Seeing and Being Seen
- Rabbi Heather Miller
- Mar 29
- 21 min read
Updated: Jul 29
Newsletter March 30th, 2025 Together, we're #keepingitsacred...
When I lived in New York, people assumed I was a vegan from Brooklyn. In truth, I was a meat-eater who lived downtown. It always puzzled me (and still does) but I guess they thought “lesbian + progressive + rabbinical student = vegan from Brooklyn”?!
I don’t know. But I guess that’s just it. When people stereotype and try to fill in the blanks they don’t actually know about you, especially when they get it wrong, it can feel deeply alienating. Like parts of who we are are erased and dismissed, parts are emphasized, and we become painfully aware that we are some distorted image of who we truly are, in people’s minds.
That was not the first time, and it was not the last, that I have felt misunderstood. And I am sure you have felt this at some point in your life as well. You may be feeling it in your life in some context right now.
Sometimes these misunderstandings are relatively harmless. Like, in a new conversation, when someone pegs you for a Pisces when you’re really an Aquarius.
But sometimes there’s powerful, and even mortal, consequences to these kinds of misunderstandings. Like when people who don’t know the immigrant community ascribe violent and deviant caricatures to them, and they are criminalized and killed as they are hunted.
It is up to each of us to help bring the picture of who the community is into greater alignment with the truth.
Tuesday is Transgender Day of Visibility. It is a day dedicated to helping to right the misaligned understandings of the trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive communities. The varied voices of ordinary trans folks have been downplayed in media, and this is a day to lift them up.
For instance, an important nonprofit organization named Media Matters reported that the New York Times excluded the perspective of trans people from 60% of its stories about anti-trans legislation. And this was in the year following the public critique that they had excluded trans voices.
I learned that disturbing fact and was reminded of the importance of fair and accurate representations of the trans community from an excellent discussion led by Rex Wilder. (Read below for a wonderful four part workshop that they will lead with our new amazing KITS member Erin-Kate Escobar).
Rex writes:
That’s why it’s still necessary for trans people to be seen through authentic, diverse, and accurate stories which reflect the actual lived experiences of trans people; both for themselves and for the people who believe they’ve never met a trans person.
So Tuesday, and all week, or really all year, whether we identify as trans or not, let’s dedicate some time to reading trans stories from various corners of the world, across time and space. You may begin with this great resource on Transcestors (ancestors of the trans community). Or by watching Disclosure, a film on Netflix about representation of the TGX community. Or by reading more about the lived experiences of those in the TGX community (HERE’s a link an article about 6 trans elders, including our KITS activist friend, Bamby Salcedo).
Whether you're trans or not, let’s get informed and hold space for people to share their authentic selves. And, in the process, may we all find a home for each of our truths to be affirmed. Because visibility matters. And, it’s not possible for everyone to be a vegan in Brooklyn. This is how we’re keeping it sacred.
Together, we’re #keepingitsacred…
Rabbi Heather Miller
Founder, Keeping It Sacred
CULTIVATING OUR COLLECTIVE POWER:
TOOLS FOR COMMUNITY, CARE, & RESISTANCE
From our wonderful KITS member, Erin-Kate Escobar:
If you’ve been feeling like it’s harder and harder to be a human at work right now, you’re not imagining it. Between rising fascism, dehumanizing capitalist norms, and the pressure to “perform professionalism,” many of us are stretched beyond what’s sustainable. We need spaces that honor the truth of what we’re living through and help us remember we’re not alone.
Whether you're leading an organization through funding uncertainty, managing diverse teams in fast-paced environments, or working in tech while trying to create positive change, this series gives you concrete tools to build power with—not over—your communities.
The sessions will take place on April 16, April 23, April 30, and May 7 at 10-11:30am PST/1-2:30pm EST, online only.
If you are a leader seeking grounded strategies for navigating complex times while staying connected to your values, this series may be for you.
Learn more and register here: https://www.rexwilde.com/cultivating-our-collective-power
INTERFAITH ZOOM PASSOVER SEDER
APRIL 2ND 5PM PT/8PM ET – Join us again this year for Keeping It Sacred’s 6th Annual Interfaith, Intergenerational, International Passover Seder hosted online by Grammy-winning musician Joanie Leeds and our own Rabbi Heather Miller 5pm PT /8pm ET April 2nd (this is a second night seder).
