Archive: July 2020

Westchester Jewish Council Synagogue Presidents + One Roundtable

Posted on July 13, 2020

July 13, 2020 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm – For zoom information please contact Elliot@wjcouncil.org

Executive Seminar with Hadar – The Torah of Covid-19: Ancient Questions in a New Reality

Posted on July 14, 2020

July 14, 2020 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – A virtual 4 day learning intensive from July 12-16, the Executive Seminar is an opportunity to immerse yourself in Torah study that is rigorous, nuanced and sensitive to the full range of human experience and emotion. Open up the world of Jewish wisdom through substantive text-based learning and conversation. This year’s theme is  The Torah […]

Executive Seminar with Hadar – The Torah of Covid-19: Ancient Questions in a New Reality

Posted on July 15, 2020

July 15, 2020 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – A virtual 4 day learning intensive from July 12-16, the Executive Seminar is an opportunity to immerse yourself in Torah study that is rigorous, nuanced and sensitive to the full range of human experience and emotion. Open up the world of Jewish wisdom through substantive text-based learning and conversation. This year’s theme is  The Torah […]

Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education.

Posted on July 15, 2020

July 15, 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Adapting is a new weekly Livecast, Videocast, and Podcast from The Jewish Education Project with CEO David Bryfman. Each week David and a different guest will explore the big questions, challenges, and successes that define Jewish education. You can watch on Zoom (where you can submit questions), on jewishLIVE, or Facebook. This production is in partnership with jewishLIVE, a virtual festival […]

Challah Baking with GHC

Posted on July 15, 2020

July 15, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Challah Baking with Amy Kanarek: Wednesday, July 15 at 7:30 pm Learn how to bake delicious challah via Zoom from challah maven Amy Kanarek! Everyone is welcome to join us for a fun, hands on class! RSVP to Robin at sisterhood@g-h-c.org to receive the recipe and ZOOM link. In preparation, please purchase basic ingredients such […]

Executive Seminar with Hadar – The Torah of Covid-19: Ancient Questions in a New Reality

Posted on July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – A virtual 4 day learning intensive from July 12-16, the Executive Seminar is an opportunity to immerse yourself in Torah study that is rigorous, nuanced and sensitive to the full range of human experience and emotion. Open up the world of Jewish wisdom through substantive text-based learning and conversation. This year’s theme is  The Torah […]

Mishkan Ha’am: Adult Ed – Jews and Racial Justice: Looking Back and Forward

Posted on July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Over the course of the 20th century, many Jews became assimilated into the conception of white identity in America. At the same time, Jews were prominent in the Civil Rights era, and have found inspiration in the way Rabbi Heschel marched with Dr. King. We will parse this history to better understand the moment we […]

Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Memory Keepers Online Cocktail Hour: GenerationsForward Speaker Series with Ellen Kaidanow

Posted on July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center’s Memory Keepers Online Cocktail Hour will feature GenerationsForward speaker Ellen Kaidanow on July 17 at 5 p.m. Ellen Kaidanow is the daughter-in-law of two Holocaust survivors. Her mother-in-law, also named Ellen Kaidanow, was only 5 years old when her mother, father, and two sisters were forced to leave […]

Mishkan Ha’am Just for Fun Social Hour

Posted on July 19, 2020

July 19, 2020 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Let’s stay connected with some fun social time, to share a joke, short anecdote, poem, recent arts/crafts/home improvement project, book/movie recommendation, funny dog photos…whatever! Contact Howard Heitner at docheitner@gmail with questions. Visit www.mishkanhaam.org

Grief and Mourning in a Time of Tragedy – Hadar

Posted on July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm – This 3-part lecture series with Rabbi Tali Adler will be taking place July 13, 20, and 27. Experiences of tragedy have one thing in common: They force us to grapple with questions of loss, grief, and how to live in a world that contains so much of both. Grieving under normal circumstances can be crushing, […]