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June 2021
Meditation Monday: CANCELLED THIS WEEK
We are sorry that we have to cancel Monday Meditation this week. Please stay tuned as we consider our summer schedule. Join us for virtual mindfulness meditation and contemplative practices to help us keep centered in these unpredictable times. A number of our fellow congregants are experienced meditation leaders and will act as facilitators. Through the wonders of technology, we can enjoy the power of meditating together as a community. No prior meditation experience is necessary. Each session will be…
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Trans Identity and Self Determination in Halakhah: Creating New Legal Paradigms for Queer Liberation & Expression
What lies at the intersection of Jewish law and queer/trans experiences? Too often our conversations about queer realities and traditional norms are about solving perceived problems and figuring out how to make adjustments or concessions to a normative system. What happens when we shift the conversation away from problems and "issues," and turn our attention to the areas of expansion in Jewish law that queer realities can create? We'll investigate one example that addresses questions of self-determination in medical transition…
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Scribblers on Zoom: “The Professor Of Immortality” and “Morningside Heights”
The Professor of Immortality Morningside Heights Eileen Pollack Joshua Henkin This summer, when we cannot hold our popular literary series "Scribblers on the Roof" as usual, we are excited to present our virtual reading series, on the zoom platform. A wonderful selection or writers will read from and discuss their work in fiction and poetry. Join us Monday evenings from 8-9pm through August 9. This week we welcome Eileen Pollack, author of The Professor of Immortality and Joshua Henkin, author…
Find out more »Scribblers On Zoom: “The Nesting Dolls” and “The Yellow Bird Sings”
The Nesting Dolls The Yellow Bird Sings Alina Adams Jennifer Rosner This summer, when we cannot hold our popular literary series "Scribblers on the Roof" as usual, we are excited to present our virtual reading series, on the zoom platform. A wonderful selection or writers will read from and discuss their work in fiction and poetry. Join us Monday evenings from 8-9pm through August 9. This week we welcome Alina Adams, author of The Nesting Dolls, and Jennifer Rosner, author…
Find out more »Scribblers on Zoom: “Truthtelling” and “At the Narrow Waist of the World”
Truthtelling At the Narrow Waist of the World Lynne Sharon Schwartz Marlena Maduro Baraf This summer, when we cannot hold our popular literary series "Scribblers on the Roof" as usual, we are excited to present our virtual reading series, on the zoom platform. A wonderful selection or writers will read from and discuss their work in fiction and poetry. Join us Monday evenings from 8-9pm through August 9. This week we welcome Lynne Sharon Shwartz, author of Truthtelling, and Marlena…
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Scribblers On Zoom: “Field Light” and “(Re)Born in the USA”
Field Light (Re)Born in the USA Owen Lewis Roger Bennett This summer, when we cannot hold our popular literary series "Scribblers on the Roof" as usual, we are excited to present our virtual reading series, on the zoom platform. A wonderful selection or writers will read from and discuss their work in fiction and poetry. Join us Monday evenings from 8-9pm through August 9. This week we welcome Owen Lewis, author of Field Light and Roger Bennett, author of (Re)Born…
Find out more »Scribblers On Zoom: “Beloved Comrade: A Novel in Stories” and “This Was Toscanini: The Maestro. My Father. and Me”
Beloved Comrade: A Novel in Stories This Was Toscanini: The Maestro. My Father. and Me Yermiyahu Ahron Taub Lucy Antek Johnson This summer, when we cannot hold our popular literary series "Scribblers on the Roof" as usual, we are excited to present our virtual reading series, on the zoom platform. A wonderful selection or writers will read from and discuss their work in fiction and poetry. Join us Monday evenings from 8-9pm through August 9. This week we welcome Yermiyahu…
Find out more »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…
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