Joanie won a grammy for her amazing album, All the Ladies, inspired by Madeline Albright. And Joanie was nominated for a grammy for her twelfth album, Ageless: 100 years young, about her grandmother.
Co-sponsored by All Saints Church Pasadena, CA and Santa Margarita Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, please contact mflanagan@keepingitsacred.com to cosponsor this event!
And join us online for the program: Register HERE.
Check out our special invitation HERE!
A BIT ABOUT ... PASSOVER
If you're interested in some of Rabbi Miller's favorite parts of the Passover Seder, or interested in learning about it at all, check out our Passover Episode of our KITS series: A bit about.... Passover! Here, Rabbi Heather Miller explores the symbols and traditions of Passover. This and other episodes available on our YouTube channel found HERE: https://www.keepingitsacred.com/a-bit-about-the-holidays Enjoy! And Chag Sameach! Happy Holiday!
PASSOVER FAMILY SEDER POEM
Beloved Keeping It Sacred member, Shakina, shares an incredible Passover Seder poem that she wrote for her family seder. The poem explores beautiful themes of choice and authenticity in expressing Jewish identity. Feel welcome to share it at your Seder table, too. A gift, courtesy of Shakina.
What kind of Jew am I?
A Poem for Passover 2026
by Shakina
This is a season of questions
some big, some small
some we’ve been asking ourselves for centuries,
millennia even.
And some just come up
day to day.
This question I invite you
to contemplate in your heart
is as simple and profound
as you allow it to be:
What kind of Jew am I?
For we are all one people
with a common ancestry
spread across nations,
from generation to generation,
as we remind ourselves
again and again.
But in our shared history,
we celebrate diversity
of thought, of culture, of practice.
And every iteration
of what it means to be Jewish
keeps Judaism alive
and thriving in its variety.
We don’t always agree—
Show me a Jew who always agrees
and I’ll show you someone
who’s lying about something—
But we can and must concede
to see the common thread
that unites us in our difference.
That is why we gather
on nights like this
to tell our story of liberation,
of surviving plagues
and persecution,
to step out on faith
and follow one another
through the desert.
What kind of Jew am I?
To turn my eyes from suffering,
to allow, in my silence,
for encampments?
What kind of Jew am I
to see people driven from their homes
and say nothing?
What kind of Jew am I
to defend my rights
and not another’s?
To witness the loss
of firstborn sons and daughters?
To see any child and think
they are somehow
worth less?
Once a year, we ask forgiveness,
for the ways we’ve failed
to live up to the challenge
of loving our neighbor.
But daily may we be reminded
of the opportunity
to ask ourselves:
What kind of Jew am I?
Am I a Jew who embraces
a legacy of fighting for freedom?
Am I a Jew who remembers
the sacred duty of rest?
Am I a Jew who rejoices
in the lighting of candles,
the sharing of stories,
and food,
and spirit?
Can I be the kind of Jew
who feels capable
of persevering
when the odds seem stacked
and the leverage feels light?
A Jew who lifts burdens
who turns curses into blessings
like Ma Tovu
words we recite each morning
from one set out to slander us
who could only speak of our beauty?
As Jews we surround ourselves
with reminders of reminders
because somewhere down the line
between a golden calf
and a pillar of fire
we realized collectively
how easy it is to forget
who we are,
what we stand for,
and how, in fact, we pray.
Because asking is prayer,
not just of God
but of ourselves.
Jacob was called Israel
because he wrestled the angel
and demanded to be blessed.
So are we,
descendants of Jacob,
children of Rachel and Leah,
destined to wrestle
with the great questions of our time.
The best blessing
we can hope for—
the most righteous demand—
is to be able to answer
with intention and care
that the kind of Jew
you’ve come to be
is the one who knows
their Jewishness
from within,
and who is learning
day by day,
through remembrance and reflection,
to live that kind of Judaism
out in the world
as you keep it
alive
in your heart.
NEW PASSOVER SEDER PLATE SONG BY JOANIE LEEDS!
Happy almost Passover! Fresh off all of the GRAMMY excitement around Grammy winning artist Joanie Leeds, we share news that she has a new single out about Passover! “My Seder Plate” is out TODAY! Joanie had the joy of debuting My Seder Plate on Ms. Sara’s Passover episode last year and it was such a hit at concerts and the nursery schools that she professionally recorded it.
Also, her new mindfulness, children’s picture book, Breathe Deep, was published last month and its 1st reading was at the PJ Library Book Festival at the 92Y! Breathe Deep is now available in most places where books are sold.
