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Winter/Spring Programs 5784

Want to deepen your skills and your connection to Jewish wisdom and spirituality in 5784? Join us for Shabbat programming, weekday learning, special guests, and more. For Zoom links and updated information about all of our classes and programs, please visit the CDT calendar. Unless noted otherwise, all in-person programs take place at 60 Highland Street in West Newton.

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God Is Here: Reimagining the Divine

Sponsored by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality
Thursdays, April 18, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6, 1:00-2:15 pm
Zoom

The Institute for Jewish Spirituality is hosting Rabbi Toba for a deep exploration of non-anthropomorphic metaphors for the Divine in Jewish tradition, such as Water, Voice, Fire, Rock, Cloud, and Becoming. Based on her book God Is Here: Reimagining the Divine, Rabbi Toba will unpack a single metaphor in each live practice session (which will be recorded and available to those who cannot attend), immersing participants in mindfulness practices designed to help you access these pathways to the sacred in your own life. For God-believers, non-believers, and all those in between!

Participants will receive a copy of God Is Here as part of their registration. Tuition: Sliding scale, $149/299/399, if finances are an obstacle, please contact Rabbi Toba.

Aleph-Bet, No Sweat!

With Akiva Nelson
Sundays, March 3, 10, 24, 31, and April 7, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
CDT Religious School at Cabot Elementary (229 Cabot St, Newton)

Join Akiva for an opportunity to learn the Hebrew alphabet. You'll improve your confidence, self-esteem, and comfort-level recognizing, reading, and writing Hebrew letters, which is a big step toward more deeply engaging with Judaism. We'll be starting from the beginning and building our way toward the goal of learning all of Hebrew's consonants and vowels. Participants will be asked to purchase a workbook, but if purchase of the workbook is a financial barrier, we will happily cover it. This class will take place during Sunday Religious School hours, but it is also open to the broader CDT community, not just Religious School parents. Please register by Sunday, February 25 so that we can order the right about of workbooks!

Morning Prayer as a Spiritual Practice: Lunchtime Study with Akiva Nelson

Mondays, February 5, 12, 26, March 4 and 11, 1:15-2:15 pm 
Zoom

Join Akiva for an exploration of the wondrous morning liturgy called Birchot HaShachar (Blessings of the Dawn). We'll study how these prayers can help us cultivate the beneficial character traits of humility, gratitude, a sense of wonder, and more. Using these prayers as a starting point, we'll also discuss frameworks that will allow prayer to feel more authentic and beneficial. For those who enjoyed last year's Learner's Minyan and those who want to engage more deeply in studying Jewish prayer, liturgy, and spiritual practice, this class is for you!

Tue, March 19 2024 9 Adar II 5784