Save the Date: Neo-Hasidism at Romemu 12/7 - 12/8
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You may have heard the term "
Neo-Hasidism
" at Romemu. Ever wonder what that means? Learn about the seeds of Romemu's embodied, piously playful, heart-centered, and text-rooted approach to Jewish wisdom and practice.
- Join us December 8 & 9 for a series of Neo-Hasidic offerings, including the day-long Neo-Hasidic Symposium & Festival at the JCC.
- Join Rabbi Ingber every Tuesday night for our open community Beit Midrash - From Mezritch to Manhattan: A Neo-Hasidic Pilgrimage.
Scroll down to learn more!
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This Shabbat at the Romemu Campus
Corner of 105 St. & Amsterdam Ave.
Mazal Tov to Elie Weissman on his B Mitzvah!
Kabbalat Shabbat services start at 6:00 PM beginning this week
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Friday, November 1
5:00 PM
Seekers Friday , Sha'Baby
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5:30 PM
Pre-Prayer Meditation |
6:00 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday, November 2
9:00 AM
Open Book
Torah Study |
10:00 AM
Shabbat Morning Services |
11:00 AM
Children's Blessing |
11:15 AM
Childrens Programs:
Sha'Boker Tov & Parsha Play
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12:30 PM
Community Kiddush Celebrating Elie Weissman's B Mitzvah
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Romemu Choir
Fri. 11/15, 12/20 @ 4:45 PM
West End Presbyterian Church
Join in the magic of harmonious singing with the Romemu Choir! Choral director and arranger Josh Ehrlich will teach a new song each session that we will share during Kabbalat Shabbat services. Rehearsal at 4:30 PM. Meet downstairs in the basement for rehearsal.
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2019 Global Day of Jewish Learning
Sun. 11/17 @ 10 AM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave.
Romemu is proud to be a co-sponsor for the
2019 Global Day of Jewish Learning,
presented by Limmud NY at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan.This event brings the Jewish people together once a year to celebrate our shared text through community-based learning. Our own Rabbi Mira Rivera will be presenting on "Rashi & the Promise of
Keturah
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"Let's Step Outside..." - Rabbi Ingber's Sermon
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Rabbi Ingber encourages us to be inspired by a moment in Abraham's story, perhaps even more profound and instructive than "
Lech Lecha"
. G-d takes Abraham outside to count the uncountable stars of his future, and see his journey from a fresh perspective. Rabbi Ingber invites us to be Abrhamams, to step outside of the stories that constrict and limit us, and try on something new.
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The Mu' for Youth & Families
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Seekers Friday
Friday 11/15 @ 5:00-6:00PM
West End Presbyterian Church
Seekers families are invited to Shabbat dinner before Friday night services, where we will learn together before joining the Romemu congregation for Kabbalat Shabbat.
Please RSVP and register
here
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Seekers Family Shabbat
Saturday 11/23 @ 9:30 AM
The Romemu Center
All Romemu families are welcome to our third Seekers Family Shabbat. Choose from one of three groups of age-appropriate torah learning, and come together for an all-ages family service. Snacks, coffee and lunch will be provided.
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New Family Member Orientation & Parent Social
Tuesday 11/26 @ 5:00PM
West End Presbyterian Church
Join us for this special new member orientation for families with Seekers-aged children! New member families as well as all Seekers parents are invited to this opportunity to gather and connect for the last hour of Seekers on Tuesday.
You can find our updated Seekers Holistic Hebrew School printable calendar
here
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Registration for Seekers Holistic Hebrew School Registrationis Still Open!
Seekers provides a holistic, hands-on approach to meaningful engagement with Jewish life. We aim to help students ages K-7 cultivate a deep love for Jewish tradition through, music, movement, play, experiential learning, and thoughtful exploration of our sacred text. Seekers welcomes students of all socio-economic backgrounds, cultures, and gender identities.
For more information about programs for Youth and Families at Romemu, email Mika Yaakoba-Zohar at
mika@romemu.org
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Torah Tuesdays:
Beit Midrash
From 'Mezritch to Manhattan' -
A Neo-Hasidic Pilgrimage
Tues. @ 8 PM
Next Session 11/19
The Romemu Center
Every Tuesday night Rabbi Ingber will unpack an essential Hasidic idea including elevating sparks, mystical union, joy, ecstatic prayer, equanimity, the power of chant and niggun, serving G-d with our bodies and in all we do, and more.
All are welcome to attend on a drop-in basis. No registration required. Please consider donating $10 at the door.
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Mystic Delights: Experience the Essence of Romemu Yeshiva
Sat. 12/7 @ 5:00 PM
The Romemu Center
Join our summer faculty and students for an intimate gathering to say farewell to Shabbat. We will meditate and study in the last hour of Shabbat and perform the havdallah (end of Shabbat) ritual together. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about the Romemu Yeshiva.
No registration required.
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The Inner Light of
H
anukkah:
A Livestream Celebration of Practice & Learning
Sun. 12/8 @ 10:15 AM
The Institute of Jewish Spirituality & Romemu present an online video program in preparation for
H
anukkah. The livestream will include guided meditation with Rabbi Sheila Weinberg, a reflection from Rabbi Arthur Green, a Neo-Hasidic text study with Rabbi Jonathan Slater, and the music of cantors
Benjie Ellen Schiller and Richard Cohn.
Light refreshments will be available.
Please
click here
to register.
Participants are invited to join the Neo-Hasidic Symposium & Festival after the program. Registration info below.
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A Neo-Hasidic Symposium and Festival
Sun. 12/8 @ 12:00 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave
The first great collection of Neo-Hasidic teachings, A New Hasidism: Roots and Branches, is newly published. To celebrate, its editor, Rabbi Arthur Green, will be joined by friends and contributors to these volumes for a day of Neo-Hasidic teaching, conversation, meditation, and song. Join us to discover (and help to create!) a passionate Jewish spirituality for the 21st century.
Featured Presentations Include:
- Rabbi Arthur Green & Rabbi David Ingber, with Rabbi Felicia Sol.
- Rabbi Jill Hammer
- Dr. Eitan Fishbane
- Igal Harmelin
- Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler
- Abby Stein
- Yonatan Arnon
- Hazzan Basya Schechter and Eden Pearlstein (Darshan)
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Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses at the Fifth Annual Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame Induction
Thurs. 11/14, @ 5:30 PM
Brooklyn Historical Society
Romemu is thrilled to announce that our own Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses is being inducted into the
Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame
, brought to you by the
Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative
. All are welcome!
Please
c
lick here
to learn more and register.
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Dying to Talk: Conversations About Life & Death
Mon. 11/18, 11/25 @ 7 PM
Location Given Upon Registration
With the time that remains for each of us, how do we want to fill it? Sages say that all of life is a preparation for dying. How can we gain some control over the process of dying and what we leave behind? Come to every session, or just what works for you. There is much to be learned and more to be gained by devoting time to this sacred work.
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Torah Tuesdays -
Alef Bet
1 &
Beit Midrash
Tues. @ 6:30 PM
Next Session 11/19
Romemu Center
Registration is still open for this friendly Romemu-style introduction to the Hebrew language. Learn the letters to find your way into Hebrew text, prayer, and more
Following
Alef Bet
, join Rabbi Ingber's
Beit Midrash, From Metziritch to Manhattan: A Neo-Hasidic Pilgrimage.
No registration required. $10 Suggested donation.
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Move-Meant: An Embodied Havdallah inspired by Jewish Music & Text
Saturday 11/23 @ 6:15 PM
The Romemu Center
Life is constant movement, and movement has a life of its own, expressing inner thoughts, passions, pains and vulnerabilities. Join us on a Jewishly infused journey into our bodies, our expansions and limitations, our hopes and dreams, manifested through movement with live music. Diverse movement and dance techniques will be explored including meditative movement, physical theater, Butoh, and more.
All abilities welcomed, No movement background necessary. Led by Yonaton Arnon.
No registration required. $10 suggested donation.
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Living Deeply with a Sacred Text:
Falling in Love with the Beloved
Cohort 2 Begins Sun. 11/24 @ 5 PM
The Romemu Center
Take part in the great mystical legacy of opening to loving the beloved! We are called to love G-d with all our heart, soul, and strength. How do we receive this deep command and begin to taste the Divine Nectar of
Ahava Raba
, the greatest love of all? In this experiential class, we hold sacred space for intimate sharing, deep listening, journaling, art-making, meditation, and reflection. Each participant will receive their own
pasuk
(Torah verse) to live with as intimate friend and teacher for the year. Course led by Nili Weissman.
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Post-Thanksgiving Shabbat Dinner
Fri. 11/28 @ 8:00 PM
Location to be announced.
Need some radical rest and relaxation after your Thanksgiving festivities? Romemu will provide the food, you provide the company. All are invited to a joyful shabbat dinner with Romemu clergy and community.
Registration coming soon.
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In Brooklyn or Westchester for Shabbat? Join us!
Romemu Brooklyn
- Sat 11/16 – Shabbat AM Service
- Sat 12/7 – Shabbat AM Services
- Fri 12/20 – Kabbalat Shabbat Service & Dinner
Romemu Monthly Fridays @ The Alligned Institute in Irvington
- Fri 11/22 – Romemu Kabbalat Shabbat Livestream & Potluck
- Fri 12/20 – Romemu Kabbalat Shabbat Livestream & Potluck
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The Jerusalem Post– October 19, 2019
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency – October 8, 2019
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Jewish Journal – August 28, 2019
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency– July 17, 2019
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Ready to Join or Renew at the 'MU?
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Join Today!
Visit
romemu.org/membership
or click the button on the side to join or renew your Romemu membership today.
If you have any questions, please contact Miriam Rubin, Director of Membership, at (212) 580-4294 or
miriam@romemu.org
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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 Shelley Cahn, Mijanou Mosher, or Valerie Kanofsky at
hesed@romemu.org
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H
evra Kadisha
Seeking New Members for Romemu's
H
evra Kaddisha
Hevra Kaddisha, meaning "holy society," performs the mitzvah of Shmira for our members and their loved ones who have died. Hevra Kaddisha volunteers sit with/near the deceased, often reading psalms, chanting or meditating until the time of burial. They also perform the sacred ritual of Tahara, the washing and purification of the body honoring the holy sanctuary it was for the soul in life.
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Support Romemu's future by making a donation.
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Romemu | (212) 580-4294 | romemu.org
The Romemu Campus| East Corner of 105 St. & Amsterdam Ave.
Romemu Center
| 176 West 105 Street
Romemu @ West End Presbyterian Church
| 165 West 105 Street
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