Past Events

Book: Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani ShapiroZoom Meeting: Tuesday, December 8, 9:30-11amAbout the book:In the spring of 2016, through a genealogy website to which she had casually submitted her DNA for analysis, Dani Shapiro received the stunning news that her beloved deceased father was not her biological father. Over the course of a single day, her entire history—the life she had lived—crumbled beneath her. Inheritance is a book about secrets. It is the story of a woman's urgent quest to…

Make Your Own Golem with Paper MidrashProtection. Safety. Strength. Power. Right now we could all use a little more sense of well-being. The Jewish myth of the golem summoned ancient Jewish magic to create protection in difficult times. We are going to explore the golem legend and use our hands to create our own symbols of protection and safety. Join Isaac and Rabbi Shawna to “make your own golem” out of paper and cut-up comic books, in a 90-minute workshop that…

Zoom opens at 7:30 am for general catch ups.  At 7:45 am we’ll have a brief icebreaker.  The program starts at 8 am. FACILITATOR:  Daniel Germain, Esq.TOPIC:   Supreme Court Roundup!  A review of the blockbuster cases coming to the United States Supreme Court this term, including issues of religious liberty, the administrative state, copyright  protections, Obamacare and the Mueller report. What are these cases about and how could their  outcome effect you?  We will also review how cases get to the Supreme…