JCA Calendar

Featured Events

L'Chaim Talks, Learning, Sunday, October 18, 1:00 pm
Community Cemetery Cleanup and G'nizah Ceremony, Community, Wednesday, October 21, 4:00 pm
Chai Teens - Campfire and S'mores!, Community, Saturday, October 24, 5:00 pm
Come Help Prepare Tactile Chanukah Cards for the Blind, Holidays, Sunday, October 25, 11:00 am
Memorial Scrolls Trust Program, Community, Sunday, November 8, 1:00 pm
Zionism[s] and Its Critics with Aaron Berman, Learning, Tuesday, November 10, 7:00 pm
Annual Meeting, Community, Sunday, December 13, 10:00 am
JCA Adult Book Group - “Marjorie Morningstar” by Herman Wouk, Learning, Thursday, December 17, 7:00 pm

This Week

Services
Holidays
Learning
Community

Week of August 30

Sunday, August 30

No events

Monday, August 31

No events

Tuesday, September 1

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5pkhf1
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Sanctuary Reset Volunteer Day
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=s8anq7
Sanctuary Reset Volunteer Day
Tuesday 9/1, 6pm
The JCA sanctuary has just undergone major restructuring and we need your help to get it back into tip-top shape in time for Rosh Hashanah!
Gather for an afternoon to unwrap and place our new sanctuary chairs, return the ark and siddurim to their homes, and dust off our sacred space.
Sign up to help here!
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ve5nnw
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, September 2

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ecp15s
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
12:15 pm
Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction
Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=quodqn
Jewish Short Fiction
This group meets in-person every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
In this hour and fifteen minutes session, we read and analyze short stories by Jewish authors, and how they portray aspects of the Jewish experience. Texts are posted by the end of the week prior to each session, so that participants can come to these sessions having read the stories, and prepared to talk about what interested them.
Please contact Aaron Bousel with any questions - abousel@comcast.net

Click here to access all Lunch & Learn reading materials.
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2ghz3f
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, September 3

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, September 3, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=zklpec
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
6:30 pm
JCA Board Meeting
Thursday, September 3, 2026, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=t0mvqa
JCA Board Meeting
For zoom access please email: president@jcamherst.org
Click here to read the detailed agenda for this meeting.
General Agenda for Most Meetings:
1. Open meeting- blessing, check in
2. D’var Torah
3. Accept last month's minutes
4. Financial Update: Current numbers- membership, annual appeal
5. President’s report
6. Executive Director's report
7. New business
8. Executive Session
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, September 3, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=09r2hf
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, September 4

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, September 4, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=0v253p
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, September 4, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=0d806t
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Farbrengen - Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, September 4, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ju8ld5

Saturday, September 5

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, September 5, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=6io9vu
Get the Zoom links

Week of September 6

Sunday, September 6

No events

Monday, September 7

10:00 am
High Holidays Community Limmud Day
Monday, September 7, 2026, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5tol7y
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, September 7, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=lsn3ln
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Israeli Folk Dancing - note date change!
Monday, September 7, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=jz3jop
Israeli Folk Dancing
In-person at the JCA every 2nd Monday of the month, 7-8:30pm

No experience or registration necessary. We will teach 3-4 new dances each session, and review the ones we have learned in the past.

Funded in part by the Neta Bolozky & Yaffa Gunner Fund and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Tuesday, September 8

12:30 pm
CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=wwzxp3
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=u015m7
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, September 9

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=h1fu9c
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=h1ckuo
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, September 10

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, September 10, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=g38fk4
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, September 10, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=0nyj19
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, September 10, 2026, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ffcwqa
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, September 11

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, September 11, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=dqman8
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, September 11, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=u7q68f
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, September 12

No events

Week of September 13

Sunday, September 13

No events

Monday, September 14

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, September 14, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=q809ag
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, September 15

12:30 pm
CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=p42eup
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=h03ovj
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, September 16

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=14p5sg
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
12:15 pm
CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=98ket1
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rkoieg
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, September 17

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2r0szj
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
6:30 pm
JCA Executive Committee Meeting
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=r156lc
Zoom access
JCA Executive Committee Meeting
Monthly
7-8:30pm on the 3rd Thursday (unless moved for conflict)
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=pp0f3n
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
JCA Adult Book Group - “The Tunnel” by AB Yehoshua
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5dhou4

Friday, September 18

10:00 am
CANCELLED - Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, September 18, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=y99gk9
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, September 18, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=c2qesh
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Limmud Shabbat Service
Friday, September 18, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=3o62nk
LIMMUD SHABBAT
A Shabbat-learning initiative from the JCA.
Led by Rabbi Weiner

The second Friday night of each month is Limmud Shabbat, or "Learning" Shabbat, in which an abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat service is paired with an opportunity to go deeper in our study of the weekly Torah portion and...of course...dinner!

Limmud Shabbat is an opportunity for Shabbat learning and spirituality, which we hope will also empower more congregants to develop the skills to lead services and teach Torah.

Rabbi Weiner will take the lead in 'breaking in' this new model, facilitating the shortened prayer service, as well as demonstrating some of the methods through which the weekly parsha can be explored in communal conversation. The hope is that, before too long, these will be roles that different congregants will feel comfortable taking on, on behalf of the community, and Rabbi Weiner is ready and willing to provide support to anyone who wants to give this a try.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Shabbat Ne'imah
Friday, September 18, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rdlfcd
Shabbat Ne'imah
In-person and on Zoom

The third Friday of the month is our signature Shabbat service featuring a full congregational band, an array of melodies, and spirited singing and dancing. It is followed by a community dinner.

Led by Rabbi Weiner, Hazzan Diana Brewer, and the JCA Ne'imah Band.

Followed by community dinner sponsored by Janis Levy in celebration of her birthday.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, September 19

10:00 am
Shabbat Shuvah Services + Kiddush
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2z6c0o
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Week of September 20

Sunday, September 20

No events

Monday, September 21

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, September 21, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=0ing5g
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
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Tuesday, September 22

12:30 pm
CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=6ycbbi
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=k0lheb
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
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Wednesday, September 23

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=txotvu
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
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4:00 pm
Source to Sea
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=uih0e1
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=wme0z3
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
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Thursday, September 24

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=n7mbxe
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
5:30 pm
Guest Speaker: Mohammad Darawshe of Givat Haviva
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=glokoo
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=9u7p8f
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
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7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=phld2h
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, September 25

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, September 25, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=dxd7qo
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
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12:30 pm
CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, September 25, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ys9oxo
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
5:00 pm
Sukkot Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration
Friday, September 25, 2026, 5:00 pm to 7:15 pm
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5upnof
Sukkot Celebration
Shabbat, Friday 9/25

5pm - Sukkah Decorating
6pm - Join us for Erev Sukkot, Kabbalat Shabbat, cider, donuts, and pizza in the JCA community Sukkah!
5:00 pm
Sukkot Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration
Friday, September 25, 2026, 5:00 pm to 7:15 pm
Category: Holidays
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=w02ksi
Sukkot Celebration
Shabbat, Friday 9/25

5pm - Sukkah Decorating
6pm - Join us for Erev Sukkot, Kabbalat Shabbat, cider, donuts, and pizza in the JCA community Sukkah!

Saturday, September 26

10:00 am
Sukkot/Shabbat Services
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=t0m8ub
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10:00 am
Sukkot/Shabbat Services
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Holidays
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=sb62fq
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Week of September 27

Sunday, September 27

No events

Monday, September 28

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, September 28, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2g07hs
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, September 29

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5rkaq3
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rvi003
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
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7:00 pm
Understanding the Israeli Election with Keren Rhodes
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5kog05
Understanding the Israeli Election
A three-session adult education series with Keren Rhodes
Tuesdays 9/29, 10/13 and Thursday 10/29
7-8:30pm on Zoom
How does a country with dozens of political parties turn individual votes into seats, and seats into a governing coalition? Ahead of Israel's upcoming election, this series offers a clear, practical look at how the Israeli political system actually works and what is at stake this time around.
Session 1: Who's who in Israeli Politics? Our first session covers the players, using Israeli campaign ads to introduce the major parties, their constituencies, and the issues dividing them.
Session 2: Our second session will cover the fundamentals of Israeli democracy: how votes become Knesset seats and why every government is a coalition. And the unique way in which Israeli political parties have to negotiate and work together, but small parties can end up with a lot of power.
After the election, we will be joined by Dr. Jesse Ferris, Vice President, Strategy at the Israel Democracy Institute, and JCA member, to debrief the results and answer the questions that have come up along the way.
No prior background is needed. The goal is a shared foundation of understanding that can support the harder conversations our community wants to have.
Keren Rhodes
Executive/Education Director
Jewish Community of Amherst
(413) 256-0160

Click here to sign up!
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Wednesday, September 30

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=h1q9vh
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=615us9
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, October 1

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=pzfi0t
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
12:00 pm
Sukkot Elder Luncheon
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rhbsr1
Please join Rabbi Weiner and the Chesed committee for lunch to celebrate Sukkot and the High Holiday season!
Wednesday, October 1st, 12 pm - 2 pm
This event is open to anyone who considers themself to be part of an older generation of the JCA and would like to gather together.
Transportation to and from the JCA can be arranged with Chesed upon request to the JCA office.
Please RSVP by clicking here and filling out this form or by calling the JCA Office at (413) 256-0160.
6:30 pm
JCA Board Meeting
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=92zd1p
JCA Board Meeting
For zoom access please email: president@jcamherst.org
Click here to read the detailed agenda for this meeting.
General Agenda for Most Meetings:
1. Open meeting- blessing, check in
2. D’var Torah
3. Accept last month's minutes
4. Financial Update: Current numbers- membership, annual appeal
5. President’s report
6. Executive Director's report
7. New business
8. Executive Session
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7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=b21sk8
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, October 2

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, October 2, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=413or4
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
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12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, October 2, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=dnw2ga
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, October 2, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=vr8ddv
Farbrengen Friday Night

Join us at the JCA for a community dinner preceded by Shabbat singing and blessings while gathered around a table with friends and family.
There is no formal service as part of this event.
Open to all.
No registration required.
Gluten free and dairy free food options available
No zoom access available for this event.

Saturday, October 3

10:00 am
Shabbat Shemini Atzeret Services with Yizkor
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=r91ytw
Shemini Atzeret Services

Led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here to read more about Shemini Atzeret!
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5:30 pm
Simchat Torah and Havdalah
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Category: Holidays
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=0qohgh
Community Simchat Torah celebration at the JCA
5:30pm Dinner
6:30pm Havdalah
There will be dinner, donuts, crafts, singing, and dancing with the Torah accompanied by the JCA Klezmer band. Come dance with us!

