December 2022
The Book of Revolutions: The Battles of Priests, Prophets, and Kings That Birthed the Torah
Join us for a conversation about The Book of Revolutions: The Battles of Priests, Prophets and Kings by Rabbi Edward Feld, which tells in dramatic fashion, the epic saga of ancient Israel and illuminates the history behind the three legal codes in the Torah, which often conflict. Rabbi Feld and Rabbi Salkin will discuss Rabbi Feld's conclusion that the unknown editors of the Torah deliberately left those contradictory codes in the final text to emphasize that there is not a…
Find out more »Princess, Poetess, Priestess, Ornament of Heaven: Enheduanna, the Women of Mesopotamia & Our Biblical Narrative
Most ancient texts come to us without authorship or attribution, yet the first named author in history was a woman: Enheduanna (ca. 2285-2250 BCE). She was a Princess and a High Priestess in Sumer who told us the grandeur and sorrows of her life in the hymns and petitionary prayers that she wrote. Her compositions were highly valued, and therefore they were copied and re-copied in antiquity; many are thought to be early foundations of some of our own biblical…
Find out more »Cooking with Caring Community with Michelle Breier
Join us for another wonderful evening of Cooking with Caring Community. This month our Hostess is Michelle Breier. In preparation for the upcoming Channukah celebrations, Michelle demonstrates her favorite latkes. Ingredient List: Makes 68-74 latkes 8 large russet potatoes (Costco-size) 2 to three sweet or yellow onions 6 teaspoons baking powder 6 teaspoons kosher salt 3 teaspoons or more fresh ground pepper 2/3 cup bread crumbs 1/3 cup flour 6 eggs vegetable or canola oil Containers can be obtained through…
Find out more »From Andalusia to Cairo: The Life, Works and Thought of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (RaMBaM)
Alas, it is impossible to overstate Moses Maimonides’ influence on Judaism. At the height of the Islamic enlightenment, Moses was born (1138) in Cordoba, Spain to Maimon the judge. His family fled a decade later when the tolerant Islamic regime was overthrown by a fanatic sect. Finally settling in Cairo, Maimonides served as physician to the Sultan, Saladin, during the Christian Crusades in the Land of Israel. The product of high Islamic culture and deep Jewish learning, Maimonides transformed Jewish…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:45 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie Potiker for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-five-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. For past sessions, visit: https://blubrry.com/balancedmind/ About Julie: Julie Potiker is a mindfulness expert with extensive teacher training in a variety of tools and methods, including Mindful Self-Compassion. Through her…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:45 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie Potiker for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-five-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. For past sessions, visit: https://blubrry.com/balancedmind/ About Julie: Julie Potiker is a mindfulness expert with extensive teacher training in a variety of tools and methods, including Mindful Self-Compassion. Through her…
Find out more »Adult Evening Book Club
Date Book Facilitator September 15, 2022 Apeirigon Carol Levy October 20, 2022 The House of Fragile Things Barbara Pedley November 17, 2022 People Love Dead Jews Debbie Sherman December 15, 2022 Red Dress in Black and White Joe Hartgen January 19, 2023 The Light of Days Arnie Gass February 16, 2023 Last Call at the Hotel Imperial Edith Kodmur March 16, 2023 The Netanyahus Catherine Hand April 20, 2023 The King of Schnorrers Leslie Mark May 11, 2023 …
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:45 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie Potiker for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-five-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. For past sessions, visit: https://blubrry.com/balancedmind/ About Julie: Julie Potiker is a mindfulness expert with extensive teacher training in a variety of tools and methods, including Mindful Self-Compassion. Through her…
Find out more »Morning Mindfulness with Julie Potiker
Wednesdays mornings from 10:00-10:45 am Give yourself the gift of calm. Join Julie Potiker for this grounding way to start the day and move from a place of fear to a place of calm. In these forty-five-minute mindfulness sessions, you will experience bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. For past sessions, visit: https://blubrry.com/balancedmind/ About Julie: Julie Potiker is a mindfulness expert with extensive teacher training in a variety of tools and methods, including Mindful Self-Compassion. Through her…
Find out more »January 2023
DayTimers Movie Mavens: The Outfit (2022)
Leonard (Mark Rylance), a master English tailor who's ended up in Chicago, operates a corner tailor shop with his assistant (Zoey Deutch) where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters. One night, two killers (Dylan O'Brien, Johnny Flynn) knock on his door in need of a favor - And Leonard is thrust onto the board in a deadly game of deception and murder. This spirited cinema discussion group is…
Find out more »Adult Evening Book Club
Date Book Facilitator September 15, 2022 Apeirigon Carol Levy October 20, 2022 The House of Fragile Things Barbara Pedley November 17, 2022 People Love Dead Jews Debbie Sherman December 15, 2022 Red Dress in Black and White Joe Hartgen January 19, 2023 The Light of Days Arnie Gass February 16, 2023 Last Call at the Hotel Imperial Edith Kodmur March 16, 2023 The Netanyahus Catherine Hand April 20, 2023 The King of Schnorrers Leslie Mark May 11, 2023 …
Find out more »February 2023
Adult Evening Book Club
Date Book Facilitator September 15, 2022 Apeirigon Carol Levy October 20, 2022 The House of Fragile Things Barbara Pedley November 17, 2022 People Love Dead Jews Debbie Sherman December 15, 2022 Red Dress in Black and White Joe Hartgen January 19, 2023 The Light of Days Arnie Gass February 16, 2023 Last Call at the Hotel Imperial Edith Kodmur March 16, 2023 The Netanyahus Catherine Hand April 20, 2023 The King of Schnorrers Leslie Mark May 11, 2023 …
Find out more »March 2023
Adult Evening Book Club
Date Book Facilitator September 15, 2022 Apeirigon Carol Levy October 20, 2022 The House of Fragile Things Barbara Pedley November 17, 2022 People Love Dead Jews Debbie Sherman December 15, 2022 Red Dress in Black and White Joe Hartgen January 19, 2023 The Light of Days Arnie Gass February 16, 2023 Last Call at the Hotel Imperial Edith Kodmur March 16, 2023 The Netanyahus Catherine Hand April 20, 2023 The King of Schnorrers Leslie Mark May 11, 2023 …
Find out more »April 2023
Adult Evening Book Club
Date Book Facilitator September 15, 2022 Apeirigon Carol Levy October 20, 2022 The House of Fragile Things Barbara Pedley November 17, 2022 People Love Dead Jews Debbie Sherman December 15, 2022 Red Dress in Black and White Joe Hartgen January 19, 2023 The Light of Days Arnie Gass February 16, 2023 Last Call at the Hotel Imperial Edith Kodmur March 16, 2023 The Netanyahus Catherine Hand April 20, 2023 The King of Schnorrers Leslie Mark May 11, 2023 …
Find out more »May 2023
Adult Evening Book Club
Date Book Facilitator September 15, 2022 Apeirigon Carol Levy October 20, 2022 The House of Fragile Things Barbara Pedley November 17, 2022 People Love Dead Jews Debbie Sherman December 15, 2022 Red Dress in Black and White Joe Hartgen January 19, 2023 The Light of Days Arnie Gass February 16, 2023 Last Call at the Hotel Imperial Edith Kodmur March 16, 2023 The Netanyahus Catherine Hand April 20, 2023 The King of Schnorrers Leslie Mark May 11, 2023 …
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