Teens will take a four-day long trip up the east coast to visit colleges of different sizes from Thursday-Sunday, October 24–27. We will also visit the Hillel on each campus to get a greater sense of the options for Jewish involvement as a college student.

INFO & RSVP: Brad Cohen, Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext. 290 or bcohen@baltimorehebrew.org or Alicia Gallant, Assistant Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext. 249 or agallant@baltimorehebrew.org. 

The Thursday Study Group will continue the theme “Everyone Has A Story.” (The A is capitalized to acknowledge that we all have many stories, rich with meaning and colorful, from which we can all learn.) The Study Group is open to all (including men), meeting at 10 am on the scheduled Thursday mornings. Bring your story and enjoy engaging with this thoughtful, genial group. Some of those stories may include reflections on the summer’s trips to Europe, Israel and other exciting places.

Teens will take a four-day long trip up the east coast to visit colleges of different sizes from Thursday-Sunday, October 24–27. We will also visit the Hillel on each campus to get a greater sense of the options for Jewish involvement as a college student.

INFO & RSVP: Brad Cohen, Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext. 290 or bcohen@baltimorehebrew.org or Alicia Gallant, Assistant Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext. 249 or agallant@baltimorehebrew.org. 

Our Shabbat Service on Friday evening is a wonderful way to end the week and welcome Shabbat. All are welcome as we connect with our prayers and ponder a topical or spiritual sermon. Melodies are drawn from tradition, from our Reform Jewish heritage and from contemporary composers.

October 27, almost a year ago, the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting shifted perceptions among American Jews. The next day, the Baltimore community gathered at BHC to show our defiance and our resilience. We continue that spirit at BHC’s Shabbat Service on Friday, October 25, 6:15 pm. Please join us in the spirit of community and strength. During the service, Doron Ezickson, ADL Regional Director (Washington, DC region) will address: “Tree of Life: Resilience and Resolve in Our Fight Against Hate.”

Teens will take a four-day long trip up the east coast to visit colleges of different sizes from Thursday-Sunday, October 24–27. We will also visit the Hillel on each campus to get a greater sense of the options for Jewish involvement as a college student.

INFO & RSVP: Brad Cohen, Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext. 290 or bcohen@baltimorehebrew.org or Alicia Gallant, Assistant Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext. 249 or agallant@baltimorehebrew.org. 

Our regular 10am Shabbat morning service is welcoming and meaningful to those who come regularly and those who attend for the first time. Shabbat Shelanu means Our Shabbat, and we endeavor to celebrate Shabbat together with communal reading, engaging melodies, and embracing one another.  The weekly Torah portion is both chanted and discussed at this service.

We are proud to have our Bar and Bat Mitzvah students share in leading the congregation in prayer, together with a rabbi and a cantor. These services are open to the whole congregation, while providing a special opportunity to celebrate a specific young adult and his or her family. Music, readings, Torah, and blessings combine for a wonderful simchah.  This service finishes with a beautiful Havdallah service, marking the end of Shabbat.

Teens will take a four-day long trip up the east coast to visit colleges of different sizes from Thursday-Sunday, October 24–27. We will also visit the Hillel on each campus to get a greater sense of the options for Jewish involvement as a college student.

INFO & RSVP: Brad Cohen, Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext. 290 or bcohen@baltimorehebrew.org or Alicia Gallant, Assistant Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext. 249 or agallant@baltimorehebrew.org. 

Join our rabbis and cantors for a nosh, discussion and exploration of the Torah. INFO & RSVP: Brad Cohen, Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext 290 or bcohen@baltimorehebrew.org.

Youth Education Sundays enables students ages 3-13 to develop a foundation of Jewish life as part of an inclusive, vibrant, active community. INFO: Brad Cohen, Director of Education, 410-764- 1587, ext 290 or bcohen@baltimorehebrew.org.

Learning to read Hebrew is a great way to exercise those brain cells and discover the wonders of the Hebrew language. Classes will begin Sunday, September 8, 9:15-10:15 am, during Youth Education and continue through the early spring. This class is for adult BHC members with little or no Hebrew reading ability and will fulfill the beginner Hebrew requirement for the Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah program. INFO & SIGN UP: Marci Messick, mmessick@baltimorehebrew.org or 410-764-1587, ext. 250.