Week of October 4

Sunday, October 4

No events

Monday, October 5

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, October 5, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=inwyhw
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, October 6

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=bincpv
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=9si3ux
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, October 7

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=6re8xe
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
12:15 pm
Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=jebxoz
Jewish Short Fiction
This group meets in-person every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
In this hour and fifteen minutes session, we read and analyze short stories by Jewish authors, and how they portray aspects of the Jewish experience. Texts are posted by the end of the week prior to each session, so that participants can come to these sessions having read the stories, and prepared to talk about what interested them.
Please contact Aaron Bousel with any questions - abousel@comcast.net

Click here to access all Lunch & Learn reading materials.
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ikgnpg
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, October 8

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=wwscxc
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
5:00 pm
Gallery Reception: Nicole Gadon
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=u4xyck
Gallery Opening Reception - Nicole Gadon
Thursday October 8, 5pm
In-person at the JCA

Artist Statement
This show reflects my evolution as an artist since retiring from careers as a textile designer and an art teacher. The works shown include large ink drawings based on Melangell, the Celtic protector of hares, watercolor and egg tempera landscapes based on observation, and intimate, symbolic paintings inspired by magic realism and the late Italian Gothic. I make art to express my feelings about human’s relationships to each other, to the earth, to animals and the present fragility of the natural world. Inspired by myth, art history, and nature, the process of artmaking is healing and meditative for me.
Nicole Gadon
MFA: Brooklyn College
BFA: Rhode Island School of Design
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5728ve
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, October 9

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, October 9, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=sgby9k
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
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12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, October 9, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=22xolo
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Limmud Shabbat Service
Friday, October 9, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rl3str
LIMMUD SHABBAT
A Shabbat-learning initiative from the JCA.
Led this week by Leslie Lorber and Randi Stein

The second Friday night of each month is Limmud Shabbat, or "Learning" Shabbat, in which an abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat service is paired with an opportunity to go deeper in our study of the weekly Torah portion and...of course...dinner!

Limmud Shabbat is an opportunity for Shabbat learning and spirituality, which we hope will also empower more congregants to develop the skills to lead services and teach Torah.

Rabbi Weiner will take the lead in 'breaking in' this new model, facilitating the shortened prayer service, as well as demonstrating some of the methods through which the weekly parsha can be explored in communal conversation. The hope is that, before too long, these will be roles that different congregants will feel comfortable taking on, on behalf of the community, and Rabbi Weiner is ready and willing to provide support to anyone who wants to give this a try.

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Saturday, October 10

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=tikkyf
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services led by Rabbi Weiner

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Week of October 11

Sunday, October 11

No events

Monday, October 12

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, October 12, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=xy53ev
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
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7:00 pm
Israeli Folk Dancing
Monday, October 12, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=xb3ank
Israeli Folk Dancing
In-person at the JCA every 2nd Monday of the month, 7-8:30pm

No experience or registration necessary. We will teach 3-4 new dances each session, and review the ones we have learned in the past.

Funded in part by the Neta Bolozky & Yaffa Gunner Fund and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Tuesday, October 13

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=z46dnk
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=4gb711
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Understanding the Israeli Election with Keren Rhodes
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ac0c9o
Understanding the Israeli Election
A three-session adult education series with Keren Rhodes
Tuesdays 9/29, 10/13 and Thursday 10/29
7-8:30pm on Zoom
How does a country with dozens of political parties turn individual votes into seats, and seats into a governing coalition? Ahead of Israel's upcoming election, this series offers a clear, practical look at how the Israeli political system actually works and what is at stake this time around.
Session 1: Who's who in Israeli Politics? Our first session covers the players, using Israeli campaign ads to introduce the major parties, their constituencies, and the issues dividing them.
Session 2: Our second session will cover the fundamentals of Israeli democracy: how votes become Knesset seats and why every government is a coalition. And the unique way in which Israeli political parties have to negotiate and work together, but small parties can end up with a lot of power.
After the election, we will be joined by Dr. Jesse Ferris, Vice President, Strategy at the Israel Democracy Institute, and JCA member, to debrief the results and answer the questions that have come up along the way.
No prior background is needed. The goal is a shared foundation of understanding that can support the harder conversations our community wants to have.
Keren Rhodes
Executive/Education Director
Jewish Community of Amherst
(413) 256-0160

Click here to sign up!
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, October 14

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=585343
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
5:00 pm
Community Discussion on JCA Bylaws
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=piwxuc
Community Discussion on JCA Bylaws
On October 14, 5:00-6:00 PM
In-person at the JCA

The Bylaws Working Group again invites members of the JCA to provide feedback and ask questions about the most recent JCA Bylaws working draft. This meeting is one in a series of community meetings on the bylaws, culminating in a vote at the annual meeting on Sunday, December 13.

Sincerely,

The Bylaws Working Group
Jeff Kalman
Bill Zimmer
Michael Burkart
Ruby Schmerling
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=gr0tib
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, October 15

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=3mhovg
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=mzikej
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=4trni4
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com
7:00 pm
Tikkun Olam Postcard Writing - Get Out the Vote!
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=t03065
Get Out the Vote! Postcard writing with Tikkun Olam
Thursday October 15, 7pm
In-person at the JCA
This program is sponsored by Repair the World
All are welcome to join us at the JCA at 7pm to write postcards to Get Out the Vote!
We will be sending postcards from Commit to Democracy and will have all the postcards and supplies.
We just ask folks to bring 10 postcard stamps (or more) if they are able.
Funded in part by Repair the World Fall Day of National Service Grant

Friday, October 16

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, October 16, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=tn58do
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, October 16, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=q57yfg
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Shabbat Ne'imah
Friday, October 16, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=36muek
Shabbat Ne'imah
In-person and on Zoom

The third Friday of the month is our signature Shabbat service featuring a full congregational band, an array of melodies, and spirited singing and dancing. It is followed by a community dinner.

Led by Rabbi Weiner, Hazzan Diana Brewer, and the JCA Ne'imah Band.

Followed by community dinner sponsored by Janis Levy in celebration of her birthday.

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Saturday, October 17, Today

10:00 am
Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services + Kiddush
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=74trar
Led by Sara Schley, Elana Klugman, and Felicia Mednick
In-person at the JCA

Join us Shabbat morning for a Jewish Renewal service at the JCA in the main sanctuary.

We follow the structure of the traditional shabbat service, but there are some differences. We sit in an approximate circle, co-creating a sacred space. We focus on chanting particular lines of prayers and psalms followed by short periods of silence, rather than reading entire psalms (although anyone is welcome to do so). The torah service includes divrei torah/torah discussions that highlight the spiritual struggles and journeys present in the Torah readings. We have group aliyot for healing and blessings. All are welcome. We're delighted to share this time with you!

Week of October 18

Sunday, October 18

1:00 pm
L'Chaim Talks
Sunday, October 18, 2026, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=tg569m
L'Chaim Talks
Sunday October 18, 1:00-2:30pm
In-person in the JCA Small Sanctuary

Click here to register so we know how many people to expect!
Do you like to be inspired by people’s stories? Are you curious to learn more about your fellow JCA members, to discover what people in the community are thinking about, researching or working on?
Have you heard of TED TALKS?
Now introducing the JCA’s very own...L’CHAIM TALKS!
Come hear from 3 JCA members who will bring their work, research, interests, and experiences TO LIFE for the rest of us to enjoy and learn from.
Light refreshments will be served.

Featuring...

Mahip Rathore:

Who Am I? When the Self Shifts, Everything Shifts
I’ll share a deeply personal spiritual experience that radically changed how I understood myself, my relationships, my family, and the world around me. I’ll explore self further through a story from the Vedanta tradition of India and use it to ask a deceptively simple question: Who are you? I’ll connect this question of identity to my research on mindfulness, self-transcendence, and the sense of self, and to the way I work with clients and coaching participants. Ultimately, I’ll explore how changing our relationship to—or understanding of—who we are can fundamentally transform how we experience everyday life, suffering, happiness, relationships, and ourselves.

Scott Nielsen:

The night Hasidism grabbed me by the throat (in 1972).
How I "got" Jewish: it started with a kiss.
The Night Hasidism Grabbed Me By the Throat (in 1972) describes my life-transforming encounter with Hasidism. As an American Nomad, I was hitchhiking around the country (lived on $92 dollars that year) looking for communities that had a center greater than themselves. From a community of 175 alcoholic men with 2 staff members, to desert monasteries, to Koinonia - birthplace of Habitat for Humanity, I offer a series of vignettes, illustrating how and why Judaism became my central anchor, supporting my vulnerabilities in a way nothing else ever could.

Jan Levy:

"Want some tea, luv?"
Growing up with the Beatles (at least in the same country!)
You may have noticed over the years that JCA member, Janis Levy, probably didn't grow up in the USA. So now at "L'Chaim Talks" on Sunday, she will share some of the cultural differences that helped shape her views on life, and tell us a good story or two, especially about the Beatles and their seismic effect on the fundamentals of British society, back in the day...
We hope you can come! If you have questions please email haley@jcamherst.org

Monday, October 19

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, October 19, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=3g285g
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, October 20

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=x7yii0
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=sbayvr
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, October 21

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=8cuacm
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
12:15 pm
Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=i4dgfu
This group meets in-person every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Jewish Short Fiction
In this hour and fifteen minutes session, we read and analyze short stories by Jewish authors, and how they portray aspects of the Jewish experience. Texts are posted by the end of the week prior to each session, so that participants can come to these sessions having read the stories, and prepared to talk about what interested them.
Please contact Aaron Bousel with any questions - abousel@comcast.net

Click here to access all Lunch & Learn reading materials.
4:00 pm
Community Cemetery Cleanup and G'nizah Ceremony
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=a7nccb
Community Cemetery Cleanup and G'nizah Ceremony
Wednesday October 21, 4-6pm

Please join the Cemetery Committee and Kesher Hebrew School students in the mitzvah of cleaning up the JCA cemetery in Shutesbury. Rabbi Weiner will also lead us in a G'nizah (ritual burial) ceremony. You are welcome to bring sacred objects that you wish to inter (ie, old siddurim).

If you are not able to make it, but have objects to add to the G'niza please bring them to the JCA during office hours (10-3pm) on Tuesday 10/20 and Wednesday 10/21.

