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Creating and Deepening Our Shabbat Practice
Monday, December 17, 6:00 p.m.
In this workshop Rabbi Laurie and participants will strategize about how to make a regular observance of Shabbat both achievable and spiritually meaningful. Read more here.
New Shabbat Series
Saturday, December 22, 9:00 a.m.
We'll start with bagels and coffee, a short Shabbat service, and then a presentation and discussion led by Professor Jonathan Pollack on American Jewish History Through the Lens of Entrepreneurship. Read more here.
Annual Winter Retreat
January 5-6, 2019
Join us for our annual overnight retreat! This year we’ll return to celebrate Shabbat together at the JCC Perlstein Resort and Conference Center in the Wisconsin Dells. Enjoy plenty of programming for adults and kids, as well as singing, great conversation, and lots of fun. Read more
In Focus
Community Bnei Mitzvah Celebration
Never celebrated a bar or bat mitzvah? Looking to get more comfortable leading parts of a Shabbat service? Learn to lead the service, chant some Torah, give a dvar Torah, and anything else – either as a group or as individuals. Don’t be overwhelmed! You might only prepare one line of Torah and some short remarks on the portion.
If you’ve chanted Torah before but you’ve never really taken responsibility for leading a whole service, consider joining the group as well. Contact office@shamayim.org if interested!
Fundraisers: Voces de la Frontera and the Gaza Water Project
Shaarei Shamayim is continuing our work with Voces de la Frontera, Wisconsin's leading immigrant rights organization. Last year we raised $62,000 so that the Madison office could hire its first full-time organizer. Our members and friends will host several small house parties this fall and winter to continue to support the organization and fight for immigrant rights. If you would like to get involved, please contact the office.
Shaarei Shamayim has joined a coalition to help provide clean drinking water to children in Gaza, who are suffering from polluted water. Find more information about this project here.