Books, music and singing for kids brings endless happiness even amongst the tough moments in life. We hope this brings a smile to your face, too.
Listen to it on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWHnQ45gWQr/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==
PASSOVER MESSAGE FROM THE KITS SAIL CLUB ON SOCIAL ACTION
Tomorrow night marks the beginning of Passover, the story of which has reminded Jews through the millennia that we were once strangers in a strange land, living in enslavement in Egypt until our liberation. Our history sadly reminds us that in many places and many times since then, we have again been considered strangers, regardless of the length of our residency and the contributions we have made to the communities in which we've lived.
Passover teaches us not just to remember this history but to recognize all the people around us -- Jews and Gentiles alike --that are shunned as strangers. Through its story, it also exhorts us to act as agents for change by extending the hand of welcome to all. Symbolically, we open the door during our Seder to invite all who are hungry, to come and eat. We are enjoined not simply to give the hungry money or hand them bags of food; we are instructed to ask them to join us at our table, in our homes, to show that they are not strangers after all.
Over the years, we have recognized the categories of those in need of welcome to many: the homeless; the food insecure; the incarcerated; those who have physical and mental illnesses; those who are disrespected because of their race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. And we should continue to do so. But because this year has seen a scourge against our immigrant neighbors, let us dedicate this Passover to them, and take action to open our hearts to them in concrete ways.
To that end, during the season of Passover and the counting of the Omer, the social action committee will share actions large and small that members can take to help these sojourners in this strange --and currently hostile --land know that we feel their pain, that we value their presence, and that we will protect them in whatever ways we can.
Many of you joined the No Kings actions this past weekend- it was great to see you! (Photo above from Rabbi Miller with our Interfaith Solidarity Network team and KITS CD4 Councilmember Nithya Raman). So many people have expressed a desire to take action in meaningful ways, we offer a few ideas and welcome others which you can send to Rabbi Miller:
• Contribute tzedakah/charity to immigrant organizations in your area including:
Our long-time sacred partners CLUE-LA (Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice) who have established a dedicated fund to help pay bond for the release of immigrants detained by ICE. Most of those detained pose no flight risk or have any criminal background but are being held in inhumane conditions, separated from family, under DHS policies that claim the right to detain people without a hearing indefinitely.
CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane ImmigrantsRights in LA), currently running networks to warn people of and document ICE raids, and inform vulnerable communities of their rights;
HIAS (originally established as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) which now offers aid and helps resettlement to refugees and immigrants around the world from every background and religion.
• Volunteer at a local food bank, perhaps like The Los Angeles Food Bank
• Place a banana on your seder plate, a practice that began in loving memory of 2-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who drowned seeking safety as a Syrian refugee, the image of which, once seen, will never leave you . The banana now symbolizes the plight of all those who have been displaced from their homes. Commemorate Aylan and start a discussion around the topic of children growing up in refugee camps, and those children who have died in ICE detention in the U.S.
• Post on your social media about Jewish poet Emma Lazarus's poem, "Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," immortalized over 100 years ago on the Statue of Liberty and how we are failing to honor its pledge
• Urge your representatives in Congress to write and fight for generous comprehensive immigration legislation which would enable people seeking a better life to find shelter and a welcome home in the U.S., remembering the doors that were too often shut to Jews seeking refuge here from pogroms and the Holocaust. Every time a politician talks about the problem of our declining population, respond with a letter to the editor, pointing out the hypocrisy -- that we could easily increase our population by granting citizenship to immigrants currently here and welcoming more of them.
PASSOVER DIP TWICE: A CHAROSET WORKSHOP
When: Monday, March 30, 2026 | 7:00–8:30 PM PTWhere: The Braid — 3435 Ocean Park Blvd. #105, Santa Monica, CA, 90405Cost: Donation based!Who: Jews of Color in their 20s and 30s
This program is part of NuRoots Collective Escape(March 29–April 9), a citywide Passover experience bringing together diverse organizations to create meaningful opportunities for young adults across Los Angeles.
KITS CREATIVITY CLUB
APRIL 5TH 9AM PT/12PM ET – Calling all creative people and people who want to create! Enjoy a chance to hang out with other Keeping It Sacred community members, get to know each other better.
On April 5, we will continue to explore the creative possibilities of Passover! What do we put on our Seder plate? What special traditions have we created? Is there a story of a memorable Passover Seder or a recipe that you’d like to share?
