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Lunch and Learn: Jewish Goddess: An Exploration of the Divine Feminine in Jewish Texts 🖥
Join guest teacher Rabbi Rachael Pass on Zoom for a three-part class exploring the Divine Feminine throughout Jewish texts. We'll examine goddess figures, such as the Canaanite Goddess Asherah; the Kabbalistic goddess-figure of Chochmah, Lady Wisdom; and the most well-known feminine aspect of God in Jewish tradition, Shechinah. Together we'll learn more about our knowable God and the divinity […]
Hanukkah: A Struggle For Identity with Rabbi Shira Gluck 🖥
The Maccabees famously rebelled against the Seleucid Empire Empire after King Antiochus forbade Jewish religious practice. But their Hasmonean dynasty later waged a civil war against Hellenized Jews. Join Rabbi Shira Gluck on Zoom as she examines Hanukkah as a struggle for identity and its resonance for Reform Jews in the modern world. This session […]
The Miraculous Hanukkah Cook-Off 🖥
Tradition tells us the Maccabees found only enough oil for one day — but that it miraculously burned for eight. But Rabbis Rena Rifkin and Sam Natov think the real Hanukkah miracle is how delicious their olive oil cake and gelt cookies came out. Join our resident rabbi-chefs as they go head-to-head for another holiday […]
A Deep Dive Into Hanukkah 🖥
Are miracles just a thing of the past? What does our Hanukkah liturgy teach us about the possibility of experiencing miracles ourselves? Join Student Cantor Joe Flaxman on Zoom for a special deep dive into Hanukkah prayer and music. REGISTER
Lunch and Learn: Sinat Chinam: When Judaism Self-Destructs 🖥
Sinat chinam, or groundless hatred, is the noxious force that has led to years of strife within the Jewish community, from the destruction of the Second Temple to the infighting […]
Lunch and Learn: Sinat Chinam: When Judaism Self-Destructs 🖥
Sinat chinam, or groundless hatred, is the noxious force that has led to years of strife within the Jewish community, from the destruction of the Second Temple to the infighting between Jewish movements and cultures. Join our member Rabbi Neal Borovitz on Zoom for this three-part class as he examines the ways sinat chinam has shaped Jewish […]