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Join a conversation about the impact good work has played on our lives and how those who have organized workers have advanced the common good. We can reflect on how meaningful work is an essential part of our individual and collective identities. Our conversation will reach back to the days of the Torah, to the […]

Our earliest stories remind us that we have a responsibility to care for the earth so that we can preserve it for generations to come.  In a time when global warming and environmentalism are in the news, join us for a values-based conversation about the balance between using our natural resources with abandon and caring […]

For thousands of years we have been instructed to love the stranger because of the way the ancient Israelites were once strangers in Egypt and how  powers throughout history have poorly treated the Jewish community.  With a new emphasis on immigration in America, join us for a relevant values-based conversation about our obligation to and […]

Who couldn’t use just a little more joy? Jewish tradition teaches us that joy increases in the month of Adar (beginning on March 1) as we anticipate the festival of Purim (March 14).  Let’s use this tradition to learn how we can infuse simchah (joy) into our daily lives given some of the challenges we […]

In a world in which DEI is being challenged rather than celebrated, let’s come together to uncover the values from Jewish wisdom that might bring clarity to our understanding of the vast array of human expression. In the Challah and Conversation series, Rabbi Ron Symons, Shames JCC Sr. Director of Jewish Engagement, leads interactive guided […]