Click here to sign up!
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=bxc1pt
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, October 22

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=e90ie5
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=gcit8i
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=t7zq17
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, October 23

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=x5ujnt
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, October 23, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=s2a0qo
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El
Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=g277gg
Zoom - Led by Rabbi Weiner, Rabbi Amy Wallk, Cantor Elise Barber, and Lisa Pack Kirschenbaum.
Click here for Zoom access

Saturday, October 24

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=hptyea
Shabbat Morning Services led by Hazzan Diana Brewer

Click here for zoom access
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5:00 pm
Chai Teens - Campfire and S'mores!
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=m7j3po
First Chai Teens Meeting - S'mores!
Saturday October 24, 5-7pm
9th-12th graders

Campfire and s'mores at the JCA!

Registration encouraged but not required to attend. Free.

Week of October 25

Sunday, October 25

11:00 am
Come Help Prepare Tactile Chanukah Cards for the Blind
Sunday, October 25, 2026, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Holidays
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=9denvp
Come Help Prepare Tactile Chanukah Cards for the Blind
Sunday October 25, 11am-3pm
In-person at the JCA

The Nonexclusion Committee is cooperating with the Jewish Braille Institute Library to prepare Chanukah cards for the blind. The cards come pre-printed in Braille but need to be decorated with tactile material. We will provide all materials--- you provide the artistic inspiration.

Monday, October 26

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, October 26, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=i8cmix
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, October 27

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=k7d5i7
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=us5brf
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, October 28

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=r7sfgz
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rtras6
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, October 29

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=qwhhza
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=cm33e8
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Understanding the Israeli Election with Keren Rhodes
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=pe54os
Understanding the Israeli Election
A three-session adult education series with Keren Rhodes
Tuesdays 9/29, 10/13 and Thursday 10/29
7-8:30pm on Zoom
How does a country with dozens of political parties turn individual votes into seats, and seats into a governing coalition? Ahead of Israel's upcoming election, this series offers a clear, practical look at how the Israeli political system actually works and what is at stake this time around.
Session 1: Who's who in Israeli Politics? Our first session covers the players, using Israeli campaign ads to introduce the major parties, their constituencies, and the issues dividing them.
Session 2: Our second session will cover the fundamentals of Israeli democracy: how votes become Knesset seats and why every government is a coalition. And the unique way in which Israeli political parties have to negotiate and work together, but small parties can end up with a lot of power.
After the election, we will be joined by Dr. Jesse Ferris, Vice President, Strategy at the Israel Democracy Institute, and JCA member, to debrief the results and answer the questions that have come up along the way.
No prior background is needed. The goal is a shared foundation of understanding that can support the harder conversations our community wants to have.
Keren Rhodes
Executive/Education Director
Jewish Community of Amherst
(413) 256-0160

Click here to sign up!
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Friday, October 30

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, October 30, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=75zvv5
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, October 30, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=gjqzef
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Shabbat at Home
Friday, October 30, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=389psh
There are no services at the JCA this evening.
"Shabbat at Home” is an opportunity to host a Friday evening Shabbat dinner at your home. We encourage you to use the neighborhood listservs we’ve been using since Hanukkah last year as a starting point. But of course you can pick your guests in any way you wish.
Once again we are offering anyone hosting a dinner a Shabbat supply box and/or a Big Y gift card. This has been funded by a grant from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Sign up here to receive a gift card and supplies.

Saturday, October 31

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, October 31, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=vu53df
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

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Week of November 1

Sunday, November 1

No events

Monday, November 2

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, November 2, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=mzrhqr
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, November 3

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=yaugre
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=8qm5v3
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, November 4

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=w3wepy
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
12:15 pm
Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=1d37fj
Jewish Short Fiction
This group meets in-person every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
In this hour and fifteen minutes session, we read and analyze short stories by Jewish authors, and how they portray aspects of the Jewish experience. Texts are posted by the end of the week prior to each session, so that participants can come to these sessions having read the stories, and prepared to talk about what interested them.
Please contact Aaron Bousel with any questions - abousel@comcast.net

Click here to access all Lunch & Learn reading materials.
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=x1stvv
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, November 5

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=nr24ex
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
6:30 pm
JCA Board Meeting
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=f7tda3
JCA Board Meeting
For zoom access please email: president@jcamherst.org
Click here to read the detailed agenda for this meeting.
General Agenda for Most Meetings:
1. Open meeting- blessing, check in
2. D’var Torah
3. Accept last month's minutes
4. Financial Update: Current numbers- membership, annual appeal
5. President’s report
6. Executive Director's report
7. New business
8. Executive Session
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7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ylmhyl
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=cyaxnl
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, November 6

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, November 6, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=w8kco0
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, November 6, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=fxi65o
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, November 6, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=un8c5p
Farbrengen Friday Night

Join us at the JCA for a community dinner preceded by Shabbat singing and blessings while gathered around a table with friends and family.
There is no formal service as part of this event.
Open to all.
No registration required.
Gluten free and dairy free food options available
No zoom access available for this event.

Saturday, November 7

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ayexzq
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of November 8

Sunday, November 8

1:00 pm
Memorial Scrolls Trust Program
Sunday, November 8, 2026, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ki72s4
Memorial Scrolls Trust Program
Sunday November 8, 1-4pm
Springfield
You may know that the JCA, as part of the Memorial Scrolls Trust program, is the custodian of a Torah scroll saved from the Holocaust. Now we have the opportunity to honor our participation in this program, as MST Torahs from across New England are brought together in Springfield, for a "reunion."
Please join Rabbi Weiner and our MST Torah scroll, on the afternoon of November 8th, the day before Kristallnacht, from 1 to 4 for this celebration, which will also feature a keynote lecture from Sarah Hurwitz, Michelle Obama's speechwriter, and, more recently, the author of well-regarded books on the reclamation of her own Jewish identity. Cantors Elise Barber and Diana Brewer will be singing at this event as well.
Click here for more details and to register

Monday, November 9

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, November 9, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=d7s0mx
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Israeli Folk Dancing
Monday, November 9, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ug1q39
Israeli Folk Dancing
In-person at the JCA every 2nd Monday of the month, 7-8:30pm

No experience or registration necessary. We will teach 3-4 new dances each session, and review the ones we have learned in the past.

Funded in part by the Neta Bolozky & Yaffa Gunner Fund and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Tuesday, November 10

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=7w07u4
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=q5siww
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Zionism[s] and Its Critics with Aaron Berman
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=9dxybb
Zionism[s] and Its Critics with Aaron Berman
Tuesdays 11/10 - 12/8, 7pm on Zoom

In this class we will read and discuss several different Zionist idealogues who all defined “Zionism” differently. We will also study two of Zionism’s most important critics; one Jewish (Hannah Arendt) the other Palestinian (Edward Said). Most of the readings will come from Arthur Hertzberg’s excellent collection, The Zionist Idea.

Class 1: Theodor Herzl [excerpt from The Jewish State]

Class 2: Ahad Ha’Am (Cultural Zionism) and Rav Kook (Religious Zionism)

Class 3: Vladimir Jabotinsky (Revisionist Zionism) and Abba Hillel Silver (Zionism as response to the Holocaust)

Class 4: Hannah Arendt: “Zionism Reconsidered” and “To Save the Jewish Homeland”

Class 5: Edward Said: “Zionism from the Standpoint of Its Victims”

Click here to sign up
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, November 11

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=o00lxg
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=k01s51
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, November 12

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=wil05w
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=wxqvcw
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, November 13

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, November 13, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=43vsfw
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, November 13, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=kofn7n
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Limmud Shabbat Service
Friday, November 13, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=vj8yf8
LIMMUD SHABBAT
A Shabbat-learning initiative from the JCA.

The second Friday night of each month is Limmud Shabbat, or "Learning" Shabbat, in which an abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat service is paired with an opportunity to go deeper in our study of the weekly Torah portion and...of course...dinner!

Limmud Shabbat is an opportunity for Shabbat learning and spirituality, which we hope will also empower more congregants to develop the skills to lead services and teach Torah.

Rabbi Weiner will take the lead in 'breaking in' this new model, facilitating the shortened prayer service, as well as demonstrating some of the methods through which the weekly parsha can be explored in communal conversation. The hope is that, before too long, these will be roles that different congregants will feel comfortable taking on, on behalf of the community, and Rabbi Weiner is ready and willing to provide support to anyone who wants to give this a try.

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Saturday, November 14

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=02yz1v
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

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Get the Zoom links

Week of November 15

Sunday, November 15

No events

Monday, November 16

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, November 16, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=j2laob
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, November 17

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=4pjm2s
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=oieyie
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, November 18

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=8y34jx
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
12:15 pm
Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=o4jyug
This group meets in-person every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Jewish Short Fiction
In this hour and fifteen minutes session, we read and analyze short stories by Jewish authors, and how they portray aspects of the Jewish experience. Texts are posted by the end of the week prior to each session, so that participants can come to these sessions having read the stories, and prepared to talk about what interested them.
Please contact Aaron Bousel with any questions - abousel@comcast.net

Click here to access all Lunch & Learn reading materials.
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ol79mp
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, November 19

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=8wb5lg
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=x6p5uk
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=p11ys4
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, November 20

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, November 20, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=w8d053
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, November 20, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5ozdg4
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Shabbat Ne'imah
Friday, November 20, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rbxabz
Shabbat Ne'imah
In-person and on Zoom

The third Friday of the month is our signature Shabbat service featuring a full congregational band, an array of melodies, and spirited singing and dancing. It is followed by a community dinner.

Led by Rabbi Weiner, Hazzan Diana Brewer, and the JCA Ne'imah Band.

Followed by community dinner sponsored by Janis Levy in celebration of her birthday.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Shabbat Ne'imah
Friday, November 20, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=un553a
Shabbat Ne'imah
In-person and on Zoom

The third Friday of the month is our signature Shabbat service featuring a full congregational band, an array of melodies, and spirited singing and dancing. It is followed by a community dinner.

Led by Rabbi Weiner, Hazzan Diana Brewer, and the JCA Ne'imah Band.

Followed by community dinner sponsored by Janis Levy in celebration of her birthday.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, November 21

10:00 am
Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services + Kiddush
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=tecsgq
Led by Sara Schley, Elana Klugman, and Felicia Mednick
In-person at the JCA

Join us Shabbat morning for a Jewish Renewal service at the JCA in the main sanctuary.

We follow the structure of the traditional shabbat service, but there are some differences. We sit in an approximate circle, co-creating a sacred space. We focus on chanting particular lines of prayers and psalms followed by short periods of silence, rather than reading entire psalms (although anyone is welcome to do so). The torah service includes divrei torah/torah discussions that highlight the spiritual struggles and journeys present in the Torah readings. We have group aliyot for healing and blessings. All are welcome. We're delighted to share this time with you!

