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Classes & Group Discussions
Cafe Nite with MesorahDC
Date: Monday, May 27, 2013  •  Monday, June 03, 2013  
Time: 7:00 PM
image 7:00 - 7:45 pm Basics and Beyond or Crash Course in Hebrew Reading
7:45 - 8:05 pm Light dinner/coffee/shmooze time
8:10 - 9:10 pm Life is a trip - be prepared! Negotiating trials and tribulations of relationships, work, and society today.
8:15 - 9:15 pm Alternate class: Your Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program. A wonderful and free primer course of eight classes to study or refresh your memory on many of the basics. For more information, please click here.
Admission: Free.
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Food for Thought
Digesting Ethics, Mysticism, and Philosophy with Rabbi Yosef Edelstein of MesorahDC
Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2013  •  Tuesday, June 04, 2013  
Time: 12:30 PM
image Each week over lunch, this class will explore different Jewish teachings as they relate to modern life. For more information, please contact Rabbi Yosef Edelstein at rabbie@mesorahdc.org.
Admission: Free. Please RSVP.
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What It Takes: To Be a Jewish Literature Connoisseur (Abridged)*
Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Time: 7:30 PM
image Rabbi Scott condenses 3,000 years of Jewish literature into a 90-minute class exploring the chosen literature of the chosen people.

Admission: The cost of the class is $12.
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Rare: The Ethics, Ecology, and Kashrut of Meat
Date: Sunday, June 02, 2013  •  Monday, June 03, 2013  •  Tuesday, June 04, 2013  
Time: 9:00 AM
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What are the ethics of eating meat? What is the difference between factory farmed poultry and beef and their grass-fed counterparts? How does keeping kosher differ (or not) from pursuing sustainability?

Rabbi Scott joins the sustainable farmers of Pearlstone Center for a special, three-day What It Takes that explore the morality, spirituality, and practical how-to's of sustainable meat-eating. This course includes a live, demonstration of kosher shekhitah (slaughter) of birds with Naf Hanau, founder of Grow and Behold, kosher, sustainable meat source.

Session 1 - Sunday, June 2 from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm at Pearlstone Center in Reisterstown, MD
Session 2 - Monday, June 3 from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm at Sixth & I
Session 3 - Tuesday, June 4 from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm at Sixth & I

We're partnering with Baltimore’s Charm City Tribe and the amazing Rabbi Jessy Gross to make this experience even richer.
 For those in their 20s and 30s

Admission: Tickets are $54 for the three-day class and transportation to Pearlstone Center. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling TicketFly (877.987.6487). There is a $1.50 fee per ticket for phone orders.
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Man's Attempt at Thoughtfulness: Male Role Models
Date: Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Time: 7:00 PM
image What does manliness mean in the 21st century? Rabbi Scott leads us in our series discussion of how male role models shape our understanding of masculinity.

Men's Room: For Men in Their 20s and 30s
Admission: Tickets are $6 and include snacks and refreshments. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling TicketFly (877.987.6487). There is a $1.50 fee per ticket for phone orders.
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Shabbasana: 6th in the City Pre-Shabbat Yoga
with Greg Marzullo of Flow Yoga Center
Date: Friday, June 14, 2013
Time: 6:00 PM
image Prepare your mind and body for Shabbat with Jewish-inspired yoga and meditation. Change of clothes is optional. Nama-stay for services following the class; yoga attire is welcome during the service.

A limited number of yoga mats are available. We recommend bringing your own mat.


For those in their 20s and 30s
Admission: The cost of the class is $6.
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Passion to Profit: Building Your Team of Professional Advisors
Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Time: 7:00 PM
image The most successful entrepreneurs are those that are surrounded by the right experts. An accountant, an attorney, and a financial advisor—all experienced in launching start-ups—share tips for laying the foundation for a successful new endeavor.

Admission: Tickets are $6 in advance; $8 the day of the program.
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Sixth & I Tour
Date: Sunday, June 23, 2013  
Time: 12:00 PM
Sixth & I offers tours with head docent Mike Bloom on one Sunday each month. Tours are about 30 minutes and occur on a rotating basis.

To book a large group tour, please email info@sixthandi.org.
These tours must be for groups of 15 or more people.

Sixth & I is open for walk-in tours Monday - Friday, from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. 
Admission: Please RSVP by 5:00 pm on the Friday before the tour. Tours are FREE. Donations to our tzedakah box are greatly appreciated.
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Summer Spirits: A Whiskey Tasting
Date: Monday, July 01, 2013
Time: 7:00 PM
image Owner of SpeakEasy Spirits and whiskey enthusiast Lindsay Marsh leads an interactive tasting of Leopold Brother’s whiskey. Treat your tastebuds to several different whiskies, as well as a signature cocktail.

Admission: Tickets are $18. Must be 21 or over to attend. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling TicketFly (877.987.6487). There is a $1.50 fee per ticket for phone orders. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
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