Our Coffee-House for Jewish Discovery
Three consecutive Thursday Nights
November 3rd, 10th & 17th
7:15-9:30 pm
Sign up for one, two or three weeks with two sessions each night and the schmooze in between. Our café hosted by PLATES featuring lattes, ring dings & live music.
The cost for the Covenant Café is $18 per week, coffee and desert included, or $50 for the three-week series. Payment can be made at the door. Please make checks payable to Larchmont Temple.
If you have questions about Covenant Café, please speak to Cynthia Weissman at the Temple office at (914) 834-6120.
First Hour
"Looking for God in Larchmont, New York: The Ritual Road to the Divine"
Rabbi Larry Hoffman
Rabbi Larry Hoffman, preeminent expert on Jewish ritual, worship and spirituality, and Co-President of Synagogue 3000, delivers the keynote address on the evolution of Jewish prayer and the never-ending quest to create a conversation with the Holy One.
Second Hour
Faith in Focus Discussion Groups
Continue the conversation about faith with fifth year Rabbinical Students from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
First Hour
"Finding God in our Liturgy: From Lecha Dodi to Adon Olam" (Part 1)
Dr. Joel Hoffman, teacher, translator, author
Lecha Dodi and Adon Olam, two of our most familiar prayers, present unique and precious paths for finding God and deepening our faith. We'll look at these two jewels, learning what they represent and why they have remained so popular.
"The F*-Word [F_ _ _ _]...The Whys & Ways of *Faith..." (Part 1)
Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman
If religion brings an awareness of the great life-questions, how does it foster faith? In a world which questions the value of belief, HOW can we confront the roadblocks that bar the way? HOW the classic modern Jewish thinkers speak to the state of our faith? HOW do we discover what we believe?
Second Hour
"Finding God in our Liturgy: From Lecha Dodi to Adon Olam" (Part 1)
Dr. Joel Hoffman, teacher, translator, author. (See description from first hour.)
"When Children Ask about God---How To Talk About Questions of Faith" (Part 1)
Rabbi Mara Nathan
Children look at the world in wonder and want to know WHY. Explore key questions of faith…from belief in God, to what happens after someone dies. Confront your own questions of faith and consider age appropriate responses for children of all ages.
“Praise God with Song…Haleluyah”
Cantor Fredda Mendelson
Sing some favorites, such as the most well known psalm, Halleluyah-Psalm 150, and learn some new songs which glorify the name of God.
First Hour
"Finding God in our Liturgy: From Lecha Dodi to Adon Olam" (Part 2)
Dr. Joel Hoffman, teacher, translator, author
Lecha Dodi and Adon Olam, two of our most familiar prayers, present unique and precious paths for finding God and deepening our faith. We'll look at these two jewels, learning what they represent and why they have remained so popular.
"The F*-Word [F_ _ _ _]...The Whys & Ways of *Faith..." (Part 2)
Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman
If religion brings an awareness of the great life-questions, how does it foster faith? In a world which questions the value of belief, HOW can we confront the roadblocks that bar the way? HOW the classic modern Jewish thinkers speak to the state of our faith? HOW do we discover what we believe?
Second Hour
"Finding God in our Liturgy: From Lecha Dodi to Adon Olam" (Part 2)
Dr. Joel Hoffman, teacher, translator, author. (See description from first hour.)
"When Children Ask about God---How To Talk About Questions of Faith" (Part 2)
Rabbi Mara Nathan
Children look at the world in wonder and want to know WHY. Explore key questions of faith…from belief in God, to what happens after someone dies. Confront your own questions of faith and consider age appropriate responses for children of all ages.
