Orange 10
For those who have ADHD - whether formally diagnosed or not - this is an inclusive, confidential space. We each have a bit of time to discuss our concerns, where we are currently in life, and then reflect and support each other. You’ll meet like-minded people discussing their ADHD - it's warm, caring and friendly!
ADHD Peer Support Circle.pdf
Red 3
Our sources tell us that our world was broken because of Sinat Chinam (baseless hatred), and will be fixed by Ahavat Chinam (baseless love). Simple enough... if only we knew what Ahavat Chinam meant. Let’s explore these sources and ideas, and what they mean today in a world where Ahavat Chinam is very much needed.
Orange 14
The Rabbis of the Mishnah and Talmud understood that marriage is rife with opportunities for spousal abuse of all kinds: physical, social and emotional. From our earliest sources we can see that they attempted to protect women at every turn. What happened to those protections and where can they be found today?
Orange 13
For decades, the worldwide Jewish leadership has told us that we must defend Israel at all costs on our streets, on our social media and in our Universities. Has it worked or has it failed our community? Explore the pro's and con's of this form of advocacy and do any alternatives exist?
Orange 11
Rav Yitzchak Hutner, the Pachad Yitzhak, is one of my favorite contemporary thinkers. Come learn why Chanukah is an opportunity to celebrate forgetfulness and disagreement.
In Praise of Darkness, Forgetfulness and Division_ Pachad Yitzhak Chanukah.pdf
Red 4
It has been called the love story of the last century. A King giving up his throne, to marry the woman that he loves. Ze'ev will discuss the events leading up to the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936 and the Jewish connection to it.
Red 2
Unlike any other community, the Kaifeng Jews read a Haftarah at Shabbat afternoon services. Tracing the background of this unique custom through Persia and Byzantine Italy, we’ll uncover quite a bit about the original meaning of the Haftarah, the Kaddish and the Uva Letzion prayer.
Blue 32 - Wellbeing hub
Tzlila means “a dive”. Take a plunge into an oasis of self-reflection & connection with living sound. Tamar and Raya have developed the Tzlila method over the last decade and have taken it around Israel. A session dedicated to deep well-being, using the breath, relaxing restorative poses, accompanied by sung words in Hebrew.
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This is exactly what it sounds like: we're going to sing one nigun (wordless melody) for an hour. It's the musical equivalent of running a marathon. You can expect transcendence, mysticism, and probably boredom... a perfect metaphor for Judaism.
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