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Parasha Study

JOC affinity Group Summer Picnic

Join Ammud’s D.C. Ambassador, Rabbi Kelly Whitehead, and the EDCJCC’s JOC Affinity Group for a summer picnic! Come hang out with other Jews of Color and their partners and families for a laid-back afternoon at the park. We’ll bring snacks, games, and summer fun—you bring chairs or a blanket to sit on.

This program is open to Jews of Color and their families and loved ones of all ages. Families often bring kids ages 0-9, and everyone in the family is welcome!

Songs for the Soul

Ammud is co-sponsoring Songs for the Soul, an affinity space for Jews of Color to explore the intersections of their ancestral lineages through song. This 5-part virtual series, facilitated by rabbi dr. koach baruch frazier and Maggid Marques Hollie, will creatively engage with tehillim, the psalms, by connecting with our ancestral lineages to create rooted, personal niggunim and songs. This series will offer opportunities for ancestral reflection and connection, community-building with other Jews of Color, and bringing our whole selves to the pages of the prayer book. We can’t wait to sing with you.

Tuesdays on Zoom: June 23-July 28 (no meetings on June 30)

Kum Kra: 10 Minute Daily Study to Prepare for the High Holidays

Sign up for Ammud’s asynchronous study from Selichot texts to help you prepare for the High Holidays. Jewish tradition offers the whole month of Elul to prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur - but it can be hard to figure out how to make time for spiritual introspection. We’ve prepared 10-minute daily study and reflection, which you can do at the best time for you each day. Before Rosh Hashanah, print your collected reflections to use as a personal spiritual resource wherever you choose to spend the holidays.

Join Rabbi Heather on Mondays and Rabbi Sass on Tuesdays for Parasha Study, a weekly drop-in space where JOCs can dive deep into learning the beauty of Torah, share their unique and inspiring takes on the week's Parasha (Torah portion), and build community.

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When do we pray? Exploring talmudic Prayer Times with a Crip Lens

The very first page of Mishna in Tractate Berakhot asks the question: “from when do we say the evening Shema?” Our ancestors then offer a variety of viewpoints based on their own wisdom and prior rulings, but did any of them take Crip Time (the theory that time acts differently on disabled body-minds) into account? This teaching, led by educator Ari Fernandez, will apply a Critical Disability Theory lens to ancient wisdom from the Talmud.

Yonah Wants The Punitive G-d:
A Study of One Prophet’s Theological Desire

At the end of the Book of Yonah, the protagonist and prophet seems to despair over G-d being too forgiving. We’ll consider how to relate this to theology, and what it may offer us on the afternoon of Yom Kippur, when it is read in many communities. Come away with a plan for relating to the book on the coming holiday.

How Fast Is Forgiveness? 
Exploring Texts that Name The Moment of Absolution

From the Bedtime Shema to Erev Rosh Hashanah, there are texts that ask us to name forgiveness for others. What are the emotional and spiritual attitudes behind this invitation from our tradition? Does forgiveness happen in the exact instant we say the words? We’ll work in this class to deepen our understanding of what Jewish tradition means by forgiveness and pardon, so you can choose how and when to use these ancient spiritual words.