….To Renew the Old and Make Holy the New
Celebrating 50 Years!
Please Note our new phone number (510) 761-7710
CHANUKAH NIGHTS ARE BACK FOR 5785!
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Parshat VaYeishev
Genesis 37:1-40:23
Haftarah - Amos 2:6-3:8
Kabbalat Shabbat Services are at 7pm PST
Kabbalat Shabbat Dec. 20th led by Rabbi Jonathan
Weekly Shacharit Services are at 10AM PST
Shabbat Shacharit Dec. 21st Shabbat Morning Service on Zoom led by Moreynu Ami, Sophie and the Hevre
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Aquarian Minyan Yeshivah
יְשִׁיבַת מִנְיַן אַקְוֵרִיאַן
Adult Jewish education shifting the paradigm one class at a time.
We are dedicated to the vision of renewing Judaism and Jewish education for the 21st century
OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE SUPPORTED BY YOUR DONATIONS. YOU CAN HELP SUSTAIN THE YESHIVA BY DONATING TO INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS OR MAKE A GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT ALL
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NEW CLASSES FOR FALL 2024 AND WINTER 2025!
The Nigun: Mystical Melodies That Awaken, Purify and Elevate Our Souls with Ami Goodman
Tuesdays 12PM Pacific Time / 3 PM EDT
December 3/10/17/24
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*There is a suggested minimum donation of $60 for all for sessions of this class. Recordings will be provided to all who register.
Join us as we deeply explore the transformative power and nourishing gentleness of the wordless melodies known as Nigunim, reflections of the rhythms and vibrations of all that exists. In this 4-session series, we’ll discover the nature of the nigun and review a number of the many references to nigunim and melody in the Torah, Talmud and Chassidic mystical wisdom literature. We will learn the unique and distinctive musical styles of nigunim from a variety of Chassidic communities, from Modzits to Belz to Lubavitch. Many examples of nigunim will be presented and shared. Musical notation and, when possible, recordings will be provided, but no facility in reading music needed. Everyone will be invited to discover their own personal nigunim.
About Ami Goodman
Ami Goodman has had a lifelong love of Jewish music in all its forms. He enjoys discovering new melodies to incorporate into the liturgy, and new music to heal and help transform a broken heart and a broken world. He especially loves to guide the community in t’fila and facilitate the renewal of the prayers. He is a retired physician in San Francisco and lives with his wife Abby, a poet and physician, and their elusive and wise cat Cosette. He can be contacted at:
Coming January 2025!
Understanding Jewish Identity in a Changed World: Honoring and Celebrating our Diversity with Yoreshet D’vorah Grenn, Ph.D
(dvorahgrenn@me.com; dvorah@lillithinstitute.com)
January 8th, 15th,22nd,29th at NOON PST
Wednesdays at 12pm Pacific/3pm Eastern
January 8, 15, 22 and 29
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*There is a suggested minimum donation of $60 for all four sessions of this class. (Those who registered last month for this class under the previous title “Who is A Jew..with Dvorah Green” do not need to re-register)
How do people of multiple Judaisms connect with God and the Jewish people? There are cultural Jews, secular Jews, religious Jews, Jews by birth, Jews of color, Jews by choice, political Jews, Goddess Jews, “Jewitches”, Jewish pagans, and those who describe themselves as Jews who may not affiliate with any religious organization or who identify with any categories. In this class taught by author Yoreshet D’vorah Grenn We will explore multiple and intersecting theologies: what are the various ways we imagine, construct and connect with God? What are the limits of self-definition as “Jewish”? What prayers or rituals hold the most meaning for us? Can we define what makes us feel Jewish, the traits we feel give us our Jewish identity? What in our Jewish belief system or practices give our lives the most meaning?
Come explore the exciting contemporary challenges of Jewish identity with an outstanding educator who brings a fresh and inclusive perspective to the topic. Rabbi Jonathan Seidel will also join Dvorah Grenn to discuss some of the halakhic issues surrounding this topic.
Course material will include excerpts from Rabbi Rami Shapiro’s Judaism Without Tribalism: A Guide to Being a Blessing to All the Peoples of the Earth, and a chapter from Dr. Grenn’s dissertation, “For She Is A Tree of Life: Shared Roots Connecting Women to Deity - an Organic Theological Inquiry Into Identities, Beliefs and Practices Among South African Lemba and European-American Jewish Women.”
About Yoreshet D’vorah Grenn
Yoreshet D’vorah Grenn, Ph.D (she/her) is an educator, writer, Mashpi’ah Ruchanit / Spiritual Guide and Yoreshet. She founded The Lilith Institute, A Center for Feminist Spirituality in 1997, Co-Directed the Women’s Spirituality MA Program at ITP/Sofia University for eight years, and was a founding theorist of the Kohenet movement. She has taught Jewish Magic and Folklore, and The Sacred Feminine in Judaism for Hebrew College and Ner Shalom/Cotati, and Humanities and Philosophy classes at Napa Valley College. D’vorah also just completed a Women’s Sacred Conversations with G’d class for Hebrew College as well.
The 50th Anniversary Celebration has no Expiration Date !!
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Reviving, Renewing and Celebrating the Old Aquarian Minyan Spirit, Serving up Joy to the Divine in Difficult Times - Mazal Tov to all of us and thank you to the Planning Committee that worked HARD on the Jubilee
Aquarian Minyan Groups and other offerings
The Aquarian minyan book club — meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Month at its new start time of 2:00PM
JOIN THE AQUARIAN MINYAN BOOK CLUB IN AN ONGOING DISCUSSION OF THE OUTSTANDING STUDY BY DR. SHOSHANA FERSHTMAN. THE BOOK CLUB NOW MEETS TWICE MONTHLY!
To Join the book club on Zoom click HERE
*New members are cordially welcomed. For more information, please contact Shoshana Dembitz (sdembitz@gmail.com)
Sunday Nights Minyan Sharing
Weekly, Sundays, 7pm - 8:30PM or more Pacific Time
in Memory of Martin Potrop Sept. 23, 1951- April 1, 2024. Z”L
A time for friends to come together and chat outside of a religious worship context. This decades-long minyan tradition transitioned to Zoom during covid and is now led by Shoshanna Dembitz and Sarah Joy Walsh
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*Note. Sunday Sharing December 29 will feature a free evening Chanukah program on the above link as part of our annual Chanukah Nights celebrations. All are welcome to join!
