36th Annual East Bay Tikkun: A Day of Learning

The JCC East Bay is excited to welcome you to this beloved community event! Once again, in partnership with dozens of Bay Area synagogues and organizations, we will offer a day of community learning in honor of Shavuot. For safety and security, event pre-registration is required.

JCCSF’s Maggid Jhos Singer will be teaching two classes this year. A PDF schedule of classes will be emailed to all pre-registered attendees shortly before the event.

Judaism is So Queer

Judaism is queer in the sense that its ideas, demographics, many iterations and reinvention have made it one of the world’s most successful outlier cultures. Maggid Jhos Singer, himself Queer and Jewish, will dig into how this fascinating culture has evolved and endured while continually generating new and important developments in culture, science, society, and theology. We will consider some of Judaism’s core concepts and historic moves that supported its ability to adapt and migrate while skirting extinction time and time again, and often breaking new ground in times of crisis and doubt.

A Distinctively Jewish Meditation for Difficult Times

Maggid Jhos Singer has studied and practiced Jewish Meditation for decades. A student of Nan Gefen, R. Jonathan Omer-Man, R. Gershon Winkler, and R. Avram Davis, Maggid Singer has integrated ancient and modern Jewish contemplative practices into an approachable daily practice. In this session we will get a little background, sit in a guided meditation for 15 minutes and have time after to ask questions or share insights from the experience. All are welcome.

This event is offsite at the JCC East Bay on 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley.

A Note for Families:

The JCC East Bay will not be offering organized programming for families this year, however, their Preschool yard will be available for play time should families choose to bring their children. The yard will not be supervised, so it’s required that an adult stay with their child(ren). Local family-friendly organizations will be offering some drop-in activities between the hours of 3:30 – 5:30 pm. Please respect and enjoy the space, recognizing that classes will be in session around the Preschool yard. Your cooperation in helping to keep children as quiet as possible is greatly appreciated.