Makom Kadosh is “holy place”
or “sacred space” in Hebrew.
Temenos, our meeting place since October 2010,
is “sacred space” in Greek.
Come co-create sacred space with us!
Spiritually engaging, inclusive, questioning, creative and casual,
the JFCC is a community in which
adult seekers and learners take ownership
of their Jewish growth and evolving identity,
and where families experience Judaism together.
Welcoming and affirming,
and supporting the full participation of everyone,
and families of all kinds–interfaith, single parent, GLBT, Jews of color,
spiritual seekers wanting a taste of Judaism.
FRIDAY NIGHTS (erev Shabbat)
We welcome you to our musical, participatory & creative Friday night services at 6:30pm,
followed by pot-luck veggie/dairy dinner & conversation.
The Farmhouse at Temenos
685 Broad Run Road WC 19382
1st & 3rd Friday of each month:
March 6 & 20
April 17 (No service April 3, it’s the first seder)
May 1 & 15
Meet our Spring 2015 West Chester University Communications Studies students!
Weekly Wednesday Torah group
most EVERY Wednesday at 7:30pm
520 William Ebbs Lane WC 19380
Our always and all-ways growing group includes experienced learners, novices, and most of us who are somewhere in-between.
Can’t make it to Torah group in person? Sign in to Torah group on your computer, using ZOOM. email for “how-to” info.
Special for TORAH GROUP on Wednesday March 4: PURIM for Adults! Hamantaschen, Purim-themed drinks and a beer sampling, and a grown-up look at the Book of Esther! Wear a costume or a silly hat!
It’s beginning to look a lot like…Passover. Resources for a better seder here.
Shabbat morning offerings…monthly, more or less…
520 William Ebbs Lane WC 19380
Always followed by a veggie/dairy pot-luck brunch….
please bring something to share!
Saturday February 28 at 10am
Makom Kadosh: The JFCC First Conversations about Israel/Palestine
How do we have hard conversations?
Can we discuss Israel/Palestine with friends and family members without total melt-downs?
Bring an open heart….
Co-facilitated by Ron Opher and Elyse Seidner-Joseph
Read this ahead of time if possible…
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Saturday March 14 at 10am
Makom Kadosh: The JFCC’s first TORAH SLAM!
A Torah slam is an opportunity for everyone who wishes to offer a short bit of wisdom. This Torah slam’s topic will be the week’s parsha, Vayekhal-Pekudai (Exodus 35:1-40:38).
You are invited to prepare a teaching on something from this week’s parsha, Vayekhal-Pekudai, and present it in under 5 minutes. You can offer a piece of art (original or otherwise), a poem (original or otherwise), a teaching on the broad topic of the parsha (the building of the mishkan/tabernacle), or on something specific, or even just tangentially connected to the week’s Torah. Be as creative and innovative as you like! Everyone who volunteers in advance will have an opportunity to share their Torah. After an hour or so, we will have an open discussion of what we have just taught and learned.
Listeners are invited and needed.
THE TORAH SLAM ONLY HAPPENS IF YOU & OTHERS COMMIT TO OFFERING SOMETHING! BE BRAVE! YOU ARE AMONG FRIENDS! email us!