Please join us at 9 am Pacific/12 pm Eastern. Shavua Tov !
Please join us. Register here: keepingitsacred.com/upcoming
SPIRITUAL GENTLENESS BOOK CLUB
APRIL 13TH 4PM PT/7PM ET – Are you interested in holding spiritual space for healing through reading and community? Then please consider joining our KITS Spiritual Gentleness Book Club (SGBC) led by members Ashleigh and Tracy. The SGBC explore books in monthly meetings, with topics and discussions centered on the questions that arise for those who are new to Judaism. With a collaborative approach to book discussion, we envision this book club as a place to make new friends, have nuanced and meaningful discussions, and deepen our relationships with Judaism. Gatherings held on Mondays at 4pm PT/7pm ET.
We will be beginning Yentl's Revenge - link here: https://www.amazon.com/Yentls-Revenge-Next-Jewish-Feminism/dp/1580050573
Please register here for our full schedule of chapters to cover: keepingitsacred.com/upcoming
IYYAR ROSH CHODESH RACIAL JUSTICE BOOK REVIEW
APRIL 16TH 9:30AM PT/12:30PM ET – Rosh Chodesh means “head of the month” and celebrates the new moon ushering the new Hebrew calendar month. So, at Keeping It Sacred, we are committed to beginning each month with a compassionate, principled vision of racial justice.
During this session we will continue discussing chapter 4 of our study text,
In Open Contempt by Irvin Weathersby Jr after beginning chapter 4 last session.
Please join us. Register here: keepingitsacred.com/upcoming
KITS SOCIAL ACTION IN LA CLUB
A new KITS Club is forming and you’re invited. Join our KITS Social Action in LA Club— gather with likeminded folks looking to create community and support one another’s work for social justice in Los Angeles from a place of Jewish values and uplifting human dignity.
If you are in an area that is more remote but would like to support LA folks in our efforts, please sign up to participate as well. We can use all the help we can get.
Please join us. Our previously scheduled 4/1 meeting has been cancelled due to the recent activities this weekend (are you wiped from the No Kings! actions?), and due to Passover prep (which begins the night of 4/1). But we will resume 4/15. Hope to see you there!
SPRING SHABBAT
APRIL 17TH 5:30PM PT/8:30PM ET – Give yourself the gift of space to reflect and rejuvenate in community with monthly Shabbat Services. Rabbi Miller and Max Winer will lead the community with Jewish thought and sacred song every month. Rabbi Miller is our rabbi! And, Max Winer is a storyteller, song leader, and musician who uses these creative expressions to help create community, facilitate learning, and inspire a love of Judaism.
SHABBAT DATES ARE MOVING! -- Shabbat is no longer the last Friday of every month, please check our dates to see what Friday Shabbat falls on for the month, or subscribe to our GoogleCal or iCal below.
INTRO TO JUDAISM CLASSES HAVE STARTED!
MARCH 19TH - APRIL 27TH -- Curious about Judaism or looking to reconnect with Jewish life? Our Introduction to Judaism course offers a welcoming and engaging way to explore Jewish traditions, beliefs, and community.
This 18-session online program provides a strong foundation in Jewish living, theology, sacred texts, history, holidays, and rituals. It is ideal for spiritual seekers, interfaith couples, individuals considering or pursuing conversion, and Jews who want to reconnect with Judaism as adults.
Participants will also have opportunities to deepen their learning through Shabbat gatherings, holiday programs, and experiential activities connected to the course.
Please note: Unlike most of our programming, this course has a registration fee. To inquire about course dates, pricing, or registration, please email Rabbi Miller to get started at rabbimiller@keepingitsacred.com
Register for our next course here: https://www.keepingitsacred.com/event-details/introduction-to-judaism
TWO MORE FROM THE CCAR CONFERENCE
Enjoy these two additional photos taken at the Central Conference of American Rabbis convention that Rabbi Miller attended in San Francisco, CA. The first is with her classmates on a tour of fellow classmate Rabbi Reuben Zellman's home congregation, Sha'ar Zahav. There Rabbi Zellman is working on TGX inclusion. The second photo is of Rabbi Miller and a few classmates -- all of us coming up on 18 years in the rabbinate!
HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO WORK IN COALITION, EVEN WHEN WE ARE IN DISAGREEMENT?
