TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT ANTI-SEMITISM
Amy Leos-Urbel leads this practical session for parents and educators who wish to learn ways to help children describe, understand and combat anti-Semitism.
Suggested donation $6-36
Co-sponsored with Hadassah and supported by a generous grant from the Grinspoon Foundation of Western MA.
IMPROV!
Sunday, February 9 5-7pm at Temple Israel
Real Teens/Real Adults
Temple Israel invites thespians of all ages to join in a dynamic improv workshop with Mandy Anderson of Happier Valley Comedy Theater. Mandy is a terrific performer and teacher. In this second visit to Temple Israel she will lead all comers in playful and fun theater games, improv exercises, character and monologue building and more. No experience necessary. Join us!
Rabbi Andrea will be the coffee hour guest at St Andrew's and St James this Sunday. Her topic is What Do Jews Believe? In this talk Rabbi Andrea discusses the historical roots of Christianity and the eventual divergence of these two faith groups. She highlights some of the points of rhetoric and interpretation on key ideas, such as faith, acts and messiah.
The talk is open to all.
Friend and congregant Liz Kelner will lead a discussion on The Relevance of Jewish Jesus in the Context of Antisemitism and Our Place in a Christian World after services and kiddush lunch. Liz's approach to this topic offers the opportunity for personal integration and interfaith reconciliation.
Temple Israel will provide a main course, please bring sides or desserts to supplement if you are able.
Stage on Main invites you to a play-reading of 25 QUESTIONS FOR A JEWISH MOTHER by Kate Moira Ryan and Judy Gold.
Sunday, February 2, 2020, 3:00 p.m.
Stage on Main, 17 South Main Street, Orange MA
(doors open at 2:30 p.m.)
The Interfaith Council of Franklin County presents a program led by Margaret Bulitt-Jonas about climate issues and how religious congregations can be involved in what is potentially holy work. All welcome! 5:30 PM - vegetarian pot luck (please label dishes for food allergies: GF, nuts, dairy, etc). Program with invited speakers begins at 6:30 PM.
This interactive class led by Justin Sundell-Thomas will explore the basics of tefilah, or Jewish prayer, with the goal of providing tools for developing deeper personal and communal prayer practice. Using the siddur as a jumping off point, we will familiarize ourselves with traditional and contemporary elements of daily Jewish prayer, consider ways to create a personally meaningful daily practice, discuss barriers we may face integrating regular tefilah into our lives, and strategize to overcome those barriers.
Bakers of all ages are invited to join the Be Mitzvah class, Rabbi Andrea, and Melissa Pincus to bake Challah!
Suggested donation: $18 non-members, $14 members.
Registration required: [email protected]
Supported by Temple Israel's Roots & Branches Family Education Program, which receives major funding from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation
The theme of the January First Friday is the Enneagram. Come for dinner & blessings at 6 PM, and when we are nicely satiated, Rabbi Andrea will present on the Enneagram, a fascinating system for understanding our motivations and tendencies. Enneagram is a very helpful tool for working with others and spotting your own unhelpful habits ~ as if you have any!
