We offer a grief support group for those who have experienced the death of a spouse a month or more ago. Facilitated by experienced mental health and grief social worker, Mary Fisher Bornstein, LISW-S and Rabbi Alex Rosenbaum. The group meets on the first and third Monday of each month from 4:00-5:30pm.

Sign up HERE and we will get back to you soon.

Amidst the great challenges and joys of our ever-changing world, spiritual practice in community can nurture our capacity for wise response, compassion, resilience, and well-being.

Join IJS and our growing young adult community for 30 minutes of weekly Jewish mindfulness practice for folks in their 20s and 30s.

Hosted by IJS Core Faculty Rebecca Schisler, each live Zoom session is guided by a leading guest teacher of Jewish spirituality and mindfulness, and includes an additional 15 minutes of optional Q&A and sharing.

Participants are invited to join the Shevet Jewish Mindfulness Community WhatsApp group to connect with other spiritual seekers.

SIGN UP HERE

We offer a grief support group for those who have experienced the death of a spouse a month or more ago. Facilitated by experienced mental health and grief social worker, Mary Fisher Bornstein, LISW-S and Rabbi Alex Rosenbaum. The group meets on the first and third Monday of each month from 4:00-5:30pm.

Sign up HERE and we will get back to you soon.

Join the IJS (the Institute for Jewish Spirituality) every day for a live daily guided meditation with one of their expert teachers, sharing 30 minutes of Jewish mindfulness with people from around the world.

Sign up HERE

We offer a grief support group for those who have experienced the death of a spouse a month or more ago. Facilitated by experienced mental health and grief social worker, Mary Fisher Bornstein, LISW-S and Rabbi Alex Rosenbaum. The group meets on the first and third Monday of each month from 4:00-5:30pm.

Sign up HERE and we will get back to you soon.

Our Shabbat liturgy is a rich collection of religious poetry, of deep yearnings of the heart, of individual and communal hopes and dreams for this world. Experience the joy of Shabbat as we bring the siddur to life. Engage in deep self-reflection, meaningful prayer and uplifting song! Join Rabbi Alex in Gottlieb Auditorium for this 90-minute alternative wellness service every month. 

Amidst the great challenges and joys of our ever-changing world, spiritual practice in community can nurture our capacity for wise response, compassion, resilience, and well-being.

Join IJS and our growing young adult community for 30 minutes of weekly Jewish mindfulness practice for folks in their 20s and 30s.

Hosted by IJS Core Faculty Rebecca Schisler, each live Zoom session is guided by a leading guest teacher of Jewish spirituality and mindfulness, and includes an additional 15 minutes of optional Q&A and sharing.

Participants are invited to join the Shevet Jewish Mindfulness Community WhatsApp group to connect with other spiritual seekers.

SIGN UP HERE

We offer a grief support group for those who have experienced the death of a spouse a month or more ago. Facilitated by experienced mental health and grief social worker, Mary Fisher Bornstein, LISW-S and Rabbi Alex Rosenbaum. The group meets on the first and third Monday of each month from 4:00-5:30pm.

Sign up HERE and we will get back to you soon.

Join the IJS (the Institute for Jewish Spirituality) every day for a live daily guided meditation with one of their expert teachers, sharing 30 minutes of Jewish mindfulness with people from around the world.

Sign up HERE

On the evening of Sunday, October 27th, local Jewish congregations and organizations are joining to do hakafot shniyot at the Mandel JCC. This is an Israeli custom on the day after Simchat Torah – to dance with the Torah once more, with music, instruments, and deep joy.  

Last year,  the joyous holiday of Simchat Torah became a day of heartbreak and mourning for Jewish people across the world, so it is a far more complicated celebration this year. Our hakafot shniyot will honor the memory of those tragically murdered while simultaneously affirming the resilience of Israel and the Jewish people through dance, community, and unity.  We invite the entire Cleveland Jewish community to the Mandel JCC for a unique Simchat Torah celebration with Israeli food, crafts, childrens dancing and entertainment, traditional dancing, and a performance by Israeli DJ, Isaac DaBom. 

