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Aleph Isn’t Enough with Uriel Lin, Congregational Shlicha
Sunday, Jun 4th 10:00a to 11:00aSharpen your Hebrew reading skills and develop your Hebrew vocabulary.

The Torah & Beyond: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Jonathan Schnitzer
Monday, Jun 5th 12:30p to 1:30pDuring 2022–2023, we will study excerpts from the Book of Samuel.
The Art of the Gabbai with Cantor Sarah Bolts
Monday, Jun 5th 7:30p to 8:30pThis class will cover the skills that our gabbaim use every Shabbat: how they make members and guests feel welcome, facilitate the flow of a service, and the basics of correcting Torah reading. Members of our gabbai corps will join the class to share some of the expertise they have gained in their years of being gabbaim for the congregation. Please note that while graduates of this class will have acquired some new skills, they do not become gabbaim upon graduating, since gabbaim are appointed by the president of the congregation. Prerequisites for this class are ability to chant Torah, competence in Hebrew reading, and general familiarity with the flow of a Shabbat morning service. If interested, please contact Cantor Bolts to discuss eligibility.

Aleph Isn’t Enough with Uriel Lin, Congregational Shlicha
Sunday, Jun 11th 10:00a to 11:00aSharpen your Hebrew reading skills and develop your Hebrew vocabulary.

Always Already There: Shabbat and the Illusory Search for God with Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz
Monday, Jul 10th 9:30a to 10:30aShabbat is a day of rest from the work of the week, and a time to dive deep into the soul. But what if the work of the week is spiritual work and Shabbat is about stepping back from the ways we usually seek out God?

Always Already There: Shabbat and the Illusory Search for God with Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz
Monday, Jul 17th 9:30a to 10:30aShabbat is a day of rest from the work of the week, and a time to dive deep into the soul. But what if the work of the week is spiritual work and Shabbat is about stepping back from the ways we usually seek out God?

Always Already There: Shabbat and the Illusory Search for God with Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz
Monday, Jul 24th 9:30a to 10:30aShabbat is a day of rest from the work of the week, and a time to dive deep into the soul. But what if the work of the week is spiritual work and Shabbat is about stepping back from the ways we usually seek out God?

Always Already There: Shabbat and the Illusory Search for God with Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz
Monday, Jul 31st 9:30aShabbat is a day of rest from the work of the week, and a time to dive deep into the soul. But what if the work of the week is spiritual work and Shabbat is about stepping back from the ways we usually seek out God?
Fri, June 2 2023
13 Sivan 5783
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