Unorthodox Discussion Group: Part 4

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Moderated by Cantor Debra Stein, Rabbi Watch Unorthodox, Netflix’s new hit series and discuss it with your friends at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons. Each session will focus on one episode of the four-episode series. Unorthodox follows the story of Esty, a Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn who flees to Berlin from an arranged […]

Event Series God in Search of Man

God in Search of Man

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with Michael Senft God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism is one of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s seminal books. We will be discussing several chapters that define our relationship to God, God’s relationship to us, and the “radical amazement” that is our reward. While it is most common for us to think of […]

Conversations About Emotional Well-Being Amidst COVID

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Conversations About Emotional Well-Being Amidst COVID with Beatty Cohan and Rabbi Josh Franklin Join Rabbi Josh Franklin and Beatty Cohan, renowned psychotherapist and radio host of The Ask Beatty Show, for a series of conversations about nurturing our emotional well-being during the pandemic. They will be discussing issues about navigating stress and anxiety, maintaining healthy […]

Book Club: The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross

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Join us for an opportunity to delve into an interesting book, expand your thinking on a new topic or just meet new friends. Whether you’re an avid reader or just want to follow along with the group, our book club welcomes you! The Lost Shtetl By Max Gross What if there was a town that […]

Mussar: A Practice of Shaping Our Holy Virtues

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The word “Mussar” translates into “correction” “instruction,” or “ethics;” but Mussar as a practice describes a movement of self betterment through the development of holy Jewish virtues. Come explore one value (middah) at a time with Rabbi Josh Franklin, as we unpack ideas such as humility (anavah), wisdom (chochmah), “generosity (n’divut), compassion (rachamim), and trust […]