There is no zoom available for this service.

Week of November 22

Sunday, November 22

No events

Monday, November 23

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, November 23, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=7hxq58
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, November 24

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=1ppe8x
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=bpvq1r
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, November 25

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rvexwb
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=27slne
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, November 26

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, November 26, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=bh0j7n
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, November 26, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=j9sb6i
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, November 27

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, November 27, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=bl3n75
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, November 27, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2wqqqo
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El
Friday, November 27, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=dkipho
Zoom - Led by Rabbi Weiner, Rabbi Amy Wallk, Cantor Elise Barber, and Lisa Pack Kirschenbaum.
Click here for Zoom access

Saturday, November 28

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, November 28, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=g9zqsy
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of November 29

Sunday, November 29

No events

Monday, November 30

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, November 30, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2wsbm6
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, December 1

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=b5ah8v
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=giwqii
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Community Budget Info Session on Zoom
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=m3ygm3

Wednesday, December 2

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=eo4udt
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
12:15 pm
Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=hqaz1l
Jewish Short Fiction
This group meets in-person every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
In this hour and fifteen minutes session, we read and analyze short stories by Jewish authors, and how they portray aspects of the Jewish experience. Texts are posted by the end of the week prior to each session, so that participants can come to these sessions having read the stories, and prepared to talk about what interested them.
Please contact Aaron Bousel with any questions - abousel@comcast.net

Click here to access all Lunch & Learn reading materials.
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=7abo33
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, December 3

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=yhk37j
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
6:30 pm
JCA Board Meeting
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=y04otv
JCA Board Meeting
For zoom access please email: president@jcamherst.org
Click here to read the detailed agenda for this meeting.
General Agenda for Most Meetings:
1. Open meeting- blessing, check in
2. D’var Torah
3. Accept last month's minutes
4. Financial Update: Current numbers- membership, annual appeal
5. President’s report
6. Executive Director's report
7. New business
8. Executive Session
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=hvkr5q
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ety0gy
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, December 4

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, December 4, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ck8kxd
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, December 4, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=nbduji
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, December 4, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=53zdmn
Farbrengen Friday Night

Join us at the JCA for a community dinner preceded by Shabbat singing and blessings while gathered around a table with friends and family.
There is no formal service as part of this event.
Open to all.
No registration required.
Gluten free and dairy free food options available
No zoom access available for this event.

Saturday, December 5

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + B'nai Mitzvah of Beth Helak
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=fw2o90
Shabbat Morning Services and b'nai mitzvah of Beth Helak led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here to read about Beth! (coming soon)

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of December 6

Sunday, December 6

No events

Monday, December 7

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, December 7, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=g2dzjp
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, December 8

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=sufr31
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ibc0o2
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, December 9

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=owpt8z
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=85kxr6
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, December 10

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=z5dwqt
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=lh7m5s
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, December 11

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, December 11, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=0foeex
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, December 11, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=sg13th
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Limmud Shabbat Service
Friday, December 11, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=49hkhv
LIMMUD SHABBAT
A Shabbat-learning initiative from the JCA.

The second Friday night of each month is Limmud Shabbat, or "Learning" Shabbat, in which an abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat service is paired with an opportunity to go deeper in our study of the weekly Torah portion and...of course...dinner!

Limmud Shabbat is an opportunity for Shabbat learning and spirituality, which we hope will also empower more congregants to develop the skills to lead services and teach Torah.

Rabbi Weiner will take the lead in 'breaking in' this new model, facilitating the shortened prayer service, as well as demonstrating some of the methods through which the weekly parsha can be explored in communal conversation. The hope is that, before too long, these will be roles that different congregants will feel comfortable taking on, on behalf of the community, and Rabbi Weiner is ready and willing to provide support to anyone who wants to give this a try.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, December 12

10:00 am
Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services + Kiddush
Saturday, December 12, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=xgtu34
Led by Sara Schley, Elana Klugman, and Felicia Mednick
In-person at the JCA

Join us Shabbat morning for a Jewish Renewal service at the JCA in the main sanctuary.

We follow the structure of the traditional shabbat service, but there are some differences. We sit in an approximate circle, co-creating a sacred space. We focus on chanting particular lines of prayers and psalms followed by short periods of silence, rather than reading entire psalms (although anyone is welcome to do so). The torah service includes divrei torah/torah discussions that highlight the spiritual struggles and journeys present in the Torah readings. We have group aliyot for healing and blessings. All are welcome. We're delighted to share this time with you!

There is no zoom available for this service.

Week of December 13

Sunday, December 13

10:00 am
Annual Meeting
Sunday, December 13, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ivag1x
Annual Meeting - for JCA members only 
Sunday, December 13th, 10am-12pm 
In-person and on Zoom

The agenda and materials will be posted here.
 
Click here for zoom access

Monday, December 14

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, December 14, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=umei3p
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Israeli Folk Dancing
Monday, December 14, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=gcvwzr
Israeli Folk Dancing
In-person at the JCA every 2nd Monday of the month, 7-8:30pm

No experience or registration necessary. We will teach 3-4 new dances each session, and review the ones we have learned in the past.

Funded in part by the Neta Bolozky & Yaffa Gunner Fund and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Tuesday, December 15

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=uk5ol8
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ld7rlu
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, December 16

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, December 16, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=k1koi2
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
12:15 pm
Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction
Wednesday, December 16, 2026, 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2se4g0
This group meets in-person every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Jewish Short Fiction
In this hour and fifteen minutes session, we read and analyze short stories by Jewish authors, and how they portray aspects of the Jewish experience. Texts are posted by the end of the week prior to each session, so that participants can come to these sessions having read the stories, and prepared to talk about what interested them.
Please contact Aaron Bousel with any questions - abousel@comcast.net

Click here to access all Lunch & Learn reading materials.
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, December 16, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=7ahzlr
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, December 17

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, December 17, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=a67lvy
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, December 17, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=e7xf0t
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
JCA Adult Book Group - “Marjorie Morningstar” by Herman Wouk
Thursday, December 17, 2026, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=i8dbst
JCA Adult Reading Group

Our next book group will meet on December 17 at 7 PM at the JCA and it will be a HYBRID meeting. Zoom link will be sent out the week before the meeting.

The book we are reading is, MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR by Herman Wouk. It’s a classic novel on Jewish life in the 1930’s, NYC, USA and was Frieda Howard’s favorite book . We are reading it in memory of her. It is readily available in libraries, old books stores, and new bookstores.It was made into a movie.
Everyone is welcome; we pick books by Jewish authors, from anywhere in the world. We meet for about an hour and a half and generally come away appreciating the book even more than we might have originally because of our engaged discussions. Books are chosen for an upcoming meeting by the members attending the preceding meeting. So join us, bring your favorite book recommendations by Jewish authors and enjoy a pleasant evening.

If you have any questions, please contact Ken Talan at kt26esc@gmail.com
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, December 17, 2026, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=s4pgvy
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, December 18

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, December 18, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=t05rxf
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, December 18, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=c7blzt
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Shabbat Ne'imah
Friday, December 18, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=pdvk05
Shabbat Ne'imah
In-person and on Zoom

The third Friday of the month is our signature Shabbat service featuring a full congregational band, an array of melodies, and spirited singing and dancing. It is followed by a community dinner.

Led by Rabbi Weiner, Hazzan Diana Brewer, and the JCA Ne'imah Band.

Followed by community dinner sponsored by Janis Levy in celebration of her birthday.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Shabbat Ne'imah
Friday, December 18, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ugzc1d
Shabbat Ne'imah
In-person and on Zoom

The third Friday of the month is our signature Shabbat service featuring a full congregational band, an array of melodies, and spirited singing and dancing. It is followed by a community dinner.

Led by Rabbi Weiner, Hazzan Diana Brewer, and the JCA Ne'imah Band.

Followed by community dinner sponsored by Janis Levy in celebration of her birthday.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, December 19

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + B'nai Mitzvah of Emi Coler
Saturday, December 19, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=0vecuq
Shabbat Morning Services and b'nai mitzvah of Emi Coler led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here to read about Emi! (coming soon)

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of December 20

Sunday, December 20

No events

Monday, December 21

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, December 21, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rvkt9f
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, December 22

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, December 22, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5xb263
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, December 22, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=gehalz
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, December 23

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, December 23, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=4ur9d7
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, December 23, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=twskrf
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, December 24

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, December 24, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=8crdpd
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, December 24, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=aavrm7
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, December 25

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, December 25, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=o3gizl
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Friday, December 25, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=pc4o9f
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El
Friday, December 25, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=pbcqq0
Zoom - Led by Rabbi Weiner, Rabbi Amy Wallk, Cantor Elise Barber, and Lisa Pack Kirschenbaum.
Click here for Zoom access

Saturday, December 26

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, December 26, 2026, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=pefa1w
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of December 27

Sunday, December 27

No events

Monday, December 28

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, December 28, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=8jrclm
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, December 29

12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner
Tuesday, December 29, 2026, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Learning
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=gaq17d
The Gemara Group
This group meets on zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays

We will be reading a new-to-us tractate, Ta’anit (fast days). It’s available for free on Sefaria, in a lovely Koren edition with tractate Megillah on Amazon, and in a cheaper two-volume paperback on the Koren website. The Koren edition has lots of wonderful notes and photos of, for example, a locust.

We go at our own pace, discuss whatever we bring up, and we encourage drop-ins. If you think you might want to join us now and then (or always!), the private zoom link can be reached by emailing Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner@jcamherst.org with the subject line Gemara Study.

No prior knowledge of anything at all is required. We would be happy to see you amongst us.

