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Atlantic Shabbaton
Jan 22 - 24
Halifax
Guest Facilitator: Rabbi Miriam Margles
Rabbi Miriam Margles has over 15 years experience working with young people and adults and has worked extensively with Jewish community leaders, including educators and Rabbis. She has developed many techniques and approaches that engage and delight her participants. She has worked at the Harvard, Drexel, and Temple University Hillels. Rabbi Miriam received her Rabbinical ordination and a Masters of Arts in Hebrew Letters from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and her Masters in Theological Studies from the Harvard Divinity School.
Friday Night - Jan 22
Song-filled, Lively Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Welcome Shabbat with vibrant song and sweetness, connecting with new and old friends. Ideal both for those who are not familiar with Kabbalat Shabbat and for Shabbat regulars.
5:45pm, The Biyat (1881 Walnut St.) Free
Shabbat Dinner
7pm, The Beth Israel (1480 Oxford St.) Free
Jewish Identity From the Inside, Out
Join us for a playful and thought-provoking interactive look at Jewish identity from the inside, out. Next week is the festival of Tu B'shvat, the New Year of the Trees, full of mystical rustlings, deep roots and branches reaching out -- great metaphors for looking at who we are, what we are part of and what makes us feel alive.
8pm Free
Tish (Yiddish for "table")
We'll keep lifting the sparks of Shabbat into the night with more singing, story telling and hanging out together.
8:45pm Free. Snacks and beverages. The Beth Israel (1480 Oxford St.)
Saturday - Jan 23
Boundaries and Boundary Crossing
We'll continue exploring who we are as Jews, the ways different communities of Jews define the boundries of "in" and "out", "us" and "them", and we'll look at the blurry edges we travel between tidy boundaries in our dating, work, friendships and learning.
11am. The Biyat Free
Lunch - 1:00
How to Disagree Like a Jew
Jews love to argue. When is arguing fruitful and when is it alienating or divisive? What are the central issues that Jews around you argue about? We will be getting rough and ready to dig into difficult conversations and we'll explore skills and choices that we can make when meeting difference, diversity and conflict to transform argument into productive dialogue.
2pm. The Biyat (1881 Walnut St.) Free
Shabbat Unplugged
Escort Shabbat out with the beautiful ritual of Havdallah, then stick around for a party with live music from Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers. Snacks and Beverages
7:30 - 11pm. The Biyat (1881 Walnut St.) - $5.00
Sunday, Jan 24
What's Anti-Semitism Got to Do With It?
This session will look at the impact of anti-Semitism on the Jewish soul and psyche. We will examine the often unconscious ways that Jewish identity continues to be conditioned by fear, reactivity and defensiveness, distorting how we see ourselves, other kinds of Jews and non-Jews. We will look at what gets in the way of our most vibrant vision of Jewish life and work toward transforming it.
10:30am - 12:30pm. The Shaar Shalom (1981 Oxford St.) Free
Finish - 1:00pm