Led by Jane Shapiro

June 24, 2019 | 12:00 - 1:15 pm

Conference room at Horwood, Marcus & Berk Chartered | 500 West Madison, suite 3700, Chicago, IL | $25 (Lunch Included) Register Here

Experts everywhere are recommending that people need to “do nothing” on a regular basis in order to refuel, refresh and…be more productive.  In this discussion group we will explore some of Judaism’s ancient and not so ancient wisdom on this subject. How can I create a space in my day or my week to pause and re-ensoul myself? How can I imagine a new form of Shabbat and bring it into my life in a way that is meaningful?

You do not need to have experience in Jewish study to join this group. We will be discussing an assortment of Jewish sources from many centuries and places; narrative, legal, poetic and artistic and perhaps come to some radical new understandings of how to make them work.

An Evening with Parker Palmer

February 21 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm | Mallinckrodt Community Center 1041 Ridge Road Wilmette, IL 60091

In this first of a series of Orot community conversations, we are thrilled to welcome esteemed teacher and sage, Parker Palmer, to join us in study and conversation. Parker Palmer will be with us virtually through the zoom platform, and he will join Rebecca Minkus-Lieberman in a shared study of texts on the vitality and limits of language and conversation. Their conversation will be followed by communal study and discussion among the event participants and will close with the opportunity to ask questions of Parker.

With visiting Orot teacher, Sarah Palmer

February 7th | 6:00 - 7:30 pm | Sketchpad - 4700 N. Ravenswood, suite B, Chicago

How do we understand sexuality within a Jewish framework? In this workshop, we will explore seemingly contradictory texts, ask whether they are relevant to us today, and consider the consequences of sexuality becoming a matter of public discourse. The session will integrate hands-on art-making as a medium for exploring the meaning of these boundary-pushing texts and ideas.