In 2024 & 2025, a Black/Jewish/Black & Jewish cohort called "Bridging Histories" gathered monthly at the Skirball Center to break bread together and grapple with the state of our coalition.
One of the richest discoveries that was made during our time together was the importance of The Bradley Coalition in our local history - the strong Black/Jewish alliance that voted Bradley in as mayor, and how that coalition ultimately dissolved. In a time where the Middle East continues to drive a wedge through vital alliance spaces, we see the study of this coalition as a way for us to identify and alchemize the learnings of the solidarity spaces that came before us. Our goal is to find new ways into the question: How do we continue to work in coalition, even when we are in disagreement?
Save the date: Sunday May 17th 2pm-4pm PT in-person for the first of four community gatherings to hear from those who were on the ground during that time.
There are many of us here in Los Angeles who have been leaning into one another, engaging in courageous conversations centered in curiosity and hope. Let’s all gather for this offering, so we can see and feel our numbers while we learn together.
You do not have to be Black or Jewish (or both) to engage with this conversation. This is open to the public and is relevant to anyone curious about coalition building, so please feel free to forward to anyone in your life who is craving community around this subject (though no posting on socials please). Let Rabbi Miller if you're interested in joining at rabbimiller@keepingitsacred.com.
HEALING CIRCLE & TALMUD TEXT STUDY EVERY THURSDAY
JOIN our healing circle EVERY THURSDAY at 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET holding space for all looking for prayers for healing.
Immediately following that: at 11am PT/2pm ET, join us as we jump into a conversation with the rabbinic sages of old. We enjoy studying a page of Talmud every day and reviewing together every Thursday, adding our perspectives and the relevance to our own lives as we go along. We enjoy participation from participants across the world who span the spectrum of race, gender, class, age, and connection to Jewish thought.
The rabbis could never have imagined such a wonderful group considering their thoughts!
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ALSO we have been studying the construction of the Second Temple-- check out this awesome link to a tour through a virtual representation of the Second Temple to help visualize what we're studying HERE.
OUR 2025 ANNUAL REPORT!
Our 2025 Annual Report is here, and it tells the story of what we have built together this year: deep learning, bold justice work, sacred celebration, and powerful connection across the globe. We are so grateful that you choose to be part of this beautiful, growing global community connected by purpose, courage, and heart.
Take a few moments to read the report and celebrate what we’ve made possible together here: keepingitsacred.com/our-annual-reports
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ONGOING: SPIRITUAL COUNSELING
Rabbi Miller is available for 1-on-1 spiritual counseling; pay what you can. Topics are based upon the participant and can include your personal theological understanding of coronavirus, spiritually making space for others in your home, the spirituality of isolation and finding your way back to sacred connection. For more information, click HERE.
4/2 HEALING CIRCLE
Thursdays at 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET. Join us as we gather every Thursday for a Prayer Circle. Lift up names of those who are ill and join together for support and community. All are welcome.
4/2 PAGE-A-DAY OF TALMUD DAF YOMI GROUP MEET-UP
Thursdays at 11am PT/2pm ET. Join us as we review the past week's Talmud readings in sacred international community. No experience necessary but be ready for some interesting discussions. Bring what you know about Torah, but also what you know to be true from your own life. Your insights are appreciated.
4/5 CREATIVITY CLUB
Enjoy a chance to hang out with other Keeping It Sacred community members, get to know each other better, and create. Bring your favorite form of creativity to work on, Art, Baking, Craft, Dance, etc. and share inspiration. Some weeks will include someone teaching how to do a project/technique, other weeks will be purely socializing while we do our own things.
4/9 HEALING CIRCLE
Thursdays at 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET. Join us as we gather every Thursday for a Prayer Circle. Lift up names of those who are ill and join together for support and community. All are welcome.
4/9 PAGE-A-DAY OF TALMUD DAF YOMI GROUP MEET-UP
Thursdays at 11am PT/2pm ET. Join us as we review the past week's Talmud readings in sacred international community. No experience necessary but be ready for some interesting discussions. Bring what you know about Torah, but also what you know to be true from your own life. Your insights are appreciated.
4/13 SPIRITUAL GENTLENESS BOOK CLUB
Are you interested in holding spiritual space for healing through reading and community? Then please consider joining the new KITS Spiritual Gentleness Book Club (SGBC) led by members Ashleigh and Tracy! Gatherings held on the second Monday of the month at 4pm PT/7pm ET.