In addition to the support that is always available from our clergy, BHC members and their families can join a Bereavement Group guided by congregant Dr. Robert Cohen. He helps BHC members through their grief in the company of others who have experienced loss. We will be starting our next Bereavement Group on Sunday, October 27, and it will continue Sundays, November 3, 10, 17 & 24, 10:30-11:30 am. Make-up dates will be Sundays, December 15 & 22, if needed. We need at least six members to start a group. The Congregation will hold a Yizkor Service on Yom Kippur day at 4:30 pm; all are welcome to join us. INFO & REGISTER: Carol J. Caplan, BHC Cares Chair, carolcjca@comcast.net or 410-764 -1587 ext. 270.

Did you ever wonder what all those Hebrew words that you recite in Shabbat services mean? Now is your chance to find out. Beginning Sunday, September 8, 11:15 am, Cantor Sacks will introduce basic prayerbook Hebrew vocabulary and grammar during her Sunday morning course. The class will continue through the spring. Basic decoding skills are required for this class. INFO & SIGN UP: Marci Messick, mmessick@baltimorehebrew.org.

Clear out those pesky papers! The Fall Shred Event will take place on Sunday, October 27, 1:30-3:30 pm in the E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood Center parking lot. Paper is all we shred—no cardboard, plastics, metal, or other materials—and it is shredded completely right there. Besides raising income, this is an easy, enjoyable mitzvah—two hours one afternoon with no heavy lifting, and the chance to help the community as well as acquainting folks with our cordial, welcoming Congregation. We charge $5 for a paper grocery-bag full and small boxes; for large bags and boxes, $10.

We are looking forward to visiting our BHC congregants in senior living homes during our fall holiday visits. On Monday, October 28, 1:30 pm Cantor Ben Ellerin and BHC Cares volunteer Marcy Hyatt will be at the Atrium. INFO: Carol J. Caplan, BHC Cares Chair, 410-764-1587 ext. 270 or carolcjca@comcast.net.

Igniting culinary passions, Cooking Club combines teens’ love of cooking and eating with a view into the past as they make iconic Jewish dishes and learn about their backstories. Dinner will be provided.

INFO & RSVP: Brad Cohen, Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext. 290 or bcohen@baltimorehebrew.org or Alicia Gallant, Assistant Director of Education, 410-764-1587, ext. 249 or agallant@baltimorehebrew.org. 

Israel today: Defending Civil and Human Rights

Conversation sponsored by New Israel Fund featuring:
Sharon Abraham-Weiss
Executive Director, Association for Civil Rights in Israel

Israel’s record as a western democracy is one of its most precious assets and a source of pride for supporters of Israel worldwide. Committed to safeguarding human and civil rights, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) is a pillar of Israel’s democracy, bringing precedent-setting litigation to the Supreme Court that has shaped Israel as we know it today.

Join us for an important and timely discussion with Sharon Abraham-Weiss, one of Israel’s foremost advocates for civil and human rights, on how ACRI’s legal work is making a lasting difference to strengthen democracy in Israel, and on the current challenges it faces. 

Attorney Sharon Abraham-Weiss has served as Executive Director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel since 2014. Sharon spent seven years as a staff attorney at ACRI and served as the Tel Aviv and Central Israel Region Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner. She was among the founders and a board member of Itach-Maaki – Women Lawyers for Social Justice. She holds an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School and law degrees from Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Sharon is married to artist Yoav Weiss and they have two daughters. The family lives in Tel Aviv.

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel, established in 1972, is Israel’s oldest and largest human rights organization and the only one dealing with the entire spectrum of human rights and civil liberties issues in Israel. Over the years, ACRI has achieved major advancements in a wide range of areas such as: freedom of expression; the right to privacy; freedom of and from religion; women’s rights; criminal justice; equality for Arab citizens; the gay and lesbian community, and other minority populations; migrant workers’ rights; and human rights in the Occupied Territories. More about ACRI at  www.acri.org.il/en/

ABOUT NIF:
The New Israel Fund is the leading organization advancing and defending democracy in Israel. Widely credited with building Israeli progressive civil society, we have provided over $300 million to more than 900 organizations since our inception in 1979. Learn more about NIF on our website at www.nif.org.