Orot (60+) Hanukah Brunch

Mondays from 8:30-9 am PT, after our virtual Monday Morning Minyan, we open a short Grief Garden Circle, a sacred listening space. Please join us here if you are holding grief. Have questions? Please email [email protected]

Most of us first formed our ideas about God when we were adolescents. And if we’re honest, we may not have changed them a whole lot since then. But our tradition has a whole spectrum of ways to get to know, and know about, the Divine, and some of them are definitely for grown-ups. Join Rabbis Panitz and Silver for a text-based class designed to shake out and renew our relationship to/with God. We may be surprised at what we discover. (Note: belief in God is not a condition of entry!)

Once a month, IKARites in their 20s and 30s come together to study a series of texts that speak to a pressing theme of our time. Each session addresses a different set of texts and a standalone topic. No previous experience with Jewish text required.  Led by Rabbinic Intern Jacob Schatz, with occasional guest facilitators. Timeline: 7 PM – Dinner 7:45 PM – Learning (indoor/outdoor)

An Evening with Sally Abed and Nadav Shofet Join us to discuss this critical moment in Israel-Palestine and how Standing Together is organizing for peace, equality and a shared future. Standing Together is the largest progressive grassroots movement organizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel. In recent years they have become one of the most powerful voices in Israeli society fighting against the Right’s campaign of forever wars and occupation and for a society based on peace, equality, and social justice. Join Nadav and Sally for a moderated discussion with Forward senior columnist Rob Eshman. They will share first-hand updates on the movement’s activism in the aftermath of Israel’s October elections and the work that lies ahead.