This event is free and open to the community, but registration is required. We Will Dance Again is for individuals and families of all ages. Register at www.mandeljcc.org/Programs 

For any questions, please contact Sarah Jaffe Kasdan, Jewish Life Manager at the Mandel JCC of Cleveland (skasdan@mandeljcc.org).

SCHEDULE:

5:00-6:00pm -- Family programming: music, dancing, games, and crafts
6:00-7:00pm -- Hakafot Shniyot: Simchat Torah Dancing
6:00-6:30 -- Separate Dancing
6:30-7:00 -- Mixed Dancing
7:15-8:30pm -- Israeli DJ Set

Featuring Israeli DJ Isaac DaBom

Sponsored by Mandel JCC of Cleveland · JWell · B’nai Jeshurun Congregation · Congregation Shaarey Tikvah · Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Maltz Museum · Jewish Education Center · Mandel Jewish Day School · Greater Cleveland Board of Rabbis · Gross Schechter Day School · The Shul · Celebrating Jewish Life · Beth El-The Heights Synagogue · Temple Israel Ner Tamid · Rock The House

Do you love to read? Do you like to read? Do you WANT to like to read? Then Musaf Silent Book Club is for you. One Shabbat a month, join us for this chance to gather with your fellow readers in community. Bring your favorite book, settle into a cozy spot, grab a cup of tea, and read away!

What’s the Shabbat connection?

Every Shabbat, we put the hustle and bustle of our busy world aside for 25 hours of peace, quiet, prayer, and camaraderie. Across the world, people temporarily disconnect from technology and connect to the present moment more deeply. One of the most universal Shabbat leisure activities is reading — immersing ourselves in worlds created by words, not unlike our own.

What do you need to bring?

BYOB — bring your own book!

(We will curate a collection of books from our library as well)

More on silent book club:

Silent Book Club is a movement of readers that began small in San Francisco back in 2012 and has grown steadily ever since. In their own words, “Silent Book Club ® is a global community of readers, with more than 1000 chapters in 50 countries around the world led by local volunteers. SBC members gather in public at bars, cafes, bookstores, libraries, and online to read together in quiet camaraderie.” Learn more HERE

Who are you remembering this Yizkor? JWell is creating a memory garden for Yom Kippur – a place for stories and spirits to take root and blossom, allowing our loved ones to live on in our lives and in our community in new ways. We ask that you send in a picture and a memory or story of your loved one to populate our garden (1-2 submissions per person maximum). The garden will be open in our building all day long on Yom Kippur – visit when you need a break from the service, or come in the afternoon during the downtime. May all these memories be a blessing. Submit your photos and stories by October 1st at THIS LINK.

Amidst the great challenges and joys of our ever-changing world, spiritual practice in community can nurture our capacity for wise response, compassion, resilience, and well-being.

Join IJS and our growing young adult community for 30 minutes of weekly Jewish mindfulness practice for folks in their 20s and 30s.

Hosted by IJS Core Faculty Rebecca Schisler, each live Zoom session is guided by a leading guest teacher of Jewish spirituality and mindfulness, and includes an additional 15 minutes of optional Q&A and sharing.

Participants are invited to join the Shevet Jewish Mindfulness Community WhatsApp group to connect with other spiritual seekers.

SIGN UP HERE

Join the IJS (the Institute for Jewish Spirituality) every day for a live daily guided meditation with one of their expert teachers, sharing 30 minutes of Jewish mindfulness with people from around the world.

Sign up HERE

The high holidays are a great spiritual journey filled with drama, oscillating between somber severity and ecstatic joy. Experience the high highs and grapple with the harder, lower moments while engaging in deep self-reflection, meaningful prayer and uplifting song!  Join Rabbi Alex in Gottlieb Auditorium for this alternative wellness service on the second day of Rosh Hashanah.

Join us for our Elul challah-bake! We’ll tap into the spirituality of challah as we learn to braid our dough in the round. Come unwind with a dollop of good company, a dash of good music, and a sprinkle of good Torah. In addition to a tasty holiday treat, you might even take home some JWell swag!

