Archive: May 2021

Lay Led Shabbat Morning Service

May 15, 2021 @ 10:00 am – Register in advance for Shabbat Morning Services. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/up0ucu-qqjIoFQZaL2R8lAK1qKIJwg_QPQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. You only need to register once. The link you receive is good for ALL Shabbat Morning Services.

CJC’s 50th Anniversary Gala

May 15, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – You are cordially invited to join us virtually for Columbia Jewish Congregation’s 50th Anniversary Gala Featuring entertainment by Rabbi/Comedian Bob Alpert Covid Casual attire/PJs and sweatpants acceptable! CLICK HERE to register online  A percentage of our proceeds will be donated to the Maryland Food Bank and Jewish Federation of Howard County’s Fed Tov program.

Standing for Racial Justice Meeting

May 16, 2021 @ 4:00 pm – Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87351692563

Positive Response to the Pandemic Based on Religious Teachings with Rabbi Martin Siegel

May 16, 2021 @ 4:30 pm – Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvdeqhpjwrGdIz3bKUmC796S8En8WKvxo8 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Shavuot

May 16, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – Rabbi Starr is teaching at 8:00pm. “What Does Petition Prayer Mean to Progressive Jews?”   We will be looking specifically at the Mourner’s Kaddish and the Mishaberek as case examples.

Yizkor Service

May 18, 2021 @ 8:00 am – The rabbis understood death as a natural part of life.  It was one more stage in our spiritual development, one we did not necessarily like or desire, but one that had lessons to teach us nonetheless.  As a result the rabbis created a thorough means by which one can mourn losses.  One piece of this […]

The Book of Numbers with Rabbi Starr

May 21, 2021 @ 12:00 pm – The Book of Numbers is composed of narrative, and archival records. Its narrative begins at the point where Exodus leaves off. Exodus ends by relating the erection of the Tabernacle on the first day of Nissan, Leviticus describes the building of a religious community and Numbers describes in detail the building of a society, a nation complete with census […]

NAMIWalks–Your Way

May 22, 2021 @ All Day – This spring, all roads lead to NAMIWalks Your Way: A United Day of Hope with the destination as always being Mental Health for All. Last year, with so many people sheltering in place and looking out for their safety, we shifted to a virtual event, NAMIWalks Your Way, which encouraged people to use their creativity […]

Bar Mitzvah of Zachary Burrows

May 22, 2021 @ 10:00 am – Join Zachary’s Zoom Bar Mitzvah https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83696130698 Dial by your location 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Graduation

May 23, 2021 @ 2:00 pm – Mazal tov to the rabbinical class of 2021 including CJC’s next Rabbi, Mikey Hess Webber. With this ceremony, we proclaim that these individuals are מוכנים (mukhanim — prepared and ready) to fulfill the sacred functions of a rabbi. May their work multiply and amplify Torah, קדושה (kedushah — holiness) and צדק (tzedek — justice) in […]