Bite Size Kabbalat Shabbat!

“Even when / Cry and Plead, My Prayer is Stifled” (Eicha 3:8) Jeremiah’s frustration as Jerusalem careered toward destruction is a frustration that we often feel ourselves. Our prayer experience feels lifeless and stifled. How can we unlock our prayer when we are feeling stuck, or when we find ourselves in Jeremiah’s prayer-shoes? Starting with Minha (Egalitarian & Orthodox services will be held). It’s traditional to wear tallit and tefillin for Minha on Tisha B’Av.

Join us on Thursday, July 23, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM for a Tisha B’Av gathering of mourning and action outside the Federal Building in Downtown LA. We will connect historical Jewish brokenness to modern struggles through prayer and sacred witnessing, featuring testimonies from an immigrant worker, a faith leader who has visited Adelanto Detention Center, and a family member of a detainee supported by the CLUE immigrant bond fund.

Wind down and get ready for Shabbat. We are diverse: still working and retired; single, divorced, widowed, and in a relationship; have children, grandchildren, pets, plants, or none of the above; Angelinos and transplants. What we have in common is ikar, a multitude of experiences, and a desire to spend some of our time enjoying events and experiences with those in our age group (60+).

Every Saturday morning at 9am, join Dev Brous and/or Dr. Barry Goldstein for a meditation session on the 3rd floor/rooftop Art Room, located next to the elevator. And find your way to sip some homemade herbal tea blends, FromSoil2Soul, near the coffee station.