Email r abbiweiner@jcamherst.org with any questions.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, December 29, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=lv8ep5
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, December 30

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, December 30, 2026, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=voggkc
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, December 30, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=hkn5ot
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, December 31

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, December 31, 2026, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=zk5ajs
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, December 31, 2026, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ov7h1s
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, December 31, 2026, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=pkuxwd
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, January 1

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, January 1, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=v7jr2z
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, January 2

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, January 2, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=enexqd
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of January 3

Sunday, January 3

No events

Monday, January 4

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, January 4, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=f0wjh0
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, January 5

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, January 5, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=i0z4z4
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, January 6

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, January 6, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=h3trr8
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, January 6, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=monr00
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, January 7

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, January 7, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=e5tgnk
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
6:30 pm
JCA Board Meeting
Thursday, January 7, 2027, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=30xxce
JCA Board Meeting
For zoom access please email: president@jcamherst.org
Click here to read the detailed agenda for this meeting.
General Agenda for Most Meetings:
1. Open meeting- blessing, check in
2. D’var Torah
3. Accept last month's minutes
4. Financial Update: Current numbers- membership, annual appeal
5. President’s report
6. Executive Director's report
7. New business
8. Executive Session
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, January 7, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5zjtg5
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, January 8

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, January 8, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ekjnxv
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, January 8, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=hmn3vm
Farbrengen Friday Night

Join us at the JCA for a community dinner preceded by Shabbat singing and blessings while gathered around a table with friends and family.
There is no formal service as part of this event.
Open to all.
No registration required.
Gluten free and dairy free food options available
No zoom access available for this event.
6:00 pm
Limmud Shabbat Service
Friday, January 8, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ts4ilh
Limmud Shabbat
A Shabbat-learning initiative from the JCA.

The second Friday night of each month is Limmud Shabbat, or "Learning" Shabbat, in which an abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat service is paired with an opportunity to go deeper in our study of the weekly Torah portion and...of course...dinner!

Limmud Shabbat is an opportunity for Shabbat learning and spirituality, which we hope will also empower more congregants to develop the skills to lead services and teach Torah.

Rabbi Weiner will take the lead in 'breaking in' this new model, facilitating the shortened prayer service, as well as demonstrating some of the methods through which the weekly parsha can be explored in communal conversation. The hope is that, before too long, these will be roles that different congregants will feel comfortable taking on, on behalf of the community, and Rabbi Weiner is ready and willing to provide support to anyone who wants to give this a try.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, January 9

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + B'nai Mitzvah of Gavahn Dori-Hacohen
Saturday, January 9, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=71qqxz
Shabbat Morning Services and b'nai mitzvah of Gavahn Dori-Hacohen led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here to read about Gavahn! (coming soon)

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of January 10

Sunday, January 10

No events

Monday, January 11

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, January 11, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=7cnzoi
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Israeli Folk Dancing
Monday, January 11, 2027, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=gnkfa5
Israeli Folk Dancing
In-person at the JCA every 2nd Monday of the month, 7-8:30pm

No experience or registration necessary. We will teach 3-4 new dances each session, and review the ones we have learned in the past.

Funded in part by the Neta Bolozky & Yaffa Gunner Fund and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Tuesday, January 12

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, January 12, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=v2j9dm
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, January 13

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, January 13, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=s771rc
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, January 13, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=9wdnrl
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, January 14

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, January 14, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=xenpdj
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, January 14, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=55bzsf
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, January 14, 2027, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=61lb9t
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, January 15

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, January 15, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=xl3mzq
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Shabbat Ne'imah
Friday, January 15, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=r8pfku
Shabbat Ne'imah
In-person and on Zoom

The third Friday of the month is our signature Shabbat service featuring a full congregational band, an array of melodies, and spirited singing and dancing. It is followed by a community dinner.

Led by Rabbi Weiner, Hazzan Diana Brewer, and the JCA Ne'imah Band.

Followed by community dinner sponsored by Janis Levy in celebration of her birthday.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, January 16

10:00 am
Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services + Kiddush
Saturday, January 16, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=yp07vk
Led by Sara Schley, Elana Klugman, and Felicia Mednick
In-person at the JCA

Join us Shabbat morning for a Jewish Renewal service at the JCA in the main sanctuary.

We follow the structure of the traditional shabbat service, but there are some differences. We sit in an approximate circle, co-creating a sacred space. We focus on chanting particular lines of prayers and psalms followed by short periods of silence, rather than reading entire psalms (although anyone is welcome to do so). The torah service includes divrei torah/torah discussions that highlight the spiritual struggles and journeys present in the Torah readings. We have group aliyot for healing and blessings. All are welcome. We're delighted to share this time with you!

There is no zoom available for this service.

Week of January 17

Sunday, January 17

No events

Monday, January 18

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, January 18, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=wzptc0
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, January 19

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, January 19, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=9r09ad
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, January 20

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, January 20, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=vr2tko
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, January 20, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=w6zydm
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, January 21

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, January 21, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rmm80j
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, January 21, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=k4kle1
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, January 22

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, January 22, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=n94it5
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
Canceled
6:00 pm
Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El
This event has been canceled.
Friday, January 22, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=3gd52l
Zoom - Led by Rabbi Weiner, Rabbi Amy Wallk, Cantor Elise Barber, and Lisa Pack Kirschenbaum.
Click here for Zoom access

Saturday, January 23

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, January 23, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=dsnjcs
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of January 24

Sunday, January 24

No events

Monday, January 25

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, January 25, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2003ea
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, January 26

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, January 26, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ulxn3i
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, January 27

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, January 27, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=fdt1e7
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, January 27, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=alfipd
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, January 28

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, January 28, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ygor44
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, January 28, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=cz8iib
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, January 28, 2027, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=eqazpc
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, January 29

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, January 29, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=71v1t5
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Shabbat at Home
Friday, January 29, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=3ah003
There are no services at the JCA this evening.
"Shabbat at Home” is an opportunity to host a Friday evening Shabbat dinner at your home. We encourage you to use the neighborhood listservs we’ve been using since Hanukkah last year as a starting point. But of course you can pick your guests in any way you wish.
Once again we are offering anyone hosting a dinner a Shabbat supply box and/or a Big Y gift card. This has been funded by a grant from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Sign up here to receive a gift card and supplies.

Saturday, January 30

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, January 30, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=qmlj2e
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of January 31

Sunday, January 31

No events

Monday, February 1

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, February 1, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=1pl3sx
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, February 2

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, February 2, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=07c3a9
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, February 3

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, February 3, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5k2p1a
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, February 3, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=pcr13q
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, February 4

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, February 4, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ce56k8
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
6:30 pm
JCA Board Meeting
Thursday, February 4, 2027, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ec92fz
JCA Board Meeting
For zoom access please email: president@jcamherst.org
Click here to read the detailed agenda for this meeting.
General Agenda for Most Meetings:
1. Open meeting- blessing, check in
2. D’var Torah
3. Accept last month's minutes
4. Financial Update: Current numbers- membership, annual appeal
5. President’s report
6. Executive Director's report
7. New business
8. Executive Session
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, February 4, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=v4wjx6
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, February 5

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, February 5, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=g1s643
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, February 5, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=hcgpfr
Farbrengen Friday Night

Join us at the JCA for a community dinner preceded by Shabbat singing and blessings while gathered around a table with friends and family.
There is no formal service as part of this event.
Open to all.
No registration required.
Gluten free and dairy free food options available
No zoom access available for this event.

Saturday, February 6

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, February 6, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=j8ku1a
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of February 7

Sunday, February 7

No events

Monday, February 8

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, February 8, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=81lv6g
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Israeli Folk Dancing
Monday, February 8, 2027, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=lx6p6g
Israeli Folk Dancing
In-person at the JCA every 2nd Monday of the month, 7-8:30pm

No experience or registration necessary. We will teach 3-4 new dances each session, and review the ones we have learned in the past.

Funded in part by the Neta Bolozky & Yaffa Gunner Fund and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Tuesday, February 9

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, February 9, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=7bbefd
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, February 10

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, February 10, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=eprjwb
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, February 10, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=8xlt5b
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, February 11

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, February 11, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=1pt9cw
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, February 11, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=oxq21t
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, February 11, 2027, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=xn145c
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, February 12

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, February 12, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=cb3kpz
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Limmud Shabbat Service
Friday, February 12, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ggzhud
Limmud Shabbat
A Shabbat-learning initiative from the JCA.

The second Friday night of each month is Limmud Shabbat, or "Learning" Shabbat, in which an abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat service is paired with an opportunity to go deeper in our study of the weekly Torah portion and...of course...dinner!

Limmud Shabbat is an opportunity for Shabbat learning and spirituality, which we hope will also empower more congregants to develop the skills to lead services and teach Torah.

Rabbi Weiner will take the lead in 'breaking in' this new model, facilitating the shortened prayer service, as well as demonstrating some of the methods through which the weekly parsha can be explored in communal conversation. The hope is that, before too long, these will be roles that different congregants will feel comfortable taking on, on behalf of the community, and Rabbi Weiner is ready and willing to provide support to anyone who wants to give this a try.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, February 13

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, February 13, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=sctuns
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of February 14

Sunday, February 14

No events

Monday, February 15

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, February 15, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=cpr8r5
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, February 16

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, February 16, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=opow8u
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, February 17

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, February 17, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=vo5tl4
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, February 17, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=byw024
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, February 18

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, February 18, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=sg2qs8
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, February 18, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=nk0ic5
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, February 19

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, February 19, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=nwkq83
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Shabbat Ne'imah
Friday, February 19, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=7lcif2
Shabbat Ne'imah
In-person and on Zoom

The third Friday of the month is our signature Shabbat service featuring a full congregational band, an array of melodies, and spirited singing and dancing. It is followed by a community dinner.

Led by Rabbi Weiner, Hazzan Diana Brewer, and the JCA Ne'imah Band.

Followed by community dinner sponsored by Janis Levy in celebration of her birthday.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, February 20

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, February 20, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=digsne
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

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10:00 am
Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services (Small Sanctuary)
Saturday, February 20, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=bguerq
Led by Sara Schley, Elana Klugman, and Felicia Mednick
In-person in the Small Sanctuary

Join us Shabbat morning for a Jewish Renewal service at the JCA in the Small Sanctuary.

We follow the structure of the traditional shabbat service, but there are some differences. We sit in an approximate circle, co-creating a sacred space. We focus on chanting particular lines of prayers and psalms followed by short periods of silence, rather than reading entire psalms (although anyone is welcome to do so). The torah service includes divrei torah/torah discussions that highlight the spiritual struggles and journeys present in the Torah readings. We have group aliyot for healing and blessings. All are welcome. We're delighted to share this time with you!

There is no zoom available for this service.

