Learning
Learning
"Surely this instruction which I give you this day is not too difficult for you nor beyond your reach. It is not in heaven, so distant that you must ask, 'Who will go up to heaven and bring it down so we can hear it and do it?' Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ No, the thing is very near you. It is already on your lips and in your heart..." (Deuteronomy 30:10-14)
Jewish Education can happen anywhere. On the street, when you pass a JCC, or see a Chanukah menorah in a window. In your home when you light Shabbat candles. On the bus, when you sit next to a guy wearing a yarmulke. In the supermarket, in the Passover aisle. In the synagogue, maybe when you are praying, maybe when you are listening to the Rabbi, and maybe when you are talking to a friend. In a classroom. On a family retreat. At a Passover Seder. When your kid comes home singing a Hebrew song from the school. When your partner reads a Jewish book.
At City Shul, we will use many forms of learning. Some will be frontal: a really good speaker or lecture. Some will be participatory: a hot topic being discussed. Some will focus on family. Some on 20's/30's folks. Some on young kids and some on teens. Some on Jewish holidays and some on Jewish identity. Or tikkun olam, the Jewish imperative to repair the world. We'll watch films that challenge us. We'll delve into Torah portions with commentaries that surprise us. We'll teach you Hebrew and history, cooking and customs. What does Judaism say about...you fill in the blanks. The aim is to start where you are and take your further.
Tue, March 19 2024
9 Adar II 5784
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Upcoming Events
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Saturday ,
MarMarch 23 , 2024Family Purim Celebration at City Shul
Shabbat, Mar 23rd 5:00p to 7:00p
We are looking forward to an exciting Family Purim celebration on Saturday, March 23 at St. George by the Grange. Join us for a fun-filled evening of crafts, Megillah reading, music, Purim treats, a parade, and a costume contest. It will be fun for the whole family! Members free, City Shul School Families Free, Non-members $18/family Bring a box of pasta to use as a noise maker. It will be donated to the food bank following the program. -
Friday ,
AprApril 26 , 2024Pesach Kabbalat Shabbat at City Shul
Friday, Apr 26th 6:00p to 9:30p
Please join us for Kabbalat Shabbat during Pesach. No registration is required for the service but registration is required for the dinner. Dinner will be catered and Kosher l'Pesach. Dinner sponsors welcome. Members only. -
Sunday ,
MayMay 5 , 2024In Seven Days, Sunday May 5, 2024, 7 PM; Talkback with Rabbi Goldstein for this performance only
Sunday, May 5th 7:00p to 9:00p
Through tears and laughter, In Seven Days explores what it means to live with grace and grapples with how we say goodbye to the people we love most. Rabbi Elyse Goldstein will lead a talkback presentation at the conclusion of the play.