May 2020
Our Wedding Plans are Messed Up and it Stinks! – Online
Having your wedding plans affected by an international pandemic is a unique, painful, surprising phenomenon. It comes with feelings of loss and frustration - as well as lots of other emotions. Sometimes it can really help to talk to other couples who "get" what you're going through. Join us for a nourishing, healing get together where you can share stories, resources and support.
Find out more »June 2020
Couples and Conversation – Online (Philadelphia)
Being part of an interfaith couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This online workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. Join us in this safe space to process together, meet new friends and learn from one another.
Find out more »July 2020
Seven Blessings Just For You! – Online
Join Rabbi Max Chaiken for an interactive workshop, exploring the traditional sheva brachot, and creating a custom version with your partner, to use in your wedding, your anniversary, your original wedding date that had to be postponed—you name it!
Find out more »Shabbat Dinner and Game Night – Boston
Join us for a quick Shabbat dinner and then relax and unwind with game night!
Find out more »Spirits and Culture: Mixology Class for Interfaith Couples – Boston
Join us for an interactive cocktail making class with other couples in the greater Boston area!
Find out more »Tips for Planning a Meaningful Jewish/Interfaith Wedding Ceremony – Online
Learn about the Jewish elements of a wedding ceremony and the deeper meaning behind the rituals.
Find out more »September 2020
Planning Your Wedding During COVID: A Discussion Forum for Engaged Interfaith Couples – Online
If you’re currently engaged, whether or not you have a wedding date at this point, we hope you’ll join us for this special Discussion Forum where couples will have the opportunity to share their experiences and the decisions they’re making, and where you’ll hear from 18Doors’ Rabbi Robyn and Rabbi Malka about their experiences and advice from working with numerous interfaith wedding couples.
Find out more »Unlocking Tradition: Virtual Challah Bake – Online
Looking for a fun date night with your partner? Baking is a great way to spend quality time together and have something delicious to show for it, and baking challah allows couples to share in a sacred Jewish tradition that has been observed for centuries. So let’s bake some challah together!
Find out more »Rosh Hashanah Cookalong – Online – Boston
Join us for a lesson in cooking a delicious Sephardic-inspired dish to prepare for Rosh Hashanah!
Find out more »Our Year of Firsts – September Gathering – Online
Open to all engaged or newly married couples who are interfaith, Our Year of Firsts offers you the opportunity to explore the deeper meaning behind Jewish holidays, create new traditions together and meet other couples.
Find out more »Forgiveness and Introspection: Connecting with the High Holy Days – Online
Join 18Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellow Rabbi Karen Kriger Bogard and Pastor June Joplin as we dive into the many themes of the High Holy Days and learn about them from two faith perspectives: Judaism and Christianity. This class will hopefully help people connect to the Jewish season of forgiveness and introspection, and move people along their own journeys of soul searching.
Find out more »Finding Meaning During the High Holidays – Chicago – Online
How can we involve family members who aren't Jewish during this important time of year in the Jewish calendar? Find meaning during this unusual Jewish New Year.
Find out more »Mixology for Interfaith Couples: Cheers to a Sweet New Year! – Online
Join us for a mixology lesson as we craft some Rosh Hashanah themed cocktails.
Find out more »Rosh Hashanah Seder A New Way to Start the New Year – Online
Join Rabbi Malka Packer-Monroe, director of 18doors Atlanta, for a nourishing, grounding, creative and playful Rosh Hashanah Seder, a lesser known Rosh Hashanah tradition consisting of delicious foods, puns, word games and meaningful reflections on the year that has passed, and expectations for the year to come.
Find out more »High Holidays in Nature: A Virtual Mini-Retreat – Online
18Doors welcomes Rise Gatherings Retreat Creators for a High Holiday Nature Experience. Together we will tap into our reciprocal relationship with nature as a way to explore the themes of the High Holidays.
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