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We Love Each Other – And It Still Takes Work: Healthy Communication in Interfaith & Intercultural Jewish Families
Communication in interfaith and intercultural Jewish families can be fraught. Whether it’s a new couple trying to create their own Jewish religious traditions or an adult child of intermarriage making a choice and navigating not only their parents observances, but also their own upbringing, the issues are both deeply personal and greatly affect the people we love. The changing nature of any religious observance and belief is something we all navigate internally. Yet too often, families start the conversation around…
Find out more »Either Companionship or Death: Jewish Tools for Nurturing Friendship
Loneliness is a major public health crisis especially for older adults. Research shows that loneliness is as dangerous to your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. The United Kingdom recently created created a new Minister of Loneliness position that deals with resolving social problems related to loneliness. What does Judaism teach us about friendship as an antidote to loneliness that can help us sustain nurturing relationships and distance ourselves from toxic ones? What new kinds of models are emerging…
Find out more »Responding to Your Soul’s Yearning: Choosing Judaism
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. PLEASE REGISTER FOR ONE OF THE OTHER SESSIONS: April 25 at Leo Baeck Temple April 29 at Shomrei Torah This interactive workshop articulates the spiritual benefits of choosing Judaism as the soul’s path and provides a framework for finding the necessary resources for converting to Judaism. We will discuss such spiritual benefits as: The sense of a caring community Invitation to question Rituals that bring you closer to a sense of…
Find out more »Shabbat Morning Drasha with Rabbi Professor Avraham Steinberg, MD
Exploring the halakhic meaning of the prayer for the state of Israel/ראשית צמיחת גאולתנו in תפילה לשלום המדינה
Find out more »Responding to Your Soul’s Yearning: Choosing Judaism
This interactive workshop articulates the spiritual benefits of choosing Judaism as the soul’s path and provides a framework for finding the necessary resources for converting to Judaism. We will discuss such spiritual benefits as: The sense of a caring community Invitation to question Rituals that bring you closer to a sense of the Divine Practical activities--doing--that bring you closer to one another and Divine Spiritual principles that help one lead a good, ethical life Goal of healing the world One…
Find out more »Shabbat Friends
Friday Friends is a monthly Parent (or guardians) and Me workshop that is an interactive, musical and creative class. We aim to create a Jewish communal space where adults can connect with other adults, engage with guest speakers about infant life, parenting, and Jewish family life. Adults and children create projects hand in hand and celebrate Shabbat together! For this session, we will be have a pediatric dentist as the guest speaker to talk about infant health. Our program is…
Find out more »Building Resiliance in Teens
*This event requites separate, paid registration Join us on Sunday, April 29th, for Building Resilience in Teens: A Wellness Conference for Parents and Educators. Our Federation’s Los Angeles Jewish Teen Initiative (LAJTI) is proud to present this daylong event that will provide insight, skills, and resources to support the teens in our lives. Be inspired by featured keynote, Julie Lythcott-Haims*, author of the New York Times best-selling book How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and…
Find out more »Responding to Your Soul’s Yearning: Choosing Judaism
This interactive workshop articulates the spiritual benefits of choosing Judaism as the soul’s path and provides a framework for finding the necessary resources for converting to Judaism. We will discuss such spiritual benefits as: The sense of a caring community Invitation to question Rituals that bring you closer to a sense of the Divine Practical activities--doing--that bring you closer to one another and Divine Spiritual principles that help one lead a good, ethical life Goal of healing the world One…
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