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November 2021
What Remains: Selected Poems by David Curzon
Join us to celebrate the publication of What Remains: Selected Poems, a new work by David Curzon. This evening will feature David Curzon in conversation with award-winning journalist Sandee Brawarsky and readings from the collection by Stuart Klawans, Sharon Dolin and David Roskies “These striking poems read like the carefully distilled observations of a wise and reflective mind illuminating the experiences of day-to-day life in words that seem as if they were engraved in stone.” —Barry W. Holtz “Aphoristic, ekphrastic,…
Find out more »Rabbi Jules Harlow Parshat HaShavua Class
Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky in the Sanctuary at 8:45am to study the weekly reading, enriched by Jewish interpretations through the ages. For years, Shabbat mornings in the chapel were an enriching face-to-face discussion around a table. Then during the Zoom era, our attendance grew substantially with people connecting remotely. Capturing the best of both worlds is not easy. Here is our current plan: we will hold the hour-long class in person in the Sanctuary (we'll bring back the table when we…
Find out more »Meditation Mondays
With Ansche Chesed members and Meditation Teachers Sheila Lewis, Sheldon Lewis, and Peter Silverman Get your week off to a great start! Join us for a break from stress, anxiety, news cycles, and uncertainty—with calming and enlivening practices like mindful breathing, imagery, and introspection. Discussion and Q&A to follow. Beginners and advanced meditators are welcome. Note New Time for this Year JOIN US VIA ZOOM Meeting ID: 871 3692 1161 Passcode: Breathe
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Shirei Chesed Community Chorus
Shirei Chesed Community Chorus continues to build community through learning a rich and diverse repertoire of Jewish music, and bring harmony into the world that needs it more than ever. During the height of Covid Era we focused on growing our repertoire and musicianship, as well as recording a few virtual choir projects (links here). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6s2rQA3ZyA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekTrfijn7sk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KynkuHCDafs This year we are cautiously optimistic about our ability to sing in the same space again, even though some extra precautions may…
Find out more »Talmud Study with Rabbi Kalmanofsky
This year in Wednesday night Talmud we will study the tenth chapter of Tractate Pesachim. Once Sukkot ends .. it's almost Passover! This year let's begin getting ready early by studying the Talmudic chapter devoted to the night of the Seder. This chapter has a wonderful blend of law and lore, will make you think about history and will deepen your Passover celebration. JOIN VIA ZOOM Meeting ID: 889 9369 5753 Passcode: Pesachim
Find out more »Shlomo ibn Gabirol: Songs of Torture and Rapture
This year, 2021, marks 1,000 years since the birth of the greatest Hebrew poet of the Middle Ages. Gabirol composed sublime love songs to God, as well as groans of a suffering soul. A millennium later, his words still soar and sear. Please join Rabbi Kalmanofsky for four sessions to salute this extraordinary poet on this extraordinary birth day. JOIN VIA ZOOM Meeting ID: 884 4849 4288 Passcode: TandR
Find out more »Rabbi Jules Harlow Parshat HaShavua Class
Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky in the Sanctuary at 8:45am to study the weekly reading, enriched by Jewish interpretations through the ages. For years, Shabbat mornings in the chapel were an enriching face-to-face discussion around a table. Then during the Zoom era, our attendance grew substantially with people connecting remotely. Capturing the best of both worlds is not easy. Here is our current plan: we will hold the hour-long class in person in the Sanctuary (we'll bring back the table when we…
Find out more »Meditation Mondays
With Ansche Chesed members and Meditation Teachers Sheila Lewis, Sheldon Lewis, and Peter Silverman Get your week off to a great start! Join us for a break from stress, anxiety, news cycles, and uncertainty—with calming and enlivening practices like mindful breathing, imagery, and introspection. Discussion and Q&A to follow. Beginners and advanced meditators are welcome. Note New Time for this Year JOIN US VIA ZOOM Meeting ID: 871 3692 1161 Passcode: Breathe
Find out more »Shirei Chesed Community Chorus
Shirei Chesed Community Chorus continues to build community through learning a rich and diverse repertoire of Jewish music, and bring harmony into the world that needs it more than ever. During the height of Covid Era we focused on growing our repertoire and musicianship, as well as recording a few virtual choir projects (links here). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6s2rQA3ZyA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekTrfijn7sk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KynkuHCDafs This year we are cautiously optimistic about our ability to sing in the same space again, even though some extra precautions may…
Find out more »Talmud Study with Rabbi Kalmanofsky
This year in Wednesday night Talmud we will study the tenth chapter of Tractate Pesachim. Once Sukkot ends .. it's almost Passover! This year let's begin getting ready early by studying the Talmudic chapter devoted to the night of the Seder. This chapter has a wonderful blend of law and lore, will make you think about history and will deepen your Passover celebration. JOIN VIA ZOOM Meeting ID: 889 9369 5753 Passcode: Pesachim
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