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SUMMARY:Loss\, Grief & a Path Forward: Shabbat of Comfort & Contemplation with Am Kolel
DESCRIPTION:Join Am Kolel on Friday\, July 24 at 6:30PM for “Mapping Loss\, Grief\, and a Path Forward”\, a potluck dinner (dairy/vegetarian/fish) and program with Karen Paul\, staff member of New Jewish Narrative and author of Cartography of Loss: A Widowhood in Essays\, to be released December 1\, 2026. Music with Reb David.  \nKaren Paul has written about caregiving\, parenting\, marriage\, death\, loss\, and grief for outlets including The New York Times (Modern Love)\, Washington Post\, Boston Globe\, Lilith\, Modern Loss\, Open Secrets\, and Grit & Gravity\, the local journal featuring the work of women writers of the DMV\, as well as numerous literary magazines and anthologies. Her short story “Vertigo” won the Lilith Short Fiction Contest. Karen holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts and facilitates grief-writing workshops locally and online. She lives in Takoma Park\, Maryland\, with Bo\, the black-and-white dog who rescued her family\, and her partner\, Steve\, who is deeply patient and mostly unfazed to be sharing the home with its ghosts. \n \nAccommodations: None \n \nOrganization: Am Kolel \n \nLivestream or Virtual: No\, it’s not
URL:https://gatherdc.org/event/loss-grief-a-path-forward-shabbat-of-comfort-contemplation-with-am-kolel/
LOCATION:Am Kolel’s Center\, 1729 Wilmart Street\, Rockville\, MD\, 20852\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social
ORGANIZER;CN="Melissa Eisen":MAILTO:admin@amkolel.org
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Between Us: Part 1 with the Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia
DESCRIPTION:A two-part experience for couples of different faiths and cultural backgrounds to explore Shabbat as something we build together — in our own way. \nTwo Voices\, Four Elements\nAfternoon Tea\nSunday\, August 9 | 2:00 PM-4:00 PM | Pozez JCC\nA first gathering of conversation\, reflection\, and shared discovery.\nTogether\, we will explore Shabbat as a moment of pause and connection\, and begin to notice how ideas of light\, food\, rest\, and celebration appear across different cultures and traditions. \nIt’s a space to slow down\, share stories\, and begin shaping what Shabbat could mean for each couple. \nShabbat We Create Together: Dinner\nFriday\, August 28 | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | Pozez JCC\nA shared Shabbat evening around the table\, where reflection becomes experience. Together\, we will step into a lived Shabbat — shaped by the people in the room\, the stories we bring\, and the traditions we carry. \nIt is an invitation to experience Shabbat not as something fixed\, but as something we create together. \nFee: $110 per JCC Member Couple/ $120 per Non-member Couple. (Includes participation in both events: Afternoon Tea and Shabbat dinner (appetizers\, main course\, side dishes\, wine). One registration per couple\, please add your partner’s name in the questions on the checkout pages.\nCost Range: $110 – $120 \n \nAccommodations: None \n \nOrganization: Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia \n \nLivestream or Virtual: No\, it’s not
URL:https://gatherdc.org/event/shabbat-between-us-part-1-with-the-pozez-jcc-of-northern-virginia/
LOCATION:Pozez JCC\, 8900 Little River Turnpike\, Fairfax\, VA\, 22031-3123\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Between Us: Part 2 with the Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia
DESCRIPTION:A two-part experience for couples of different faiths and cultural backgrounds to explore Shabbat as something we build together — in our own way. \nTwo Voices\, Four Elements\nAfternoon Tea\nSunday\, August 9 | 2:00 PM-4:00 PM | Pozez JCC\nA first gathering of conversation\, reflection\, and shared discovery.\nTogether\, we will explore Shabbat as a moment of pause and connection\, and begin to notice how ideas of light\, food\, rest\, and celebration appear across different cultures and traditions. \nIt’s a space to slow down\, share stories\, and begin shaping what Shabbat could mean for each couple. \nShabbat We Create Together: Dinner\nFriday\, August 28 | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM | Pozez JCC\nA shared Shabbat evening around the table\, where reflection becomes experience. Together\, we will step into a lived Shabbat — shaped by the people in the room\, the stories we bring\, and the traditions we carry. \nIt is an invitation to experience Shabbat not as something fixed\, but as something we create together. \nFee: $110 per JCC Member Couple/ $120 per Non-member Couple. (Includes participation in both events: Afternoon Tea and Shabbat dinner (appetizers\, main course\, side dishes\, wine). One registration per couple\, please add your partner’s name in the questions on the checkout pages.\nCost Range: $110 – $120 \n \nAccommodations: None \n \nOrganization: Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia \n \nLivestream or Virtual: No\, it’s not
URL:https://gatherdc.org/event/shabbat-between-us-part-2-with-the-pozez-jcc-of-northern-virginia/
LOCATION:Pozez JCC\, 8900 Little River Turnpike\, Fairfax\, VA\, 22031-3123\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social
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