Nitzanim High Holy Day Services for Families - 5785
Nitzanim High Holy Day Services for Families - 5785
Cotati, CA
High Holy Days 5785: Untying Our Tangles The Days of Awe are arriving after a hard, fraught year in which many of us felt ourselves tied in every kind of knot. Bound to beliefs and habits we might be best off letting go of. Caught between loyalties and loved ones. Tethered to fear and grief in way…
Thu, Oct 3 2024
9:30 AM
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Sat, Oct 12 2024
11:30 AM
Family Shabbat in the Sukkah
Family Shabbat in the Sukkah
Cotati, CA
We welcome this special Family Shabbat with a shared meal in our Sukkah, and a prayer service with the special rituals and melodies unique to Sukkot. Come dance around with us and a lulav and ethrog! Fun for all ages! Please register early so we know you’re coming and so we can order enough food. …
Friday, October 18 2024
5:00 PM
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6:30 PM
Yiscah Smith: Sacred Chutzpah
Yiscah Smith: Sacred Chutzpah
Cotati, CA
Ner Shalom Beit Midrash presents an evening with Yiscah Smith. Yiscah Smith returns to Ner Shalom, joining us from Jerusalem, to share her Torah with us: Explore the high value that Jewish tradition places on bitahon atzmi—self-confidence—and being able to trust in one’s self and one’s judgment. B…
Wednesday, November 20 2024
7:00 PM
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8:30 PM
Attachment: Two Views on Spiritual Life
Attachment: Two Views on Spiritual Life
Anytown, CA
a conversation with Reb Judith Goleman and Basha Hirschfeld Buddhism teaches that the cause of suffering is attachment. In Judaism we like our attachments. We are attached to the traditional order of prayers in the service, as well as our Grandma's recipe for chicken soup. Join Reb Judith and …
Monday, September 16 2024
12:00 PM
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1:30 PM
Time for Tea: An Evening with Beverly Voloshin
Time for Tea: An Evening with Beverly Voloshin
Cotati, CA
OPEN TO NER SHALOM MEMBERS ONLY Join us for a conversation between Reb Irwin and Ner Shalom member Beverly Voloshin. Bev is a Professor Emerita in English at San Francisco State and currently teaches at universities in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. She was teaching in East Jerusalem last Octob…
Tue, Sep 24 2024
6:00 PM
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Mon, Oct 28 2024
7:30 PM
Season of Giving Bagel Brunch
Season of Giving Bagel Brunch
Cotati, CA
Join us for a special afternoon of good food, good company, arts and crafts, and a silent auction fullof amazing finds! Free brunch: bagels, lox and cream cheese on us! Silent auction: Wonderful items from fabulous jewelry to wine tastings, computer repair—and more! Community: Enjoy hanging with…
Sunday, November 17 2024
12:00 PM
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2:00 PM
Family Shabbat Sept 2024
Family Shabbat Sept 2024
Cotati, CA
A fun, musical Shabbat for families with children and all Ner Shalomers who enjoy being part of that scene. 4:30-5:30 Free play, a craft, and a delicious vegetarian meal, plus schmooze time. 5:30-6:00 Musical service with songs and a story, led by Reb Irwin with a revolving cast of other musical…
Friday, September 13 2024
4:30 PM
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6:00 PM
Book Launch: Shechinah at the Art Institute
Book Launch: Shechinah at the Art Institute
Cotati, CA
Join us to celebrate the release of Rabbi Irwin’s collection of essays, poems, and memoir, Shechinah at the Art Institute: Words, Worry, Wonder. This celebration and reading will be emceed by poet and head of Blue Light Press, Diane Frank. The book will become available for order on Amazon on Septe…
Wednesday, September 4 2024
7:00 PM
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8:30 PM
Conscious Untangling and Intentional Reweaving
Conscious Untangling and Intentional Reweaving
Anytown, CA
A Collage Workshop led by Sally Churgel and Sheridan Gold While the world seems to be unraveling, one way to keep whole and as sane as possible is to be conscious and intentional about how we cope with our inner world and the choices we make. When the choices don’t work as planned, when things see…
Wednesday, September 25 2024
4:00 PM
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7:00 PM
Reclaim Our Vote 2024
Reclaim Our Vote 2024
Cotati, CA
Tzedek, Ner Shalon’s Social Justice/Action Arm invites you to write Reclaim Our Vote Postcards to increase voter turnout for the upcoming election. Our postcards reach Black Voters in Southern states to counteract voter suppression through providing early voting dates, polling locations, and checki…
Sunday, September 15 2024
1:00 PM
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3:30 PM