Week of February 21

Sunday, February 21

No events

Monday, February 22

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, February 22, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=wxp6ib
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, February 23

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, February 23, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=psazzh
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, February 24

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, February 24, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=0hu0jt
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, February 24, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=90u3eo
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, February 25

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, February 25, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=3o6bqu
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, February 25, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=0nieha
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, February 25, 2027, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=e2al5r
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, February 26

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, February 26, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rpv0yv
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El
Friday, February 26, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=kfbx0u
Zoom - Led by Rabbi Weiner, Rabbi Amy Wallk, Cantor Elise Barber, and Lisa Pack Kirschenbaum.
Click here for Zoom access

Saturday, February 27

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, February 27, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2fspo0
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of February 28

Sunday, February 28

No events

Monday, March 1

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, March 1, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=sjoi1g
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, March 2

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, March 2, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ym381k
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, March 3

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, March 3, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=bfhm0w
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, March 3, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=g620xy
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, March 4

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, March 4, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=xusmt7
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
6:30 pm
JCA Board Meeting
Thursday, March 4, 2027, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=q45rkp
JCA Board Meeting
For zoom access please email: president@jcamherst.org
Click here to read the detailed agenda for this meeting.
General Agenda for Most Meetings:
1. Open meeting- blessing, check in
2. D’var Torah
3. Accept last month's minutes
4. Financial Update: Current numbers- membership, annual appeal
5. President’s report
6. Executive Director's report
7. New business
8. Executive Session
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7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, March 4, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=po0c6b
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, March 5

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, March 5, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=d5vcyr
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, March 5, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=e7mzov
Farbrengen Friday Night

Join us at the JCA for a community dinner preceded by Shabbat singing and blessings while gathered around a table with friends and family.
There is no formal service as part of this event.
Open to all.
No registration required.
Gluten free and dairy free food options available
No zoom access available for this event.

Saturday, March 6

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + B'nai Mitzvah of Galileo Nkosi
Saturday, March 6, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2e4o0b
Shabbat Morning Services and b'nai mitzvah of Galileo Nkosi led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here to read about Galileo! (coming soon)

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of March 7

Sunday, March 7

No events

Monday, March 8

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, March 8, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=fhyf08
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Israeli Folk Dancing
Monday, March 8, 2027, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=wbtp9a
Israeli Folk Dancing
In-person at the JCA every 2nd Monday of the month, 7-8:30pm

No experience or registration necessary. We will teach 3-4 new dances each session, and review the ones we have learned in the past.

Funded in part by the Neta Bolozky & Yaffa Gunner Fund and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Tuesday, March 9

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, March 9, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=qh6snt
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, March 10

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, March 10, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=g2k2jv
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, March 10, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=f6io2y
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, March 11

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, March 11, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=egwp15
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, March 11, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=m8pr8v
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, March 11, 2027, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=q9nn4l
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, March 12

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, March 12, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=dqvpf1
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Limmud Shabbat Service
Friday, March 12, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=8kd4jg
Limmud Shabbat
A Shabbat-learning initiative from the JCA.

The second Friday night of each month is Limmud Shabbat, or "Learning" Shabbat, in which an abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat service is paired with an opportunity to go deeper in our study of the weekly Torah portion and...of course...dinner!

Limmud Shabbat is an opportunity for Shabbat learning and spirituality, which we hope will also empower more congregants to develop the skills to lead services and teach Torah.

Rabbi Weiner will take the lead in 'breaking in' this new model, facilitating the shortened prayer service, as well as demonstrating some of the methods through which the weekly parsha can be explored in communal conversation. The hope is that, before too long, these will be roles that different congregants will feel comfortable taking on, on behalf of the community, and Rabbi Weiner is ready and willing to provide support to anyone who wants to give this a try.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, March 13

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, March 13, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=okklzd
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of March 14

Sunday, March 14

No events

Monday, March 15

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, March 15, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=seo7un
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, March 16

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, March 16, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=zu8lus
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, March 17

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, March 17, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=67q22b
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, March 17, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=b6sfxp
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, March 18

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, March 18, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=klmcin
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, March 18, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=kgo5te
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, March 19

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, March 19, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=7x3kbg
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
5:00 pm
Refugee Shabbat Reception Before Shabbat Ne'imah
Friday, March 19, 2027, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=4tvlrq
Refugee Shabbat
Friday March 19
5-6pm Reception
6pm Shabbat Ne'imah followed by dinner
Every year, we partner with HIAS and Jewish communities across the country for a special Shabbat event to turn our focus to refugee and immigration justice issues. Given the tumult of this year, we intend to use the opportunity for consciousness raising and spiritual reflection on the "disappeared" from Massachusetts, holding this harrowing reality in the holy and gentle embrace of Shabbat.
Our program will feature the participation of a representative of Jewish Family Services of Western Mass, one of the main resettlement agencies in our area, as well as a Shabbat Ne'imah service lead by Rabbi Weiner and Hazzan Diana Brewer, and featuring testimonials from members of JAIJ--Jewish Activists for Immigration Justice.
6:00 pm
Shabbat Ne'imah
Friday, March 19, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=hpyeco
Shabbat Ne'imah
In-person and on Zoom

The third Friday of the month is our signature Shabbat service featuring a full congregational band, an array of melodies, and spirited singing and dancing. It is followed by a community dinner.

Led by Rabbi Weiner, Hazzan Diana Brewer, and the JCA Ne'imah Band.

Followed by community dinner sponsored by Janis Levy in celebration of her birthday.

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Get the Zoom links

Saturday, March 20

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, March 20, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=h485zk
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

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10:00 am
Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services (Small Sanctuary)
Saturday, March 20, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rbv6yp
Led by Sara Schley, Elana Klugman, and Felicia Mednick
In-person in the Small Sanctuary

Join us Shabbat morning for a Jewish Renewal service at the JCA in the Small Sanctuary.

We follow the structure of the traditional shabbat service, but there are some differences. We sit in an approximate circle, co-creating a sacred space. We focus on chanting particular lines of prayers and psalms followed by short periods of silence, rather than reading entire psalms (although anyone is welcome to do so). The torah service includes divrei torah/torah discussions that highlight the spiritual struggles and journeys present in the Torah readings. We have group aliyot for healing and blessings. All are welcome. We're delighted to share this time with you!

There is no zoom available for this service.

Week of March 21

Sunday, March 21

No events

Monday, March 22

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, March 22, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=3s8fq4
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, March 23

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, March 23, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=0azthz
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, March 24

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, March 24, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=dupnz2
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, March 24, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=mxbpqr
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, March 25

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, March 25, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=7m0p26
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, March 25, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=xaz2fv
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, March 25, 2027, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=k5u6pu
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, March 26

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, March 26, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=r5zyzm
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El
Friday, March 26, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=4c54l2
Zoom - Led by Rabbi Weiner, Rabbi Amy Wallk, Cantor Elise Barber, and Lisa Pack Kirschenbaum.
Click here for Zoom access

Saturday, March 27

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, March 27, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=da93d3
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of March 28

Sunday, March 28

No events

Monday, March 29

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, March 29, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=m6clr5
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, March 30

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, March 30, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2xx9yy
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, March 31

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, March 31, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=rtph9o
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, March 31, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=6kup4g
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, April 1

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, April 1, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=yn27bm
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
6:30 pm
JCA Board Meeting
Thursday, April 1, 2027, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=73disg
JCA Board Meeting
For zoom access please email: president@jcamherst.org
Click here to read the detailed agenda for this meeting.
General Agenda for Most Meetings:
1. Open meeting- blessing, check in
2. D’var Torah
3. Accept last month's minutes
4. Financial Update: Current numbers- membership, annual appeal
5. President’s report
6. Executive Director's report
7. New business
8. Executive Session
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, April 1, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5wstrv
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Friday, April 2

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, April 2, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=yvgb4s
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, April 2, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=1ouonf
Farbrengen Friday Night

Join us at the JCA for a community dinner preceded by Shabbat singing and blessings while gathered around a table with friends and family.
There is no formal service as part of this event.
Open to all.
No registration required.
Gluten free and dairy free food options available
No zoom access available for this event.

Saturday, April 3

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, April 3, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=3wstjm
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of April 4

Sunday, April 4

No events

Monday, April 5

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, April 5, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=i66yxy
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Tuesday, April 6

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, April 6, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2stz10
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, April 7

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, April 7, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=1i8p8w
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
Click here for Zoom access
While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, April 7, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=2riobd
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Thursday, April 8

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, April 8, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=sslqvv
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
Click here for Zoom access
7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, April 8, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=jao7h8
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Klezmer Workshop
Thursday, April 8, 2027, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=tn0g9r
This hand-on workshop/ensemble taught by Brian Bender is for intermediate/advanced instrumentalists who would like to learn Klezmer repertoire and style.

The class meets in-person every other Thursday evening at the JCA from 7-9pm. The ensemble occasionally performs at synagogue events.

Ability to read music is required.
$15 per class meeting.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Brian Bender at brianbendermusic@hotmail.com

Brian Bender
Trombone/Tuba/Piano/Keyboards/Vocals
Private and Group Instruction
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer
www.facethemusicrecordingstudio.com
www.brianbender.com

Friday, April 9

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, April 9, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=shepho
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

Click here for zoom access

A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
Get the Zoom links
6:00 pm
Limmud Shabbat Service
Friday, April 9, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=fpag7l
Limmud Shabbat
A Shabbat-learning initiative from the JCA.

The second Friday night of each month is Limmud Shabbat, or "Learning" Shabbat, in which an abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat service is paired with an opportunity to go deeper in our study of the weekly Torah portion and...of course...dinner!

Limmud Shabbat is an opportunity for Shabbat learning and spirituality, which we hope will also empower more congregants to develop the skills to lead services and teach Torah.

Rabbi Weiner will take the lead in 'breaking in' this new model, facilitating the shortened prayer service, as well as demonstrating some of the methods through which the weekly parsha can be explored in communal conversation. The hope is that, before too long, these will be roles that different congregants will feel comfortable taking on, on behalf of the community, and Rabbi Weiner is ready and willing to provide support to anyone who wants to give this a try.

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Saturday, April 10

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, April 10, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=09k12f
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

Click here for zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Week of April 11

Sunday, April 11

No events

Monday, April 12

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Monday, April 12, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=nd2f9m
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links
7:00 pm
Israeli Folk Dancing
Monday, April 12, 2027, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=ulfvl6
Israeli Folk Dancing
In-person at the JCA every 2nd Monday of the month, 7-8:30pm

No experience or registration necessary. We will teach 3-4 new dances each session, and review the ones we have learned in the past.