4/14 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
9-10am PT/12-1pm ET: Our Introduction to Judaism online course will give participants a strong foundation for authentic and empowered engagement in the Jewish community. This 18-session program is the perfect introduction to Jewish living, theology, texts, history, holidays, and rituals. Register here: keepingitsacred.com/upcoming
4/16 HEALING CIRCLE
Thursdays at 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET. Join us as we gather every Thursday for a Prayer Circle. Lift up names of those who are ill and join together for support and community. All are welcome.
4/16 PAGE-A-DAY OF TALMUD DAF YOMI GROUP MEET-UP
Thursdays at 11am PT/2pm ET. Join us as we review the past week's Talmud readings in sacred international community. No experience necessary but be ready for some interesting discussions. Bring what you know about Torah, but also what you know to be true from your own life. Your insights are appreciated.
4/17 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
9-10am PT/12-1pm ET: Our Introduction to Judaism online course will give participants a strong foundation for authentic and empowered engagement in the Jewish community. This 18-session program is the perfect introduction to Jewish living, theology, texts, history, holidays, and rituals. Register here: keepingitsacred.com/upcoming
4/17 SPRING SHABBAT
5:30-6:30pm PT/8:30-9:30pm ET: Give yourself the gift of space to reflect and rejuvenate in community with monthly Shabbat Services. Rabbi Miller and Max Winer will lead the community with Jewish thought and sacred song every month. Rabbi Miller is our rabbi! And, Max Winer is a storyteller, song leader, and musician who uses these creative expressions to help create community, facilitate learning, and inspire a love of Judaism.
4/19 CREATIVITY CLUB
Enjoy a chance to hang out with other Keeping It Sacred community members, get to know each other better, and create. Bring your favorite form of creativity to work on, Art, Baking, Craft, Dance, etc. and share inspiration. Some weeks will include someone teaching how to do a project/technique, other weeks will be purely socializing while we do our own things.
4/20 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
10:30am-12pm PT/1:30-3pm ET: Our Introduction to Judaism online course will give participants a strong foundation for authentic and empowered engagement in the Jewish community. This 18-session program is the perfect introduction to Jewish living, theology, texts, history, holidays, and rituals. Register here: keepingitsacred.com/upcoming
4/21 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
9am-10:30am PT/12-1:30pm ET: Our Introduction to Judaism online course will give participants a strong foundation for authentic and empowered engagement in the Jewish community. This 18-session program is the perfect introduction to Jewish living, theology, texts, history, holidays, and rituals. Register here: keepingitsacred.com/upcoming
4/22 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
9am-10:30am PT/12-1:30pm ET: Our Introduction to Judaism online course will give participants a strong foundation for authentic and empowered engagement in the Jewish community. This 18-session program is the perfect introduction to Jewish living, theology, texts, history, holidays, and rituals. Register here: keepingitsacred.com/upcoming
4/23 HEALING CIRCLE
Thursdays at 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET. Join us as we gather every Thursday for a Prayer Circle. Lift up names of those who are ill and join together for support and community. All are welcome.
4/23 PAGE-A-DAY OF TALMUD DAF YOMI GROUP MEET-UP
Thursdays at 11am PT/2pm ET. Join us as we review the past week's Talmud readings in sacred international community. No experience necessary but be ready for some interesting discussions. Bring what you know about Torah, but also what you know to be true from your own life. Your insights are appreciated.
4/23 SIYYUM TRACTATE MENACHOT
12-1pm PT/3-4pm ET. Grab your place at the table as we sit down with the sages of old and wrestle with their thinking, enjoy their stories, and glean their wisdom!
4/27 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
10:30-11:30am PT/1:30-2:30pm ET: Our Introduction to Judaism online course will give participants a strong foundation for authentic and empowered engagement in the Jewish community. This 18-session program is the perfect introduction to Jewish living, theology, texts, history, holidays, and rituals. Register here: keepingitsacred.com/upcoming
4/30 HEALING CIRCLE
Thursdays at 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET. Join us as we gather every Thursday for a Prayer Circle. Lift up names of those who are ill and join together for support and community. All are welcome.
4/30 PAGE-A-DAY OF TALMUD DAF YOMI GROUP MEET-UP
Thursdays at 11am PT/2pm ET. Join us as we review the past week's Talmud readings in sacred international community. No experience necessary but be ready for some interesting discussions. Bring what you know about Torah, but also what you know to be true from your own life. Your insights are appreciated.
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