Join us as we explore the wonderful world of Jewish literature, non-fiction, and Jewish authors.

This month’s book: The Jew in the Lotus
by Rodger Kamenentz

Join Rabbi George Gittleman and Rabbi Irwin Keller as they explore what it is in place itself that enlivens spiritual experience, and what are the perils of spirituality that is bound up with particular geography. 

We will welcome another beautiful Shabbat together with prayers, music, poetry and each other.

We wake up and celebrate the Shabbat with a morning minyan.

Nitzanim hosts Family Experiential Learning and B. Mitzvah Academy

This year's theme "Between Silence and Story" will honor the children of survivors, and their journeys. ​

Join us for an experiential class series during the Counting of the Omer.

We will welcome another beautiful Shabbat together with prayers, music, poetry and each other.

An exploration of Jewish eating and identity. This is also the beginning of a congregation-wide, values-based conversation about what and how we eat at Ner Shalom!

We gather around the piano and sing our way through welcoming Shabbat!

Nitzanim hosts Family Experiential Learning and B. Mitzvah Academy

“Where Olive Trees Weep” explores stories of Israeli military violence against Palestinians, the effect of ongoing trauma, and possible paths for healing. 

Yiddish Tish explores Yiddish literature and culture in the original. Yet miraculously no previous Yiddish knowledge is required.

Join us as we explore the wonderful world of Jewish literature, non-fiction, and Jewish authors.

This month’s book: The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights
by Kitty Zeidis 

We will welcome another beautiful Shabbat together with prayers, music, poetry and each other.

Join us as we welcome Kora Bregman as an adult in our community and in K’lal Yisrael.

We will welcome another beautiful Shabbat together with prayers, music, poetry and each other.

Learning for its own sake for older teens.

Would your older teen or adult with a disability enjoy a way to experience the Jewish holidays in a family-friendly environment? If so, you and your teen/adult are invited to join us for eight sessions celebrating the Jewish holidays through art, music, movement, and story. We have interfaith families as well as families who are new or who are returning to Judaism.

On this traditional night of non-traditional learning, we will explore many themes suggested by the Book of Ruth, and leave with a renewed sense of commitment to our next steps in this painful world.

Join us for some in-person Shavuot study, looking at how the themes of the Book of Ruth can take root in our lives.

We will welcome another beautiful Shabbat together with prayers, music, poetry and each other.

Join us as we welcome Noah Krafft as an adult in our community and in K’lal Yisrael.

We will welcome another beautiful Shabbat together with prayers, music, poetry and each other.

Join us as we welcome Micah Mertz as an adult in our community and in K’lal Yisrael.

Yiddish Tish explores Yiddish literature and culture in the original. Yet miraculously no previous Yiddish knowledge is required.

Join us as we explore the wonderful world of Jewish literature, non-fiction, and Jewish authors.

This month’s book: As a Jew: Reclaiming Our Story from Those Who Blame, Shame, and Try to Erase Us
by Sarah Hurwitz

We will welcome another beautiful Shabbat together with prayers, music, poetry and each other.

We will welcome another beautiful Shabbat together with prayers, music, poetry and each other.

We will welcome another beautiful Shabbat together with prayers, music, poetry and each other.

We will welcome another beautiful Shabbat together with prayers, music, poetry and each other.

Join us as we explore the wonderful world of Jewish literature, non-fiction, and Jewish authors.

This month’s book: Street Dreams
By Faye Kellerman

Join us as we welcome Elian Moreno as an adult in our community and in K’lal Yisrael.

Join us as we explore the wonderful world of Jewish literature, non-fiction, and Jewish authors.

This month’s book: Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel
By Matti Friedman

Join us as we explore the wonderful world of Jewish literature, non-fiction, and Jewish authors.

This month’s book: An Unorthodox Match
by Naomi Ragen  

Join us as we explore the wonderful world of Jewish literature, non-fiction, and Jewish authors.

This month’s book: The Hebrew Priestess: Ancient and New Visions of Jewish Women’s Spiritual Leadership
by Jill Hammer and Taya Shere

Join us as we explore the wonderful world of Jewish literature, non-fiction, and Jewish authors.

This month’s book: Fagin the Thief
by Alison Epstein

Zoë Lewis is an entertainer from a bygone age. Don’t miss this concert!

Let’s choose books for 2027!