Hamentaschen Bakeoff
Hamentaschen Bakeoff
Cotati, CA
Join Amy and Leiah as we create and bake these special Purim cookies! They’ll be eaten at the Ner Shalom Purim celebration (along with schnapps) on Sunday, March 24 at 11:15. Bring a rolling pin and whatever you’d like as a filling. Traditional fillings include prune and poppy seed, but really, br…
Wednesday, March 20 2024
3:00 PM
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5:30 PM
Half-Cup Seder 2024
Half-Cup Seder 2024
Cotati, CA
Led by Reb Irwin and Friends We come together to recall our ancient enslavement and our liberation. Seder teaches us to diminish our joy when others (and we) are suffering. We do this symbolically and from the depths of our soul. Come join us in person to celebrate and to set an intention for a f…
Tuesday, April 23 2024
5:00 PM
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8:30 PM
ZOOM ACCESS TO Recital for Piano and Cello
ZOOM ACCESS TO Recital for Piano and Cello
anytown, CA
Susan Salm on cello with Toni Pearson on piano. Susan Salm calls this recital “My thank you to Ner Shalom” The program will include Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei,” the Schubert “Arpeggione” sonata for cello and piano; and Janacek’s “Fairy Tales” for cello and piano.
Saturday, March 9 2024
7:00 PM
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9:30 PM
Freedom and Restraint this Passover
Freedom and Restraint this Passover
Anytown, CA
Led by Sally Churgel and Sheridan Goldon Zoom only Do you have a dilemma this year about Passover? It is a heart wrenching, challenging time for Jews around the world. How do we celebrate and feel OK about our own freedom when there are people still in captivity and so much destruction of lives? A…
Monday, April 8 2024
5:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Israel, Gaza, and the Tender Heart
Israel, Gaza, and the Tender Heart
Cotati, CA
A heart-centered talk and musical encounter led by AdirChai Haberman-Browns, to help us grapple with the human experience and emotion of the Israel-Gaza war. The immense loss and destruction impacting both Israelis and Palestinians is challenging to comprehend, especially for liberal Jews in the di…
Thursday, April 4 2024
5:00 PM
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7:00 PM
Musical Family Shabbat - April 2024
Musical Family Shabbat - April 2024
Cotati, CA
A special Shabbat morning twist on our musical family Shabbat service, especially for B.Mitzvah Academy students, families with children and all Ner Shalomers who enjoy being part of that scene. 10:00 - 11:30 Musical service with Torah reading, songs and a story, led by Reb Irwin with help from me…
Saturday, April 20 2024
10:00 AM
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11:30 AM
Challah making and baking with Noah
Challah making and baking with Noah
Cotati, CA
Join youth board member Noah Brown as he helps us make and braid challah. Noah will lead a teaching on the history of challah while the loaves cook. Bring your lunch so we can eat and schmooze.
Sunday, March 31 2024
12:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Recital for Piano and Cello
Recital for Piano and Cello
Cotati, CA
Susan Salm on cello with Toni Pearson on piano. Susan Salm calls this recital “My thank you to Ner Shalom” The program will include Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei,” the Schubert “Arpeggione” sonata for cello and piano; and Janacek’s “Fairy Tales” for cello and piano.
Saturday, March 9 2024
7:00 PM
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9:30 PM
Rosh Chodesh Adar II
Rosh Chodesh Adar II
Cotati, CA
Gather with the women of Ner Shalom to celebrate the new moon in the ceremony of Rosh Chodesh. The Program begins with a potluck dinner followed by a service and songs. Please be on time if you’re able — gathering for our meal will be an important and beautiful part of our time together. For th…
Sunday, March 10 2024
5:00 PM
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8:30 PM
Wounds into Wisdom
Wounds into Wisdom
Anytown, CA
Rabbi and Jungian therapist Tirzah Firestone offers an exclusive Ner Shalom event Zoomed from Boulder, Colorado. Reb Tirzah will explore with us the impact of collective ancestral trauma, so pervasive in our Jewish history, as well as that of other people. Her most recent book, Wounds into Wisdom,…
Wednesday, April 3 2024
7:00 PM
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8:30 PM