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August 2020
Days of Awe Amid Awful Days: Reflections from Covid Caregivers
We will celebrate the high holidays amidst a global pandemic, unimaginable loss and illness, and massive social disruption. As we approach a new year, we all carry much fatigue, uncertainty, hopelessness and unprocessed grief. To help reflect on those dynamics, please join us for a conversation with AC members who worked on the Covid front lines in NYC hospitals and clinics, nurse Brenda Dore, physician’s assistant Irene Soloway, and Rabbis Mychal Springer and Kara Tav, hospital chaplains. Their reflections can…
Find out more »Monday Meditation: Preparing for the High Holidays
As we prepare ourselves for the Awesome Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, just how do we learn from our mistakes, transform worry, and cultivate compassion as we greet the New Year? Contemplative meditation offers a mindful vehicle for Teshuvah (repentance--literally, return). By turning within, we can reflect on the past, let go, and move forward. Join us for Mondays in Elul to practice meditation with kavannot (focused intentions) to ready ourselves for the year to come. We invite…
Find out more »Creating a Holy Space (Wherever We Are): Making a “Shiviti”
For centuries Jews have created artwork to emulate G-d, to indicate the direction of prayer and as a means of protection. Join artist Elana Weinberg in this workshop where she will present a brief introduction to the “shiviti” and other Jewish hanging artwork for the home and synagogue (such as mizrachs). Participants will get an overview of how to create a piece like this on your own. Materials for such artwork range dramatically. For this workshop it is most important to…
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