October 2, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Shabbat Evening Service Shabbat Evening Service Online Together with WHC clergy, welcome Shabbat together as one WHC community. This service will take place on Zoom It will also be available on our live stream & Facebook We invite you to follow along with us from home using the online version of Mishkan T’filah, our Shabbat prayer book. Free
October 3, 2020 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Event Series Early Torah Study Early Torah Study Online Every Shabbat morning, we begin the day with an informal group at Temple to study parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, in English. Led by one of the clergy, we analyze, question, and reflect on Judaism’s central text. All are welcome — just occasionally or every week — and absolutely no background knowledge or familiarity ...
October 3, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am Shabbat Morning Service & Sukkot Festival Service Online This service, led by our rabbis and cantors, often includes the Bar or Bat Mitzvah of one of our teens as well as the traditional elements of a Shabbat morning service: prayers, responsive readings, music, reading from the Torah, and a d'var Torah (interpretation of the weekly Torah portion). On mornings when there is no ... Free
October 4, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Event Series Shake the Lulav & Etrog Shake the Lulav & Etrog JBSC & Temple Although our buildings remain closed and our Sukkot tradition of enjoying communal meals in the sukkah may not be possible this year, we are excited to offer you the opportunity to celebrate the fall harvest holiday by blessing and waving the lulav and etrog — with all safety precautions in place. You can sign up online to ... Free
October 5, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Event Series Shake the Lulav & Etrog Shake the Lulav & Etrog JBSC & Temple Although our buildings remain closed and our Sukkot tradition of enjoying communal meals in the sukkah may not be possible this year, we are excited to offer you the opportunity to celebrate the fall harvest holiday by blessing and waving the lulav and etrog — with all safety precautions in place. You can sign up online to ... Free
October 5, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Event Series Conversational Hebrew Conversational Hebrew Online Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for ...
October 5, 2020 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event Series Conversational Hebrew Conversational Hebrew Online Learn to speak Hebrew—or practice and improve your fluency—without having to master the aleph-bet. This innovative method will have you speaking at the first class, and the ability to read or write in Hebrew is not necessary. We offer classes for every level. Not sure which is best for you? Contact instructor Gerdy Trachtman for ...
October 5, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Event Series Sister Act with Rabbi Shankman Sister Act with Rabbi Shankman Online Three American women — Rabbi Susan Shankman, a Jew; Hurunnessa Fariad, a Muslim; and Pastor Michelle Thomas, a Christian — come together every week to talk about life, faith, and resilience. Tune in on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SisterAct2020 Click here to join us Free
October 5, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm When Shelter Is Temporary: A Conversation About Homelessness Online One of our Sukkot traditions is to follow the commandment to build, eat, and (if taken literally) sleep in a sukkah during the week-long holiday. These temporary, open shelters symbolize the huts our ancestors lived in for 40 years while they wandered the desert after fleeing Egypt. Sukkot lasts just a week, and if the ... Free
October 5, 2020 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 12 Jewish Questions 12 Jewish Questions Online Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish? What happens after we die? How do Where is God in times of tragedy? How do I rest when I have no time? And more... Despite years of religious school as children, many of us are unsure how to find meaning in our faith and culture ...
October 6, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Event Series Shake the Lulav & Etrog Shake the Lulav & Etrog JBSC & Temple Although our buildings remain closed and our Sukkot tradition of enjoying communal meals in the sukkah may not be possible this year, we are excited to offer you the opportunity to celebrate the fall harvest holiday by blessing and waving the lulav and etrog — with all safety precautions in place. You can sign up online to ... Free
