THIS SHABBAT AT ROMEMU:
Friday, 5/18
5:00 PM - Sha'Baby
6:10 PM - Pre-Prayer Meditation
6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday, 5/19
9:00 AM - Open Book Torah Study
10:00 AM - Shabbat Services
11:00 PM - Children's Blessing in the Sanctuary
11:15 AM - Sha'Boker Tov & Parsha Play
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Can't make it to our services in person? Join us online! All our services are available live on both
Livestream
and
Facebook
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Welcome, New Romemu Members!
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We were so pleased to welcome our latest cohort of members during the latest New Members Orientation Program dinner!
Interested in becoming a Romemu member?
Click here
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Join Us at the JCC for Tikkun Leil Shavuot: Stay the Night
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Sat. 5/19 - Sun. 5/20
JCC Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam Ave.
Come together with New Yorkers from across the spectrum of Jewish life for a revelatory night of study, film, music, dance, yoga, cheesecake and more throughout the building in celebration of Shavuot. Come for an hour or stay the night!
Programs featuring Romemu clergy:
Sat. 5/19 @ 8:15 PM
- Join
H
azzan Basya Schechter and Rabbi Josh Buchin for a pre-Tikkun session as they present a theatrical exploration of the story of Ruth.
Sat. 5/19 @ 11:15 PM
- Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer, Romemu percussionist Rich Stein, and oudist/kora player Kane Mathis will perform a story-filled concert called "Thunder and Silence: Sounds from Revelation."
For more information on Tikkun Leil Shavuot, including a full schedule of programming,
click here
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Shavuot Services
Join the Romemu Community for Shavuot Services at BJ
Sun. 5/20
4:45 AM in the Chapel
10:00 AM in the Sanctuary
B'nai Jeshurun - 257 West 88th St.
Shavuot Morning Services at WEP
Mon 5/21 @ 9:30 AM
Yizkor @ 11:30 AM
West End Presbyterian Church - 165 West 105th St.
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Romemu Summer Opportunities
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Join Romemu clergy and community members for a weekend of relaxation, music, and deepening connections at the beautiful Isabella Freedman Retreat Center.
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To register for the 1-Day Yeshiva on June 9, please
click here
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To register for the 5-Day Yeshiva on August 13-17, please
click here
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Home Hosting Project Shabbat Dinner
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Fri. 6/1, Following Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Dinners take place in individuals' homes - locations shared up on registration
This program allows Romemu members to host and be hosted for Friday night meals in other members' homes following Kabbalat Shabbat services.
When you sign up to participate in the Home Hosting Project as either a host or a guest, you will be paired up with other Romemu members to celebrate Shabbat, enjoy delicious food, and have an opportunity to make new friends around the Shabbat table.
Artwork Credit: "Shabbat Table" by Ilunia Felczer
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Get to Know Seekers Holistic Hebrew School
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Find out why Romemu families love Seekers!
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Parents and children are invited to learn more about Seekers Holistic Hebrew School at a series of open houses.
Join us on Tuesday 5/22 and 5/29 from 4:30-6 PM at the Romemu office (43 Central Park North) and Saturday morning, 6/2, from 10 AM - 12:15 PM at WEP Church (165 West 105th St.).
To RSVP, please email Romemu's Director of Youth and Family Education, Rabbi Shoshana Leis, at
shoshana@romemu.org
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Special Beit Midrash Series: Eight Gates of Study
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Tues. 5/1 - 6/19 @ 7 PM
Solomon Schechter - 805 Columbus Ave.
Join us for a special Beit Midrash series featuring master teachers from the Romemu community who will share and discuss the connection between psychology, philosophy, the arts, religion, culture, and Jewish spirituality.
Remaining Sessions:
May 22
"Mussar: A Spiritual Practice for Everyday Holiness" and "In God's Time: A Jewish Spiritual Journey Through Astrology" -- with Caren Fried and Alina Bloomgarden
May 29
"The Divine Feminine Embodiment: An Experiential Lecture on The Sefirah of Malchut" -- with Dina Kushnir
June 5
"Soul Narrative: An Elevated Perspective on the Collective Texts of Our Lives" -- with Kim Schneiderman
June 12
"Tikkun HaNefesh and Healing the Soul with The Alphabet of Vibration: Hebrew Letter Mandalas for Peace" -- with Analesa Berg
June 19
"Sing From Your Soul" -- with Steven Flam
No registration required. This is a drop in class and can be joined at any time. For questions, please email
eden@romemu.org
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Fri. 5/18 @ 6 PM
First Unitarian Congregational Society
119 Pierrepont Street, 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. For more information on services and meals, please visit
romemu.org/brooklyn
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Sat. 5/26 @ 12:15 PM
West End Presbyterian Church - 165 West 105th St.
When the divine is revealed, our assumptions and practices are challenged and often re-oriented whether on Sinai (Shavuot), or in Jerusalem (Christian day of Pentecost). Join us to explore the African American holiday of Pinkster (related to Pentecost/Shavuot) and its challenge to our assumptions and practices about slavery and racism in our time. The Rev. Dr. Mary Foulke, Rector of St. Mary's Harlem, will be teaching.
Kiddush lunch will be served. Free and open to all - no registration required.
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Jewish Emergent Network Inaugural Public Conference
June 1-3
Los Angeles, CA
It's just a few weeks away! The Jewish Emergent Network will gather with thought leaders from around North America for (RE)VISION: Experiments & Dreams From Emerging Jewish Communities. Come for a dynamic, content-rich, Shabbat-based conference held at IKAR and co-hosted by the Jewish Emergent Network organizations: Kavana, The Kitchen, Lab/Shul, Mishkan, Romemu, and Sixth & I.
Registration required. To register, please
click here
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ALEPH Kallah 2018: Gathering of the Sparks
July 2-8, 2018
Umass Amherst
Immerse yourself in a celebration of vibrant learning, spiritual wisdom and joyful prayer. Meditate, chant, and create. Feed your heart, mind, body, and soul with art, dance, music, and social justice. There are many ways to plan your Kallah class experience - take one 4-day class or a different workshop each day for 4-days.
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Chesed Committee
Find yourself in need of help? The Chesed Committee is here for you.
Romemu's Chesed Comittee serves and supports members' well-being through acts of lovingkindness.
For more information, to volunteer as a member of the committee, or to reach out for assistance, please contact
Eitan Again
or
Valerie Kanofsky
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What Matters: Caring Conversations About the End of Life
A new program at Romemu about advance care planning as a Jewish process
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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.
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Prepare for this Shabbat by listening to last year's sermon from this week.
Click here
to listen.
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Support Romemu's future by making a donation. Please
click here
to make your gift today.
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Amazon.com
, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Romemu.
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Romemu | (212) 580-4294 | romemu.org
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