Wind down from the week and welcome Shabbat with soulful, song-filled services, in which everyone can participate. This time, we’ll be joined by guest speaker Rabbi Mike Moskowitz. Supervised childcare will be provided in our playroom during services.
Friday, December 13
6:00pm – 9:00pm
@ Makom (map)
Please register for dinner by Thursday, December 12 at 10am.
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We have various price options so that finances aren’t an impediment to anyone’s participation.
At lunch, we’ll learn with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz: “Allyship as Spiritual Jewish Practice”
Rabbi Mike Moskowitz is a deeply traditional and radically progressive advocate for trans rights and a vocal ally for LGBTQ inclusivity. He serves as the Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the world’s largest LGBT synagogue. Rabbi Moskowitz received three Ultra-Orthodox ordinations while learning in the Mir Yeshivah in Jerusalem and Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, NJ. He is a Wexner Field Fellow, Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Hartman Institute, and the author of Textual Activism, Graceful Masculinity, and Seasonal Resistance. His newest book, Ancestral Allyship, is now available. Rabbi Moskowitz’s writings can be found at www.rabbimikemoskowitz.com.
Please try to come on time so we can start services strong with a double minyan,* especially for anyone saying kaddish.
*As a diverse and inclusive Jewish community, Makom has mens’, womens’, and all-genders’ seating sections. Female, male, and gender non-binary Jews can lead parts of services, read and be called up to the Torah, and count in our double minyanim of both 10 Jewish men and 10 Jews regardless of gender. Makom services follow the traditional Ashkenazi liturgy (prayer text).
Accessibility
Makom welcomes participants of all abilities. Makom’s main space is wheelchair accessible; unfortunately, the washroom and playroom are not. There are wheelchair accessible washrooms one block away at the coffee shop at the corner of Bathurst and College. If you have an accessibility need or require any accommodations, please reach out to us.