THIS SHABBAT AT ROMEMU
Join us at 165 West 105th Street

Friday, 11/16
  • 5:00 PM - Sha'Baby Shabbat
  • 6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat Services

Saturday, 11/17
  • 9:00 AM - Open Book Torah Study
  • 9:30 AM - Seekers Shabbaton
  • 10:00 AM - Shabbat Services
  • 11:00 AM - Children's Blessing
  • 11:15 AM - Sha'Boker Tov
  • 12:15 PM - Community Kiddush sponsored by Ilana Fried & Mike Vukovich
  • 7:00 PM - Sacred Sounds
Can't make it to our services in person? Join us online!
 All our services are available live on both Facebook and Livestream .
"Beyond Pain" - Rabbi Ingber's Sermon
Just like the biblical Rebecca, who wonders aloud why she exists in the face of extreme pain--holding two warring nations within her womb--so do we as Jews, and Americans, wish the pain of the current stream of violence would end. Rabbi Ingber challenges us to go beyond our personal narrative as Jews facing age-old anti-semitism to the universal, larger story beyond and around us.

Click here for the full sermon.
Come Together
Sacred Sounds: A Multi-Faith Evening of Song, Wisdom, and Prayer
Sat. 11/17 @ 7 PM
West End Presbyterian Church - 165 West 105th St.

What is possible when, together, we open our ears, voices, and hearts to sing a new song? 

In collaboration with Rivers of Living Waters, the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Community, West End Presbyterian Church, and the Pamsula Zen Center, our fourth annual Sacred Sounds will again bring diverse communities of faith together for a musical evening of song, wisdom, and prayer.

Click here to experience part of last year's Sacred Sounds service at Romemu.

No registration required. Suggested donation of $5 at the door. All are welcome.

We need many volunteers to host this event - if you are interested in helping to plan, publicize, or help on the night of the event, please email  eleanor@romemu.org.
Sacred Sounds is about community, connection, and inclusivity, so please visit our Sacred Sounds partners' services as well! For more information on their services and Sacred Sounds, click here .
Learn with Us
Romemu's Beit Midrash on "The Complexity of Truth"
 Tues. 11/20, 11/27, 12/4,
12/11, 12/18 @ 7:45 PM
Solomon Schechter - 805 Columbus Ave.

Romemu’s Beit Midrash (literally translated as “house of seeking”) is a weekly communal teaching and conversation over sacred texts. This fall, we will take a deep dive into the theme, “The Complexity of Truth," with a panel of teachers from the Romemu community and beyond.

Romemu's Beit Midrash is part of Torah Tuesdays, a weekly opportunity for the Romemu community to come together to learn together. For more information on Torah Tuesdays, click here .

Upcoming Beit Midrash Session - November 20: “Stand Each Thing on Its Absence: Spirit and Matter in Sefer Yetzirah” - with Rabbi Jill Hammer

No registration required. This is a drop in class and can be joined at any time. To learn more visit  romemu.org/adult-education . For questions, please email  eden@romemu.org .
Return to the Well: Life Long Learning at Romemu
2018 adult education classes started and registration is open!
For more information, click here .
Hanukkah 2018
Love in Action H anukkah Music & Mitzvah Festival for Families

Sun 12/2 @ 4 PM
See below for times and locations

Children and their grown-ups are invited to kick off H anukkah with joy, lovingkindness, and intergenerational community!

Music, Mitzvah, and Memories
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
The New Jewish Home
120 West 106th Street

We will gather together to welcome  H anukkah with music and candle lighting. Then we will visit residents and bring them home-made gifts.

Hanukkah Hoedown
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Romemu
165 West 105th Street

All ages are welcome to join us for  H anukkah music, dancing, and food! Seekers Holistic Hebrew School parent Lance Olds will be our square dance caller. 


For more information, click here .
Lighten Up! Community H anukkah Dinner & Celebration

Fri. 12/7 @ 8 PM
Romemu


Celebrate the power of light and community with a festive Shabbat meal and program.

To RSVP and for more information, please click here.
Upcoming Multi-Faith Offerings
Finding Nourishment in the Darkness and the Light: Navigating the Holiday Season

Mon. 12/4 @ 7PM
Location shared upon registration

At this Strangers No More discussion session, we will celebrate the December holidays - all of them! - and explore how we can navigate the holidays in ways that nourish us rather than deplete us. Join a wonderfully diverse part of the Romemu community for our monthly discussion series - a safe, non-judgmental setting to explore together.

To register, please email Rev. Eleanor Harrison Bregman at  eleanor@romemu.org
Romemu Campus
 We would like you to be part of planning and creating the vision for Romemu Campus. Please fill out this quick survey  to indicate what your interests are and how you would like to get involved!

To watch the virtual town hall, click here.
Romemu Near You: Shabbat Services in Brooklyn and Westchester
Romemu Brooklyn

Upcoming Dates:

Fri. 11/16 @ 6:00 PM
Location information available at romemu.org/brooklyn

We are happy to invite you to Romemu Brooklyn, an emergent community that is open to all who are interested in exploring and creating elevated Jewish experiences. We are thrilled to expand upon our first year’s monthly Kabbalat Shabbat services and potluck dinners to now also come together once a month for Shabbat morning services.

Register for Shabbat dinner here!

For more information on services and meals, please visit  romemu.org/brooklyn . 
Romemu Westchester

Upcoming Dates:

Fri. 11/30 @ 6:30 PM
The Aligned Center
1 Bridge Street, Irvington, NY

All are welcome to join us as we come together for Kabbalat Shabbat services, livestreamed from Romemu Manhattan. Following services, attendees will gather to schmooze, discuss, and nosh. 

For more information and details,  click here . 
'Mu in the News
The New York Jewish Week - Oct 17, 2018
Seekers Holistic Hebrew School
Registration is open!

Seekers is dedicated to providing a holistic, hands-on approach for meaningful engagement and inspired connection with Jewish life for students and their families. At Seekers, we aim to instill a deep love for Jewish tradition in our students through experiential learning, including theater, music, and outdoor education.

If you have questions or would like to talk more specifically about your children's needs, please contact Director of Youth and Family Education, Rabbi Shoshana Leis, at shoshana@romemu.org or (212) 580-4294 x822.

For more information and/ or to enroll your child(ren) in Seekers, please click here .

Committees & Circles
H esed Committee

Find yourself in need of help? The H esed Committee is here for you.

Romemu's H esed Comittee serves and supports members' well-being through acts of loving kindness.

For more information, to volunteer as a member of the committee, or to reach out for assistance, please contact Eitan Agai or Valerie Kanofsky .
Community Opportunities
What Matters: Caring Conversations About the End of Life
A new program at Romemu about advance care planning as a Jewish process
What Matters is an important new program that seeks to help people engage in conversations about advance care planning for future healthcare crises and end-of-life decisions. With the help of trained facilitators from the Romemu community, individuals explore their own values and goals when it comes to making decisions about selecting a health care agent, and about the kind of medical and spiritual care you would want in the event of a medical crisis.

For more information, please email  whatmatters@romemu.org . 

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