkei Avot with Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel
Dates: Wed. January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2021 from 10:00am-11:30am Pirkei Avot — a book which means “The Teachings and Wisdom of our Ancestors” — was codified during a short time after the expulsion from Jerusalem (the second time). During this period of figuring out their own “new normal,” the rabbis wrote down their words of wisdom, which we still study and use today. From humility to what happens when we do mitzvot to why b’nei mitzvah is at 13…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:40 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Thursday mornings from 10:00-10:40 am (moved to Thursdays only for January) Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation…
Find out more »February 2021
Jews and Jazz! with Yale Strom
Enjoy the music of some of the greatest musicians of the jazz and swing era of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s! Listen to Benny Goodman, the King of Swing and Artie Shaw play alongside great black musicians like Teddy Wilson and Lionel Hampton. Yale Strom, one of this country’s foremost scholars on Jewish klezmer music and jazz, will share his insights and research about why and how the world of entertainment, especially jazz and the blues, attracted Jewish and African-American…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:40 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the…
Find out more »Hartman @ Home: The Texts & Topics Shaping Modern Jewish Life
The Texts & Topics Shaping Modern Jewish Life: Exploring The New Jewish Canon A series convened by The Shalhevet Institute in partnership with the Shalom Hartman Institute. January 6, February 4, March 11, April 29 5:00pm - 6:30pm PST / 8:00pm - 9:30pm EST The New Jewish Canon, a new anthology edited by Yehuda Kurtzer and Claire Sufrin, pulls together a series of texts that shaped a generation. The book pairs each selection with an insightful contemporary essay explaining its continuing significance today. Join The Shalhevet…
Find out more »Jews and Jazz! with Yale Strom
Enjoy the music of some of the greatest musicians of the jazz and swing era of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s! Listen to Benny Goodman, the King of Swing and Artie Shaw play alongside great black musicians like Teddy Wilson and Lionel Hampton. Yale Strom, one of this country’s foremost scholars on Jewish klezmer music and jazz, will share his insights and research about why and how the world of entertainment, especially jazz and the blues, attracted Jewish and African-American…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:40 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the…
Find out more »Jews and Jazz! with Yale Strom
Enjoy the music of some of the greatest musicians of the jazz and swing era of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s! Listen to Benny Goodman, the King of Swing and Artie Shaw play alongside great black musicians like Teddy Wilson and Lionel Hampton. Yale Strom, one of this country’s foremost scholars on Jewish klezmer music and jazz, will share his insights and research about why and how the world of entertainment, especially jazz and the blues, attracted Jewish and African-American…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:40 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the…
Find out more »Adult Evening Book Club
Monthly, usually on the 3rd Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. on Zoom or 3rd Floor Rotunda Conference Room. No fee. See below for the scheduled meeting dates and books being read. New members are always welcome, and no reservation is required. Most book club selections are available in libraries or through online booksellers used or in paperback. September 17, 2020: Racing Against History - with author Rick Richman attending and facilitated by Arnie Gass. October 15, 2020: Perfidy by Ben…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:40 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the…
Find out more »March 2021
Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:40 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:40 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes. This event is held virtually on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the…
Find out more »Hartman @ Home: The Texts & Topics Shaping Modern Jewish Life
The Texts & Topics Shaping Modern Jewish Life: Exploring The New Jewish Canon A series convened by The Shalhevet Institute in partnership with the Shalom Hartman Institute. January 6, February 4, March 11, April 29 5:00pm - 6:30pm PST / 8:00pm - 9:30pm EST The New Jewish Canon, a new anthology edited by Yehuda Kurtzer and Claire Sufrin, pulls together a series of texts that shaped a generation. The book pairs each selection with an insightful contemporary essay explaining its continuing significance today. Join The Shalhevet…
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