Adult B’nai/B’not Mitzvah: Expand your connection to Judaism – Begins April 7
March 19, 2010
Are you interested in expanding your Jewish literacy skills and confidence?
Deepening your knowledge and commitment to Torah, Tefillah (Prayer) and Kehillah (Community) and going through this process with others and celebrating your Jewish learning in our communty?
Then… consider joining a group of adults who will become B’nai and B’not Mitzvah together through a 2 year process of engaging, independently and collectively. Meetings will begin late spring 2010 with the B’nai/B’not Mitzvah tentatively planned for late fall, 2012.
This is especially for those who never became Bar/Bat Mitzvah, and for those who did in form, but not in substance. (Note: participation is for Havurah Shalom members; if you are not a member, you will need to join.)
If you are interested, please contact Deborah Eisenbach-Budner without delay! Initial meeting is April 7th. You may use the form below:
Parents: Will the Real Chanukah Please Stand Up?
December 2, 2009
Chanukah can be a complex holiday
We’ll look into the contentious historical roots of Chanukah, many of which parallel questions of adaptation and acculturation that we still contend with today!
We will try to articulate what we want Chanukah to really be about for our families as well as how to generally reclaim the holiday from commercialism and co-optation into the ‘Jewish Christmas’. We will discuss the particular challenges that we face at this time of year, as well. Please bring your thoughts, questions, family traditions, favorite children’s Chanukah books.
FREE and open to the public.
Click here to Register or call the office at 503-248-4662.
Saturday, December 5, 3:15-4:45 pm
Please RSVP ASAP.
Facilitator: Deborah Eisenbach-Budner.