(Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the community.) Pragmatic spirituality discussion Marty and Dr. Courtney Snyder lead a discussion group at Adath Jeshurun that addresses universal themes from spiritual thinkers. The next session, on Sunday, July … Read More
The Gendler Grapevine Fresh Stop Market at the J, a service of New Roots, opened for the summer on June 12. One hundred shares were sold (the usual number is 70 to 80) and 10 SNAP recipients benefited from the … Read More
When Jordan Lynn Goldstein flew to Israel last year to begin cantorial school, they already had a wealth of experience. A graduate of Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, Goldstein, now 23, had spent four years leading services at … Read More
In a proposal that could create a Reform Judaism “campus” in the East End, Temple Shalom and The Temple are considering a space-sharing arrangement that would keep both congregations independent. Both boards have voted to recommend the proposal, which must … Read More
The dark around us, come, Let us meet here together, Members one of another, Here in our holy room, – From X, by Wendell Berry What else would the greatest Kentucky poet extant do when accepting an award from the … Read More
(Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the community.) Pragmatic spirituality discussion Marty and Dr. Courtney Snyder lead a discussion group based on inspiration from a spiritual thinker, Sundays at 10 a.m. at Adath Jeshurun. The next … Read More
Jewish Hospital Rabbi Nadia Siritsky Rabbi Jonathan Sacks of Great Britain teaches that the Torah has a profound lesson for how we should face uncertainty. Noting the contrast between two biblical characters, Noah and Abraham, Sacks teaches that Noah is … Read More
Fred Gross was a young newspaper reporter working at the New Haven (Connecticut) Journal Courier in 1966 when he got a phone call from some local “back activists.” They invited Gross to a meeting at a public housing project in … Read More
Thursday, May 2 Derby Fun Day. Lunch will include hamburgers, roasted potatoes, baked beans, coleslaw, fresh fruit, and cookies and brownies. Thursday, May 9 Sharona Yekutiel, head of the Social Justice Department for the Reform Movement in Israel, will speak … Read More
Jewish Hospital Rabbi Nadia Siritsky I am frequently called to a patient’s bedside by the family as they face difficult decisions for their loved one who can no longer speak for themselves – a gut-wrenching task, especially in a society … Read More