Funded in part by the Neta Bolozky & Yaffa Gunner Fund and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Tuesday, April 13

7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Tuesday, April 13, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=xvhuxu
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

Click here for Zoom access
Get the Zoom links

Wednesday, April 14

8:00 am
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, April 14, 2027, 8:00 am to 9:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=5rrxf5
Meditation led by Leslie Lorber
On Zoom
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While Jewish Mindfulness Meditation is a spiritual practice, it is not a service.
Mindfulness Meditation helps us to develop awareness without judgment by paying attention to how our thoughts and emotional states can effect our interactions and responses to everyday stimuli and others. The practice allows us to build greater acceptance and compassion with whatever we encounter in our day. Many have found a regular meditation practice has had a transformative effect on their lives and enjoy the support that comes with practicing in a group setting. While some of the practices stem from Buddhist teachings, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation adds the element of Divinity and the practice is referenced in many of the writings by our Hasidic teachers including the Ba’al Shem Tov.

Each week I begin with a short teaching drawing on Jewish wisdom through the weekly parsha, the time of year in the Jewish calendar or other Jewish sources, followed by a 30 minute sit which may include some guidance. The hour will end with 10-15 minutes of optional sharing. Those with and without a regular meditation practice are welcome. Start your day by sitting together in community to carry you forward with a sense of wakeful presence.
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7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Wednesday, April 14, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=mqkzgp
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

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Thursday, April 15

8:15 am
Shacharit Minyan
Thursday, April 15, 2027, 8:15 am to 8:50 am
Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=iouf3h
Shacharit: Traditional morning service, including Torah reading (the first aliyah of the upcoming Shabbat’s parashah).
Led by Ruth Love Barer
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7:00 pm
Ma'ariv Minyan
Thursday, April 15, 2027, 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=jmx316
Where: Zoom
Ma’ariv: Traditional evening service. If you have an upcoming yahrzeit and want to say Kaddish, please notify Ziva Harmatz at zivameira@gmail.com a week in advance, and she will ensure the presence of a minyan.

This service takes place on Zoom.

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Friday, April 16

10:00 am
Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday, April 16, 2027, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
How to attend: On Zoom, Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=91ccen
Participate in Conversations with Israeli tour guides Avsha and Adi Rotman
Friday mornings on Zoom ongoing - 10am

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A note from Karen Loeb: "Since the Gaza/Israel War began, on Friday mornings at 10 am, Avsha and Adi Rotman, our wonderful tour guides from the trip members of our congregation took in 2020, have zoom visits with us. These conversations are ongoing and we would like to invite you to join them.

As Rabbi Ben, remarked, 'These have been remarkable opportunities to get a perspective on life in Israel at this moment, and engage in conversation with very thoughtful and well-informed Israelis.'

The Rotmans were living in a hotel for several months after their house in Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket and have just recently been able to return home. They have two daughters."

Co-sponsored by the World Jewish Concerns and Action Committee of the JCA and The Neta Bolozky and Yaffa Gunner Fund
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5:00 pm
Tikkun Olam Climate Shabbat Ne'imah Reception and Service
Friday, April 16, 2027, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Category: Community
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=dpurav
Friday, April 16
Climate Shabbat Ne’imah and Reception:
Please join the JCA Tikkun Olam Committee for an evening of reflection and inspiration focused on the defining challenge of our time, climate change. Rooted in the Jewish values of repairing the world, we will explore how climate change affects our world, particularly the most vulnerable among us, and why climate action is both an ecological and a moral imperative.
6:00 pm
Shabbat Ne'imah
Friday, April 16, 2027, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=qjhj4v
Shabbat Ne'imah
In-person and on Zoom

The third Friday of the month is our signature Shabbat service featuring a full congregational band, an array of melodies, and spirited singing and dancing. It is followed by a community dinner.

Led by Rabbi Weiner, Hazzan Diana Brewer, and the JCA Ne'imah Band.

Followed by community dinner sponsored by Janis Levy in celebration of her birthday.

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Saturday, April 17

10:00 am
Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Saturday, April 17, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person and on Zoom, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=17xowu
Shabbat Morning Services led by Rabbi Weiner

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10:00 am
Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services (Small Sanctuary)
Saturday, April 17, 2027, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
How to attend: In person, Category: Services
Link to this event: jcamherst.org/newcalendar/?event=cjoeg4
Led by Sara Schley, Elana Klugman, and Felicia Mednick
In-person in the Small Sanctuary

Join us Shabbat morning for a Jewish Renewal service at the JCA in the Small Sanctuary.

We follow the structure of the traditional shabbat service, but there are some differences. We sit in an approximate circle, co-creating a sacred space. We focus on chanting particular lines of prayers and psalms followed by short periods of silence, rather than reading entire psalms (although anyone is welcome to do so). The torah service includes divrei torah/torah discussions that highlight the spiritual struggles and journeys present in the Torah readings. We have group aliyot for healing and blessings. All are welcome. We're delighted to share this time with you!

There is no zoom available for this service.

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September 2026
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		Tuesday, September 1 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Sanctuary Reset Volunteer Day 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, September 2 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 12:15 pm Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, September 3 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 6:30 pm JCA Board Meeting 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, September 4 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Farbrengen - Kabbalat Shabbat Service	Saturday, September 5 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, September 6	Monday, September 7 10:00 am High Holidays Community Limmud Day 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Israeli Folk Dancing - note date change!	Tuesday, September 8 12:30 pm CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, September 9 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, September 10 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, September 11 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner	Saturday, September 12
Sunday, September 13	Monday, September 14 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, September 15 12:30 pm CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, September 16 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 12:15 pm CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, September 17 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 6:30 pm JCA Executive Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm JCA Adult Book Group - “The Tunnel” by AB Yehoshua	Friday, September 18 10:00 am CANCELLED - Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Limmud Shabbat Service 6:00 pm Shabbat Ne'imah	Saturday, September 19 10:00 am Shabbat Shuvah Services + Kiddush
Sunday, September 20	Monday, September 21 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, September 22 12:30 pm CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, September 23 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 4:00 pm Source to Sea 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, September 24 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 5:30 pm Guest Speaker: Mohammad Darawshe of Givat Haviva 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, September 25 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 5:00 pm Sukkot Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration 5:00 pm Sukkot Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration	Saturday, September 26 10:00 am Sukkot/Shabbat Services 10:00 am Sukkot/Shabbat Services
Sunday, September 27	Monday, September 28 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, September 29 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Understanding the Israeli Election with Keren Rhodes	Wednesday, September 30 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan

October 2026
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				Thursday, October 1 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 12:00 pm Sukkot Elder Luncheon 6:30 pm JCA Board Meeting 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, October 2 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service	Saturday, October 3 10:00 am Shabbat Shemini Atzeret Services with Yizkor 5:30 pm Simchat Torah and Havdalah
Sunday, October 4	Monday, October 5 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, October 6 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, October 7 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 12:15 pm Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, October 8 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 5:00 pm Gallery Reception: Nicole Gadon 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, October 9 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Limmud Shabbat Service	Saturday, October 10 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, October 11	Monday, October 12 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Israeli Folk Dancing	Tuesday, October 13 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Understanding the Israeli Election with Keren Rhodes	Wednesday, October 14 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 5:00 pm Community Discussion on JCA Bylaws 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, October 15 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop 7:00 pm Tikkun Olam Postcard Writing - Get Out the Vote!	Friday, October 16 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Shabbat Ne'imah	Saturday, October 17, today 10:00 am Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services + Kiddush
Sunday, October 18 1:00 pm L'Chaim Talks	Monday, October 19 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, October 20 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, October 21 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 12:15 pm Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction 4:00 pm Community Cemetery Cleanup and G'nizah Ceremony 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, October 22 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, October 23 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El	Saturday, October 24 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush 5:00 pm Chai Teens - Campfire and S'mores!
Sunday, October 25 11:00 am Come Help Prepare Tactile Chanukah Cards for the Blind	Monday, October 26 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, October 27 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, October 28 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, October 29 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Understanding the Israeli Election with Keren Rhodes	Friday, October 30 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Shabbat at Home	Saturday, October 31 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush

November 2026
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sunday, November 1	Monday, November 2 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, November 3 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, November 4 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 12:15 pm Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, November 5 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 6:30 pm JCA Board Meeting 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, November 6 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service	Saturday, November 7 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, November 8 1:00 pm Memorial Scrolls Trust Program	Monday, November 9 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Israeli Folk Dancing	Tuesday, November 10 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Zionism[s] and Its Critics with Aaron Berman	Wednesday, November 11 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, November 12 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, November 13 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Limmud Shabbat Service	Saturday, November 14 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, November 15	Monday, November 16 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, November 17 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, November 18 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 12:15 pm Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, November 19 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, November 20 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Shabbat Ne'imah 6:00 pm Shabbat Ne'imah	Saturday, November 21 10:00 am Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services + Kiddush
Sunday, November 22	Monday, November 23 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, November 24 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, November 25 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, November 26 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, November 27 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El	Saturday, November 28 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, November 29	Monday, November 30 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan

December 2026
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		Tuesday, December 1 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Community Budget Info Session on Zoom	Wednesday, December 2 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 12:15 pm Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, December 3 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 6:30 pm JCA Board Meeting 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, December 4 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service	Saturday, December 5 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + B'nai Mitzvah of Beth Helak
Sunday, December 6	Monday, December 7 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, December 8 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, December 9 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, December 10 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, December 11 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Limmud Shabbat Service	Saturday, December 12 10:00 am Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services + Kiddush
Sunday, December 13 10:00 am Annual Meeting	Monday, December 14 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Israeli Folk Dancing	Tuesday, December 15 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, December 16 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 12:15 pm Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, December 17 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm JCA Adult Book Group - “Marjorie Morningstar” by Herman Wouk 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, December 18 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Shabbat Ne'imah 6:00 pm Shabbat Ne'imah	Saturday, December 19 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + B'nai Mitzvah of Emi Coler
Sunday, December 20	Monday, December 21 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, December 22 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, December 23 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, December 24 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, December 25 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 6:00 pm Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El	Saturday, December 26 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, December 27	Monday, December 28 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, December 29 12:30 pm Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, December 30 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, December 31 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop

January 2027
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					Friday, January 1 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman	Saturday, January 2 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, January 3	Monday, January 4 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, January 5 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, January 6 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, January 7 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 6:30 pm JCA Board Meeting 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, January 8 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00 pm Limmud Shabbat Service	Saturday, January 9 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + B'nai Mitzvah of Gavahn Dori-Hacohen
Sunday, January 10	Monday, January 11 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Israeli Folk Dancing	Tuesday, January 12 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, January 13 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, January 14 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, January 15 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Shabbat Ne'imah	Saturday, January 16 10:00 am Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services + Kiddush
Sunday, January 17	Monday, January 18 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, January 19 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, January 20 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, January 21 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, January 22 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El	Saturday, January 23 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, January 24	Monday, January 25 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, January 26 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, January 27 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, January 28 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, January 29 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Shabbat at Home	Saturday, January 30 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, January 31

