Community Gathering
Sunday, October 19, 2025 • 27 Tishrei 5786
9:30 AM - 12:00 PMFayerweather Street School, 765 Concord Ave, Cambridge MA 02138Join KB in person or online for a member-led service, guest speaker, and some time to schmooze!
Childcare will be available.
For the Zoom link, please email Lidia at lpruente@kahalbraira.org.
Approximate Schedule
9:30am - candle lighting blessings
9:40am - announcements and service
10:15am - schmooze
11:00am - guest speaker
Directed Schmooze options:
- Rachel Oshinsky of Purple Goat College Consulting
The college process can be stressful to navigate, especially when considering the pressure to gain admission to a selective school. Jewish families might also be considering whether the Jewish community on campus meets their student’s needs, and they might be concerned about antisemitism. This adds another layer to the complexity of the college search.
In this workshop, we will discuss the complexities of the college process through a uniquely Jewish lens. Through guided discussion, participants will assess their priorities and values when conceptualizing the ideal college for their student. Parents will leave this interactive workshop with information that will help them support their student in choosing a good-fit college
- The KB Dayenu circle will share about the Get out the vote work that the national Dayenu organization is doing over the next few weeks and that people could engage with.
Guest Speaker: Rabbi Ben Weiner
James Joyce's Ulysses, published in 1922 and still considered one of the most important works of modernist literature, transposed Homer's Odyssey to early-20th century Ireland, but featured a Jewish character, Leopold Bloom, as its hero. Why? Though Joyce was almost certainly not making any direct statement on the contemporary Jewish experience, he identified, to some extent, with Jewishness as a marker of wandering and otherness. We will examine, in particular, chapter twelve of the book, "The Cyclops", an extended barroom meditation on nationalism and the outsider, love, "force, hatred, history, and all that", and explore how Joyce deploys his imaginary Jew in the midst of this fray. Along the way, you will also get a gentle introduction to this intimidating but delightful masterwork!
Note: No prior experience required. Participants are not expected to have read Ulysses.
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