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September 2020
Hear Our (muted) Voices – Shema Koleynu in the Age of Zoom, Part 2: Achot Ketana and Avinu Malkeinu
The High Holiday liturgy gains power when recited by hundreds of voices in unison. This year the poems, pleas, and praises of our prayers will sound different as we hear them over electronic platforms and recite them to ourselves in our apartments. Join Hazzan Hirschhorn and Rabbi Kalmanofsky to study some classic High Holiday passages, and think together about what they will mean when recited during Covid isolation. Register to join us via Zoom
Find out more »Meet the Mahzor with Rabbi Hammerman (Rosh Hashanah Edition)
It can be hard to appreciate our High Holiday services – to find the prayers spiritually elevating or comforting – when you don’t understand the flow of the Mahzor (the High Holiday Prayerbook) and the arc of our holiday services. Join Rabbi Hammerman for a Preview of the Mahzor of our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services, to help everyone find their place in our Mahzor, and in our prayer community. Register To Join Us Via Zoom
Find out more »Learn To Toot Your Own Horn: Shofar Blowing Workshop
The central mitzvah of Rosh HaShanah is to hear the call of the shofar with your own ears. That will be more difficult this year, as we will gather virtually for the holidays. Some of us will opt to hear the shofar through virtual links. Others will choose to come to some of the in-person opportunities AC will create. But you can always blow the shofar for yourself! It’s not that difficult to get a sound out of it, and…
Find out more »Hear Our (muted) Voices – Shema Koleynu in the Age of Zoom, Part 3: Calling From the Depths to the Highest – Mima’amakim and 13 Attributes
The High Holiday liturgy gains power when recited by hundreds of voices in unison. This year the poems, pleas, and praises of our prayers will sound different as we hear them over electronic platforms and recite them to ourselves in our apartments. Join Hazzan Hirschhorn and Rabbi Kalmanofsky to study some classic High Holiday passage, and think together about what they will mean when recited during Covid isolation. Register to join us via Zoom
Find out more »Creating a Holy Space (Wherever We Are): Transforming Our Physical Space
Davvening in a synagogue is deepened and enhanced by so many aesthetic factors. Light, stained glass, decorative art, and sacred objects -- and certainly the strength of shared community and the residue left by the thousands of prayers uttered in the room over decades. This year will be different, as we davven via electronic platforms from living rooms and kitchens, without the in-person support of our fellow worshipers. What can we do so that these everyday spaces, can also enhance our Rosh…
Find out more »Hear Our (muted) Voices – Shema Koleynu in the Age of Zoom, Part 4: Gates of the Righteous and the Book of Life
The High Holiday liturgy gains power when recited by hundreds of voices in unison. This year the poems, pleas, and praises of our prayers will sound different as we hear them over electronic platforms and recite them to ourselves in our apartments. Join Hazzan Hirschhorn and Rabbi Kalmanofsky to study some classic High Holiday passage, and think together about what they will mean when recited during Covid isolation. Register to join us via Zoom
Find out more »August 2021
Still Small Voices: Davvening as Jewish Spiritual Practice “Yaaleh: Let our Voices Rise,” with Hazzan Hirschhorn
Jews spend LOTS of hours -- especially during Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur -- reciting ancient prayers. Maybe during those long hours you wonder what you’re doing. Does God hear? Or exist? Might some other activity be more useful? During the month of Elul, as Rosh HaShanah approaches, please join AC’s clergy to explore how we can make our prayer meaningful. Be not afraid! No honest question or proposed answer is out of bounds. Yael, Natasha and Jeremy will facilitate…
Find out more »Still Small Voices: Davvening as Jewish Spiritual Practice: “The Merciful One Desires the Heart,” with Rabbi Kalmanofsky
Jews spend LOTS of hours -- especially during Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur -- reciting ancient prayers. Maybe during those long hours you wonder what you’re doing. Does God hear? Or exist? Might some other activity be more useful? During the month of Elul, as Rosh HaShanah approaches, please join AC’s clergy to explore how we can make our prayer meaningful. Be not afraid! No honest question or proposed answer is out of bounds. Yael, Natasha and Jeremy will facilitate…
Find out more »Still Small Voices: Davvening as Jewish Spiritual Practice: “Writing Your Way into the Machzor,” with Rabbi Hammerman
Jews spend LOTS of hours -- especially during Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur -- reciting ancient prayers. Maybe during those long hours you wonder what you’re doing. Does God hear? Or exist? Might some other activity be more useful? During the month of Elul, as Rosh HaShanah approaches, please join AC’s clergy to explore how we can make our prayer meaningful. Be not afraid! No honest question or proposed answer is out of bounds. Yael, Natasha and Jeremy will facilitate…
Find out more »Still Small Voices: Davvening as Jewish Spiritual Practice: “Theology by Poets: Doubt, Faith and Beauty,” with Rabbi Kalmanofsky
Jews spend LOTS of hours -- especially during Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur -- reciting ancient prayers. Maybe during those long hours you wonder what you’re doing. Does God hear? Or exist? Might some other activity be more useful? During the month of Elul, as Rosh HaShanah approaches, please join AC’s clergy to explore how we can make our prayer meaningful. Be not afraid! No honest question or proposed answer is out of bounds. Yael, Natasha and Jeremy will facilitate…
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