Sixth & I Salons

Over five weeks, engage with a small group of your peers in meaningful, salon-style conversations that help us explore our relationship to ourselves, each other, and the moment we’re living in. Facilitated by Sixth & I’er Nick Anderson, the discussions—grounded in Jewish text—take on everything from friendship to conflict to decision-making.

Hoppy Hour

at The Brig

As a new year brews, make some new connections over drinks and snacks at The Brig, a beer garden in Navy Yard. We’ll keep the conversation on tap with ice breakers and prompts.

Shabbat: Exhale

At this one-hour alternative Shabbat service, unwind and reconnect through guided meditation, reflection on Jewish teachings, and communal singing. Mindfulness teacher Alison Cohen and Rabbi Aaron will be your guides for this service with music from Aaron Shneyer.

Friday Night Services with Dinner

with Rabbi Nora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer, Sarah Fredrick, and Danny Villanueva blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

POSTPONED: What it Takes: How to be a Jewish Adult

Whether you have a handle on adulthood or are still figuring things out (and who isn’t?), it might feel like there’s no clear roadmap for incorporating Judaism into your life in your 20s, 30s, and beyond. Led by Rabbi Nora, this class offers a crash course in developing a more personal relationship with Jewish practices and rituals including Shabbat and holidays, keeping kosher, giving tzedakah, and text study.

Friday Night Services

with Rabbi Mora

This inclusive service led by Rabbi Nora and musicians Aaron Shneyer and Jeff Geld blends contemporary and traditional elements for an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.

Next Level: Jewish Ethics

With Rabbi Nora, explore Judaism’s approaches to different moral dilemmas, from cancel culture and effective altruism to sexual ethics.

Shabbat: Exhale

At this one-hour alternative Shabbat service, unwind and reconnect through guided meditation, reflection on Jewish teachings, and communal singing. Mindfulness teacher Alison Cohen and Rabbi Nora will be your guides for this service with music from Aaron Shneyer.

Shabbat for Survivors

Come together for a prayerful, healing Shabbat service led by Rabbi Nora and our music team. As we read the biblical account of Dinah, we’ll create space to honor survivors and victims of power-based violence. Raise your voice in support of those who have been impacted by harassment, assault, or abuse and honor allies and advocates working to create safer communities for us all.

CANCELED: Rumor Has It

Following our live recording of the popular podcast “Normal Gossip,” explore your own relationship to gossip through a Jewish lens. Using ancient sources, Rabbi Nora leads a discussion on the difference between sharing information and gossiping, why gossip is so hard to resist, and how we should talk to, and about, others.