Selichot: Celebrating and Welcoming Diversity Through a Jewish Lens

Every year, on the last (or penultimate!) Saturday of the Hebrew month of Elul, just before the New Year begins, Jews around the world gather for a night of study and special services called selichot, a collection of penitential prayers, to help us prepare for the upcoming Holy Days. The moment is ripe with possibility and hope to stimulate our own personal reflections for change and growth as we continue our journeys towards the people we hope yet to become.

Join us this year, in person or on Zoom, for a very special program where we will explore Jewish stories and texts with Rabbi Greg that provide a powerful framework for understanding why the issues of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are important to us as Jews and how we can begin to examine our own attitudes towards these issues. You will also hear about the important work that a new committee at CBH is undertaking to assess how our congregation is doing in these areas and to initiate a process of how we can work together to create a more hospitable, inclusive and welcoming synagogue community at Bet Haverim.

The program will be held in the Sanctuary. COVID protocols will be observed. Masks and vaccinations will be required to attend in person.

You may also choose to attend over Zoom. Here is the link to the partner page where you can find the Zoom link for this program.