February 2027
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	Monday, February 1 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, February 2 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, February 3 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, February 4 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 6:30 pm JCA Board Meeting 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, February 5 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service	Saturday, February 6 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, February 7	Monday, February 8 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Israeli Folk Dancing	Tuesday, February 9 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, February 10 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, February 11 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, February 12 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Limmud Shabbat Service	Saturday, February 13 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, February 14	Monday, February 15 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, February 16 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, February 17 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, February 18 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, February 19 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Shabbat Ne'imah	Saturday, February 20 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush 10:00 am Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services (Small Sanctuary)
Sunday, February 21	Monday, February 22 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, February 23 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, February 24 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, February 25 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, February 26 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El	Saturday, February 27 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, February 28

March 2027
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	Monday, March 1 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, March 2 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, March 3 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, March 4 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 6:30 pm JCA Board Meeting 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, March 5 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service	Saturday, March 6 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + B'nai Mitzvah of Galileo Nkosi
Sunday, March 7	Monday, March 8 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Israeli Folk Dancing	Tuesday, March 9 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, March 10 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, March 11 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, March 12 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Limmud Shabbat Service	Saturday, March 13 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, March 14	Monday, March 15 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, March 16 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, March 17 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, March 18 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, March 19 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 5:00 pm Refugee Shabbat Reception Before Shabbat Ne'imah 6:00 pm Shabbat Ne'imah	Saturday, March 20 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush 10:00 am Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services (Small Sanctuary)
Sunday, March 21	Monday, March 22 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, March 23 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, March 24 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, March 25 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, March 26 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Zoom Only Kabbalat Shabbat with Temple Beth El	Saturday, March 27 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, March 28	Monday, March 29 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, March 30 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, March 31 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan

April 2027
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				Thursday, April 1 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 6:30 pm JCA Board Meeting 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, April 2 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Farbrengen Friday Night - Kabbalat Shabbat Service	Saturday, April 3 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, April 4	Monday, April 5 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Tuesday, April 6 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, April 7 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, April 8 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Klezmer Workshop	Friday, April 9 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 6:00 pm Limmud Shabbat Service	Saturday, April 10 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush
Sunday, April 11	Monday, April 12 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan 7:00 pm Israeli Folk Dancing	Tuesday, April 13 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Wednesday, April 14 8:00 am Mindfulness Meditation 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Thursday, April 15 8:15 am Shacharit Minyan 7:00 pm Ma'ariv Minyan	Friday, April 16 10:00 am Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman 5:00 pm Tikkun Olam Climate Shabbat Ne'imah Reception and Service 6:00 pm Shabbat Ne'imah	Saturday, April 17 10:00 am Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush 10:00 am Shabbat Jewish Renewal Services (Small Sanctuary)
Sunday, April 18	Monday, April 19	Tuesday, April 20	Wednesday, April 21	Thursday, April 22	Friday, April 23	Saturday, April 24
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Tuesday, September 1TueSep 1, Today

Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerLunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerLunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner, Learning, Tuesday, September 1, 12:30 pm

Sanctuary Reset Volunteer DaySanctuary Reset Volunteer DaySanctuary Reset Volunteer Day, Community, Tuesday, September 1, 6:00 pm

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Tuesday, September 1, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, September 2WedSep 2, Today

Mindfulness MeditationMindfulness MeditationMindfulness Meditation, Community, Wednesday, September 2, 8:00 am

Lunch & Learn - Short FictionLunch & Learn - Short FictionLunch & Learn - Short Fiction, Learning, Wednesday, September 2, 12:15 pm

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Wednesday, September 2, 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 3ThuSep 3, Today

Shacharit MinyanShacharit MinyanShacharit Minyan, Services, Thursday, September 3, 8:15 am

JCA Board MeetingJCA Board MeetingJCA Board Meeting, Community, Thursday, September 3, 6:30 pm

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Thursday, September 3, 7:00 pm

Friday, September 4FriSep 4, Today

Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi RotmanWeekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi RotmanWeekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman, Community, Friday, September 4, 10:00 am

Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerLunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerLunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner, Learning, Friday, September 4, 12:30 pm

Farbrengen - Kabbalat Shabbat ServiceFarbrengen - Kabbalat Shabbat ServiceFarbrengen - Kabbalat Shabbat Service, Services, Friday, September 4, 6:00 pm

Saturday, September 5SatSep 5, Today

Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + KiddushSaturday Morning Shabbat Services + KiddushSaturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush, Services, Saturday, September 5, 10:00 am

Week of September 6

Sunday, September 6SunSep 6, Today

Monday, September 7MonSep 7, Today

High Holidays Community Limmud DayHigh Holidays Community Limmud DayHigh Holidays Community Limmud Day, Community, Monday, September 7, 10:00 am

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Monday, September 7, 7:00 pm

Israeli Folk Dancing - note date change!Israeli Folk Dancing - note date change!Israeli Folk Dancing - note date change!, Community, Monday, September 7, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, September 8TueSep 8, Today

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner, Learning, Tuesday, September 8, 12:30 pm

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Tuesday, September 8, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, September 9WedSep 9, Today

Mindfulness MeditationMindfulness MeditationMindfulness Meditation, Community, Wednesday, September 9, 8:00 am

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Wednesday, September 9, 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 10ThuSep 10, Today

Shacharit MinyanShacharit MinyanShacharit Minyan, Services, Thursday, September 10, 8:15 am

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Thursday, September 10, 7:00 pm

Klezmer WorkshopKlezmer WorkshopKlezmer Workshop, Community, Thursday, September 10, 7:00 pm

Friday, September 11FriSep 11, Today

Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi RotmanWeekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi RotmanWeekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman, Community, Friday, September 11, 10:00 am

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner, Learning, Friday, September 11, 12:30 pm

Saturday, September 12SatSep 12, Today

Week of September 13

Sunday, September 13SunSep 13, Today

Monday, September 14MonSep 14, Today

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Monday, September 14, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, September 15TueSep 15, Today

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner, Learning, Tuesday, September 15, 12:30 pm

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, September 16WedSep 16, Today

Mindfulness MeditationMindfulness MeditationMindfulness Meditation, Community, Wednesday, September 16, 8:00 am

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Short FictionCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Short FictionCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction, Learning, Wednesday, September 16, 12:15 pm

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Wednesday, September 16, 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 17ThuSep 17, Today

Shacharit MinyanShacharit MinyanShacharit Minyan, Services, Thursday, September 17, 8:15 am

JCA Executive Committee MeetingJCA Executive Committee MeetingJCA Executive Committee Meeting, Services, Thursday, September 17, 6:30 pm

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Thursday, September 17, 7:00 pm

JCA Adult Book Group - “The Tunnel” by AB YehoshuaJCA Adult Book Group - “The Tunnel” by AB YehoshuaJCA Adult Book Group - “The Tunnel” by AB Yehoshua, Community, Thursday, September 17, 7:00 pm

Friday, September 18FriSep 18, Today

CANCELLED - Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi RotmanCANCELLED - Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi RotmanCANCELLED - Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman, Community, Friday, September 18, 10:00 am

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner, Learning, Friday, September 18, 12:30 pm

Limmud Shabbat ServiceLimmud Shabbat ServiceLimmud Shabbat Service, Services, Friday, September 18, 6:00 pm

Shabbat Ne'imahShabbat Ne'imahShabbat Ne'imah, Services, Friday, September 18, 6:00 pm

Saturday, September 19SatSep 19, Today

Shabbat Shuvah Services + KiddushShabbat Shuvah Services + KiddushShabbat Shuvah Services + Kiddush, Services, Saturday, September 19, 10:00 am

Week of September 20

Sunday, September 20SunSep 20, Today

Monday, September 21MonSep 21, Today

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Monday, September 21, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, September 22TueSep 22, Today

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi WeinerCANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner, Learning, Tuesday, September 22, 12:30 pm

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Tuesday, September 22, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, September 23WedSep 23, Today

Mindfulness MeditationMindfulness MeditationMindfulness Meditation, Community, Wednesday, September 23, 8:00 am

Source to SeaSource to SeaSource to Sea, Community, Wednesday, September 23, 4:00 pm

Ma'ariv MinyanMa'ariv MinyanMa'ariv Minyan, Services, Wednesday, September 23, 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 24ThuSep 24, Today

Shacharit MinyanShacharit MinyanShacharit Minyan, Services, Thursday, September 24, 8:15 am

Sunday, August 30

Monday, August 31

Tuesday, September 1

Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner

Sanctuary Reset Volunteer Day

Ma'ariv Minyan

Wednesday, September 2

Mindfulness Meditation

Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction

Ma'ariv Minyan

Thursday, September 3

Shacharit Minyan

JCA Board Meeting

Ma'ariv Minyan

Friday, September 4

Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman

Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner

Farbrengen - Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Saturday, September 5

Saturday Morning Shabbat Services + Kiddush

Sunday, September 6

Monday, September 7

High Holidays Community Limmud Day

Ma'ariv Minyan

Israeli Folk Dancing - note date change!

Tuesday, September 8

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner

Ma'ariv Minyan

Wednesday, September 9

Mindfulness Meditation

Ma'ariv Minyan

Thursday, September 10

Shacharit Minyan

Ma'ariv Minyan

Klezmer Workshop

Friday, September 11

Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner

Saturday, September 12

Sunday, September 13

Monday, September 14

Ma'ariv Minyan

Tuesday, September 15

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner

Ma'ariv Minyan

Wednesday, September 16

Mindfulness Meditation

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Short Fiction

Ma'ariv Minyan

Thursday, September 17

Shacharit Minyan

JCA Executive Committee Meeting

Ma'ariv Minyan

JCA Adult Book Group - “The Tunnel” by AB Yehoshua

Friday, September 18

CANCELLED - Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner

Limmud Shabbat Service

Shabbat Ne'imah

Saturday, September 19

Shabbat Shuvah Services + Kiddush

Sunday, September 20

Monday, September 21

Ma'ariv Minyan

Tuesday, September 22

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner

Ma'ariv Minyan

Wednesday, September 23

Mindfulness Meditation

Source to Sea

Ma'ariv Minyan

Thursday, September 24

Shacharit Minyan

Guest Speaker: Mohammad Darawshe of Givat Haviva

Ma'ariv Minyan

Klezmer Workshop

Friday, September 25

Weekly Conversation with Israeli Tour Guides Avsha and Adi Rotman

CANCELLED - Lunch & Learn - Gemara Group with Rabbi Weiner

Sukkot Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration