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Fully Awake: Seeing Ourselves in the Jewish Story

Upcoming Sessions

1. Monday, January 26, 2026 • 8 Sh'vat 5786

7:00 PM - 8:30 PMNSCI and Zoom

2. Monday, February 9, 2026 • 22 Sh'vat 5786

7:00 PM - 8:30 PMNSCI and Zoom

3. Monday, February 23, 2026 • 6 Adar 5786

7:00 PM - 8:30 PMNSCI and Zoom
Past Sessions
Monday, January 19, 2026 • 1 Sh'vat 5786 - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM - NSCI and Zoom
Monday, January 12, 2026 • 23 Tevet 5786 - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM - NSCI and Zoom

Led by Neil Rigler
Free for congregants; $85 for non-congregants

Building on Rabbi Geffen’s Yom Kippur reflection on “not being asleep to our uniqueness,” this class invites us to awaken ourselves to the richness of our Jewish identity and heritage. Each session pairs a modern Jewish short story with a Torah or rabbinic text, opening conversation about the beliefs and values that shape our lives, from chesed (kindness) to emunah (faith) to tikkun olam (repairing the world). Reading authors like I. B. Singer, Bernard Malamud, and Edith Pearlman, we’ll explore how imagination and tradition meet.

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Sat, January 24 2026 6 Sh'vat 5786