Tag: Shabbat

Hosting a Shabbat meal is a wonderful way to spend quality time with family and friends without the distractions of the everyday (email, ringing cell phones, distracting smartphone messages…). It…

yesIn this program, participants explore the intention of Shabbat and the traditional and modern meaning and purpose of lighting Shabbat candles. Participants learn about the...

yesThis program is a lesson on making grape juice from grapes. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss what makes grape juice holy....

yesIncluded in this guide for synagogues are specific suggestions on how to schedule and promote a vegetarian Green Kiddush, a list of concrete ways to...

yesThis program is an activity meant for a Shabbaton retreat to get people ready spiritually for shabbos and invoke deep questioning....

yesThis session activates participants with a philosophical framing of holiness in time and space using Heschel’s The Sabbath. Participants then map out the holiday cycle...

yesThis program brought members of the Jewish community together for a Shabbat dinner that highlighted local and ethically sourced ingredients while educating participants about issues...

yesThis is designed as a one evening program that frames Shabbos as an earth-based technology of connection. This collective welcoming of Shabbat is designed for...

yesExperience Sukkot as a celebration of the seasonal harvest while in an urban setting! Join us on an urban farm in downtown D.C. to...

yesThis program combines a group walk to compost piles, and a look at vermicomposting bins, with a conversation about the Jewish value of distinguishing between...

yesThis lesson introduces students to traditional Jewish understandings of work and rest. They will understand that ?work? traditionally meant interacting with the environment, and the...

yesShabbat is a time to sit and enjoy good food and good company, sourcing your food intentionally can bring a new level of mindful gratitude...

yesThis is a program that is intended to serve a large audience with a wide age range and little or no experience in the natural...