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June 2020
Breathe, Stretch and Sing with Cantor Natasha
Let yourself exhale the stress of the day, and inhale the healing power of song. Cantor Hirschhorn will guide the participants through a series of gentle body and voice warm up exercises to release tension, and improve and strengthen our breathing (always a good idea, but especially now!) We will then sing some familiar and new melodies to uplift our spirits and connect us to our tradition and our community. Due to the constraints of Zoom, during the group singing…
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Learners’ Service: Weekday Morning Edition
It can be hard to appreciate our services - to find the prayers spiritually elevating or comforting - when you're unsure where we are in the Siddur, what comes next, when to sit or stand, what to say or sing, or just skip. Join Rabbi Yael for a weekly morning "Learners' Service" to help everyone find his or her place in our Siddur, and in our prayer community. If you need a copy of the weekday Siddur, a PDF copy can be downloaded…
Find out more »Talmud Study with Rabbi Kalmanofsky
This year in Wednesday night Talmud we will study the tenth chapter of Tractate Yevamot. In this chapter, the Talmud wrestles with "the Return of Martin Guerre." What happens when a woman remarries after a spouse's supposed death, only to discover that the reports of his demise were greatly exaggerated? The textual, ethical and literary challenges elicited profound responses from centuries of interpreters, including Shai Agnon, the modernist writer who wove a novella from this material.
Find out more »Talmud Study with Rabbi Kalmanofsky
This year in Wednesday night Talmud we will study the tenth chapter of Tractate Yevamot. In this chapter, the Talmud wrestles with "the Return of Martin Guerre." What happens when a woman remarries after a spouse's supposed death, only to discover that the reports of his demise were greatly exaggerated? The textual, ethical and literary challenges elicited profound responses from centuries of interpreters, including Shai Agnon, the modernist writer who wove a novella from this material.
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Learn to Chant Torah with Cantor Hirschhorn
Rabbi Yohanan (d. 279 C.E.) had strong feelings about using the proper musical chant in reading the Torah, asserting: "Whosoever reads without melody and studies without song, to him may be applied the verse: 'Moreover I gave them laws that were not good, and rules by which they could not live." (Talmud Bavli Megillah 32A). In this class we will begin unlocking the musical system of symbols that guides our Shabbat Torah reading, as we journey through the last four…
Find out more »Kiddush Club
With the Corona outbreak there is a lot we miss, but one of the big things is our community. Join us on Thursdays at 5:30pm for a "Kiddush Club Happy Hour." Bring your favorite beverage, and spend some time with friends, old and new. This will be an unstructured space for conversation and community. JOIN US VIA ZOOM
Find out more »Not Shabbat Morning Study
While we will not be together on Shabbat morning, that doesn't mean that we can not study together. Join Rabbi Kalmanofsky on Friday mornings at 9:30 (just a day before we usually meet) to delve into the weekly portion through the eyes of favorite commentators-ancient, medieval, and modern; midrashic, mystical, and academic.
Find out more »AC Salon: Josiah Gluck: The Sound of Saturday Night Live
While we can't be together in person, that does not mean that we can not learn from each other. Did you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live? Even now that they are doing shows from home, the sound continues to be an integral part of the magic that is the not ready for prime time players. Josiah Gluck has been helping to create that sound for 28 years. A true NYC native, Josiah Gluck is one…
Find out more »Learners’ Service: Weekday Morning Edition
It can be hard to appreciate our services - to find the prayers spiritually elevating or comforting - when you're unsure where we are in the Siddur, what comes next, when to sit or stand, what to say or sing, or just skip. Join Rabbi Yael for a weekly morning "Learners' Service" to help everyone find his or her place in our Siddur, and in our prayer community. If you need a copy of the weekday Siddur, a PDF copy can be downloaded…
Find out more »Talmud Study with Rabbi Kalmanofsky
This year in Wednesday night Talmud we will study the tenth chapter of Tractate Yevamot. In this chapter, the Talmud wrestles with "the Return of Martin Guerre." What happens when a woman remarries after a spouse's supposed death, only to discover that the reports of his demise were greatly exaggerated? The textual, ethical and literary challenges elicited profound responses from centuries of interpreters, including Shai Agnon, the modernist writer who wove a novella from this material.
Find out more »