Upcoming Events

Meditation

Location: Community House

From: Mondays, September 11, 2017-May 28, 2018 at 8:20am

Details:

Led by Jesse Paikin, 5th Year Rabbinical Student at Hebrew Union College

Interested in building a meditation practice? Wondering “what’s Jewish” about meditation? In this weekly drop-in class, we will practice mindfulness meditation with additional inspiration from Jewish text and tradition. No prior meditation or text study experience required.

Please note there will be no class on the following days:
October 9, 2017
December 18, 2017
December 25, 2017
January 2, 2018
February 5, 2018
April 2, 2018
May 21, 2018

Join anytime! We will meet in Room 504. Please fill out this form if you would like to attend.

Lunch and Learn Series with Conductor Cesare Civetta

Location: Pavilion

From: 12:30 pm - 2:00pm

Details:

A Tribute to Elie Wiesel taught by Conductor Cesare Civetta

This is the first of three multimedia presentations the Conductor and educator, Cesare Civetta, will present at Central Synagogue this Fall.
Join your community for lunch, starting at 12:30, followed by a one-hour exploration of Elie Wiesel’s life, philosophy, and achievements. The multi-media presentation includes many photos, interviews with Wiesel about caring for others, his establishment of an educational center for Ethiopian-Jewish children in Israel, his relationship with God, and the Middle East conflict.  The program also features footage of Wiesel singing songs he learned in Yiddish as a child, including Ven Ich Vol Gehat Koiech, Shebshifleinu, Harachaman, Oyfn Pripetshik, Es Brent, and Ani Ma-amin!

Don’t forget to check out our upcoming Lunch and Learn presentations on November 20, and December 11.

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