Rabbi Harold Kushner
The New York Times bestselling author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People shares lessons and inspiration from the sum of his teaching, study, and experience in Nine Essential Things I’ve Learned About Life.
- Date:
- Nov 17, 2015 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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1 ticket: $12
1 ticket + 1 book: $25
2 tickets + 1 book: $30
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Serve Others with Sixth & I
Serve breakfast at So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organization that works to end chronic homelessness in DC.
Morning Edition
Each Wednesday, start your morning off right by finding a space for gratitude, meditation, and prayer. Guided by Rabbi Scott, each practice begins with Jewish blessings of gratitude, followed by meditation and space for prayer as each person sees fit. Especially welcome are those looking to lay tefillin (the Jewish prayer boxes worn daily).
- Date:
- Nov 18, 2015 • 7:45 am ET
- Admission:
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Free. Please RSVP.
- Category:
Cheryl Strayed
In Conversation with Emily Yoffe
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wild comes Brave Enough, a collection of more than 100 quotes from Strayed’s writings that urge us toward the incredible capacity for love, compassion, forgiveness and endurance that is within us all.
Hot Topics 2016: The Jewish Take On Abortion and Reproductive Rights
Rabbi Shira leads a text study and guided discussion exploring traditional and contemporary opinions on abortion and reproductive rights.
How to Fix the Planet
With Robert Pollin and Joseph Romm
This will be a lively debate on a most pressing international problem – climate change – by two leading global thinkers on the environment and the economy.
- Date:
- Nov 19, 2015 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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1 ticket: $14
1 ticket + 1 Pollin book: $20
2 tickets + 1 Pollin book: $30
1 ticket + 1 Romm book: $20
2 tickets + 1 Romm book: $30
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Friday Night Shabbat Services with MesorahDC
A traditional service with soulful melodies, contemporary insights, and stories, followed by dinner.
- Date:
- Nov 20, 2015 • 6:30 pm ET
- Admission:
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$8 for dinner
$12 per couple
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
Good Soul Shabbat for Meditators with Tara Brach
Rabbi Scott, Aaron Shneyer, and Michal Bilick offer soulful acoustic music, deep spirituality, and thoughtful service to DC, accompanied by Tara Brach, a leading western teacher of Buddhist meditation.
- Date:
- Nov 20, 2015 • 6:30 pm ET
- Admission:
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Online registration for this service is now closed. Tickets for the service will be available when doors open at 6:30 pm. Dinner is SOLD OUT.
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services with MesorahDC
Service with soulful melodies and contemporary insights.
Shabbat: Pure & Simple
Rabbi Scott guides an open service at a relaxed pace that allows for thoughtful prayer in a comfortable, spiritual setting.
- Date:
- Nov 21, 2015 • 10:00 am ET
- Admission:
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Service is free. $8 for lunch.
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming