Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation, is a progressive, engaging and creative community that welcomes people of all backgrounds, including interfaith families, LGBTQ individuals, as well as people of all races, ethnicities and disabilities. We strive to make Judaism meaningful through study, prayer, cultural, musical and other artistic expression. Social action and acts of tikkun olam are also important ways to engage at Or Hadash. We want all people to know that they are completely welcome and that they can quickly become an integral part of our friendly community. In these covid-19 era times, so much of our community is now available online, for everyone, please join us.
Kabbalat Shabbat service will be led by Rabbi Alanna at 7:30 pm. Service will be live-streamed on the Or Hadash YouTube channel, as usual. Remember that we have our own custom YouTube URL, find us at https://www.youtube.com/c/orhadashsynagogue.
Torah study & services will be lay-led this week - TS at 9:00 am by Dan Weisman and services at 10:00 am by Marty Jacobs. Non-members wishing to attend must contact office@orhadash.com by noon on Friday.
Or Hadash is invited to a virtual presentation hosted by the Montgomery County Suicide Prevention Task Force on Tuesday, June 15th at 9;30 am. We will hear a presentation from a group called Hold My Guns, whose mission it is to address issues of gun safety within the firearm owning community, as well as mental health awareness, including suicide and firearrms. Click on the attachment below to see the event flier.
For congregants who are interested in learning more about Torah, lay-led Torah study will take place the second and fourth Mondays every month. The approach is entirely different than on Shabbat. It’s an enrichment program, where we’ve proceeded in depth verse by verse. A knowledge of Hebrew is helpful, but not necessary. For more information, please contact Marty Jacobs or Jeff Chebot. Open to all!
The antiracist study group has begun a new book, so this is a great time to (re)join. This is an opportunity to engage and learn in community about the history and impact of racism. We will also devote a portion of each meeting to discussing next steps forward as community in actively working against racism.
The book we are reading is Isabel Wilkerson's Caste, which focuses on how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.
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