Register HERE

Experience the power of the mikvah. Immerse yourself in our ancient tool for spiritual renewal to prepare yourself for the High Holidays. Visit the Charlotte Goldberg Community Mikvah and sign up for your OWN 20-minute time slot HERE.

Experience the power of the mikvah. Immerse yourself in our ancient tool for spiritual renewal to prepare yourself for the High Holidays. Visit the Charlotte Goldberg Community Mikvah and sign up for your OWN 20-minute time slot HERE.

Experience the power of the mikvah. Immerse yourself in our ancient tool for spiritual renewal to prepare yourself for the High Holidays. Visit the Charlotte Goldberg Community Mikvah and sign up for your OWN 20-minute time slot HERE.

Experience the power of the mikvah. Immerse yourself in our ancient tool for spiritual renewal to prepare yourself for the High Holidays. Visit the Charlotte Goldberg Community Mikvah and sign up for your OWN 20-minute time slot HERE.

Our Shabbat liturgy is a rich collection of religious poetry, of deep yearnings of the heart, of individual and communal hopes and dreams for this world. Experience the joy of Shabbat as we bring the siddur to life. Engage in deep self-reflection, meaningful prayer and uplifting song! Join Rabbi Alex in Gottlieb Auditorium for this 90-minute alternative wellness service every month. 

On September 12th, Join Rabbi Alex to learn about the cleansing power of water in Judaism at B’nai Jeshurun.

Do you love to read? Do you like to read? Do you WANT to like to read? Then Musaf Silent Book Club is for you. One shabbat a month, join us for this chance to gather with your fellow readers in community. Bring your favorite book, settle into a cozy spot, grab a cup of tea, and read away!

What’s the Shabbat connection?

Every Shabbat, we put the hustle and bustle of our busy world aside for 25 hours of peace, quiet, prayer, and camaraderie. Across the world, people temporarily disconnect from technology and connect to the present moment more deeply. One of the most universal Shabbat leisure activities is reading — immersing ourselves in worlds created by words, not unlike our own.

What do you need to bring?

BYOB — bring your own book!

(We will curate a collection of books from our library as well)

More on silent book club:

Silent Book Club is a movement of readers that began small in San Francisco back in 2012 and has grown steadily ever since. In their own words, “Silent Book Club ® is a global community of readers, with more than 1000 chapters in 50 countries around the world led by local volunteers. SBC members gather in public at bars, cafes, bookstores, libraries, and online to read together in quiet camaraderie.” Learn more HERE

The High Holidays are almost here! Our season of repentance and renewal is around the corner. How are you preparing? Lucky for us, the Jewish calendar has a built in month of soul preparation, the month of Elul. It is a time for Chesbon Hanefesh, an “accounting of the soul,”  so that we’ve begun to do the hard work of t’shuvah – of returning to who we’re meant to be – well before Rosh Hashanah rolls around and asks us to do just that.

Soul Searching is a reflective practice for the month of Elul (September 4-October 2). Each day you’ll receive an email with a relevant Jewish text and a prompt asking you to reflect on your relationship with a different middah, a different attribute. You’re welcome to engage with these prompts as you please. Keep a journal, have this be a thought exercise, respond creatively through art - whatever medium calls to you. These reflections are for you and you alone, but if you ever feel inspired to share what you’ve written or created, we would love to see it.   

Amidst the great challenges and joys of our ever-changing world, spiritual practice in community can nurture our capacity for wise response, compassion, resilience, and well-being.

Join IJS and our growing young adult community for 30 minutes of weekly Jewish mindfulness practice for folks in their 20s and 30s.

Hosted by IJS Core Faculty Rebecca Schisler, each live Zoom session is guided by a leading guest teacher of Jewish spirituality and mindfulness, and includes an additional 15 minutes of optional Q&A and sharing.

Participants are invited to join the Shevet Jewish Mindfulness Community WhatsApp group to connect with other spiritual seekers.

SIGN UP HERE

Join the IJS (the Institute for Jewish Spirituality) every day for a live daily guided meditation with one of their expert teachers, sharing 30 minutes of Jewish mindfulness with people from around the world.

Sign up HERE

Join us for our Romemu service, where we come together with the energizing rhythms of percussion for an uplifting and dynamic worship experience!