The Omer Project began Sunday, May 1. Here is what is in store for the next ten days.
- Thursday, May 5 (Yom Hashoah), 7:30 p.m.
THE JÜDISCHE KULTURBUND PROJECT: Art and the Resiliency of the Human Spirit
Leader: Gail Prensky, creator and project director, Jüdische Kulturbund Project
- Saturday May 7, 9:30-10:15 a.m.
CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER
Developing tools for a deeper experience of prayer through chanting and meditation as congregants proceed into the Shabbat Schacharit service.
Leaders: Janaki Kuruppu and Rabbi Benjamin Shull
- Monday May 9, 7:30 p.m.
KEYNOTE EVENT: “REACHING OUT, REACHING UP, REACHING IN: A JOURNEY OF JEWISH HEALING”
Understanding the power of healing on the body and soul and how healing and providing support to the vulnerable can prepare us to receive Torah and make meaningful changes in our lives.
Leader: Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, Rabbinic Director of New York Jewish Board of Jewish Children and Family Services.
- Thursday, May 12, 6:30 p.m.
MOVING OUR FEET: ISRAELI DANCE (Yom Haatzmaut)
Performance and teaching for participants of all ages by award winning Israeli teenage dance troupe Yesodot.
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*NOTE: Weekday Minyan will be held at 7:00 pm daily throughout the entire Omer period, except May 12.
