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Family Cooking Circle in the Rivertowns
Because feeding one another is a spiritual practice.
3 Saturdays 3:30-4:30p - in your kitchen on ZOOM
We'll connect with one another, as we learn about the upcoming holidays through cooking and stories:
​       January 23: We'll bake with fruits for Tu B'Shevat (birthday of the trees)
      February 27: We'll bake hamantaschen for Purim
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March 20: We'll bake matzah for Passover


Way of Man Circle
Because we're all finding our way through life.
6 Thursday evenings (February 4, 11, 25 & March 4, 11, 18)
7:00-8:30p on ZOOM
We'll read and reflect on The Way of Man - a beautiful book by Martin Buber.  It's a collection of 6 lectures he gave in Europe in 1947 about understanding oneself and one's spiritual path in a broken world.  He draws on Hasidic stories, a fun genre, and is responding to the growing influence of Freud.  Every time I read the book, I hear a new teaching - it somehow always speaks to the present moment.


Family Nature Circle
Because there are so many connections to find in nature.
A small cohort of families (kids ages 5-9) will join together for a series of 3 outdoor gatherings at different nature centers in Westchester (within 30-40 mins of Larchmont).  At each gathering, we'll walk through beautiful surroundings, read a story connected to the Book of Genesis, and enjoy Shabbat afternoon together.  [New Circle to start in the spring!]


B Mitzvah Family Circle
Because we’re ready for a new way to experience this ritual.
We're building an intentional cohort of families around these shared goals:
  • To create a space where everyone feels seen, valued, and encouraged to take risks.
  • To make the learning process more meaningful and inspiring, and the celebration more grounded.
  • To bring this ancient rite of passage to modern life.
If becoming B Mitzvah means counting in a minyan (a core group), then we’ll dedicate significant time and energy to building a minyan where everyone counts and is counted on, everyone has an opportunity to teach and learn, lead and follow, speak and listen.  We'll learn Jewish wisdom and rituals through lived experiences.  We'll journey together as a family of families, because we can’t practice Judaism by ourselves!  [New Circle to start in Fall '21]