September 2020
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.
Find out more »October 2020
Edible Sukkot with OneTable and 18Doors! – Online
Join 18Doors and OneTable for a fabulous edible Sukkah-making treat!
Find out more »Edible Sukkah Making for Kids – Online
Parents and their kids aged 3-6 are invited to join 18Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellow Rabbi Elyssa Cherney to make delicious edible sukkahs out of graham crackers and other yummy treats.
Find out more »Edible Sukkah Making for Kids – Online
Parents and their kids aged 3-6 are invited to join 18Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellow Rabbi Elyssa Cherney to make delicious edible sukkahs out of graham crackers and other yummy treats. Co-sponsored by the Marlene Mayerson JCC in Manhattan.
Find out more »Love and Marriage – Online
Couples workshop with seven interactive online sessions to help engaged and newlywed interfaith
couples build a foundation for a happy life together & create a vision for their future.
Shabbat ShaZoom – Online
Get your family in the right frame of mind for Shabbat with this sweet, interactive and engaging virtual program. Join us with your young children for storytelling, songs and Shabbat blessings.
Find out more »November 2020
Couples and Conversation – Online
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.
Find out more »Couples and Conversation – Online
While being part of an interfaith/intercultural couple can be incredibly amazing, it can have its challenges. 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.
Find out more »Planning a Meaningful Jewish/Interfaith Wedding Ceremony – Online
Planning a wedding? Learn about the Jewish elements of a wedding ceremony, the deeper meaning behind rituals like breaking the glass, standing under a chuppah or circling seven times, and ways to include multiple backgrounds and traditions to make the ceremony uniquely yours.
Find out more »2020 LimmudFest: Welcoming your child’s partner from a different faith background – Online
Join us at Boston's 2020 LimmudFest for a session on welcoming your child's partner from a different faith background.
Find out more »December 2020
A Reverend and a Rabbi Discuss the December Holidays – Online
Parents and grandparents, aunties and uncles and caregivers of young kids are invited to this night of learning and sharing about the December holidays. You'll leave with ideas for kids activities that you can do to create a more meaningful holiday experience.
Find out more »To Tree or Not to Tree: December Planning During A Pandemic – Online
Planning for the December holidays can sometimes be tricky, and the pandemic has added new challenges. 18Doors and Jewish& are teaming up to offer a workshop to help you lead with your values to create joyous and meaningful holidays, even if they look a little different this year.
Find out more »Food for Thought: Interfaith Couples in Conversation – Online – Nevada
Turkey, ham or brisket? Stuffing or latkes? Let's talk about how diverse food memories in interfaith relationships shape our visions for the "perfect holiday meals" as we celebrate the winter holidays together.
Find out more »Unlocking the December Holidays – For Couples with Young Kids/Thinking About Kids – Online
Join 18Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellow Rabbi Danny Weiner and other interfaith couples with and without kids, to learn about Hanukkah and how to make it meaningful. We’ll also create a safe and non-judgmental space to discuss the challenges and blessings of navigating the December holidays as an interfaith couple.
Find out more »Hanukkah at Home: Chocolate Coin Making for Kids – Online
There are so many delicious foods associated with Hanukkah, and they're fun not just to eat, but to make as well. You and your young children are invited to join us during Hanukkah for the fun and easy activity of making chocolate gelt (chocolate coins).
Find out more »Our Year of Firsts – December Virtual Discussion – Online
Explore the deeper meaning behind Jewish holidays, create new traditions together and meet other couples. Open to all engaged or newly married couples who are interfaith* (intercultural, dual faith, Jew-ish, etc.).
Find out more »January 2021
Ending Shabbat With Havdalah: A Light In The Darkness – Online
However you may or may not celebrate Shabbat, acknowledging the end of Shabbat and the transition to the week ahead with a Havdalah service can be very powerful. Join Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs to discuss how you can celebrate Havdalah in a meaningful way in your interfaith relationship, and conclude with a Havdalah service.
Find out more »Couples and Conversation – Online
Being part of an interfaith couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This online four session workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. Intended for seriously dating, engaged and newly married couples.
Find out more »Ready, Set, Bake! A virtual cookie class for Tu Bishvat
Join 18Doors Boston and chef and dietician extraordinaire Micah Sivah to make delicious “everything cookies,” inspired by the upcoming Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat! This event is for interfaith couples in their 20s/30s.
Find out more »Family Seder for Tu Bishvat (Jewish Earth Day) – Online
Jewish interfaith families are invited to join 18Doors and Jewish& for a musical, fun, engaging family seder for the environmental Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat! We will eat fruits associated with the holiday, connect with the Jewish time of year and sing together to celebrate the birthday of the trees. No prior knowledge necessary.
Find out more »Celebrate Jewish Earth Day with Food – Online
Tu Bishvat is a Jewish holiday when we celebrate the birthday of the trees. It's an opportunity to strengthen our connection to the environment and is a very accessible holiday for people of all backgrounds. Join us for a creative, interactive, spiritual Tu Bishvat seder (ceremonial meal).
Find out more »February 2021
Couples and Conversation – Online
Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself 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. It is intended for seriously dating, engaged and newly married Jewish/interfaith couples.
Find out more »Not What I Expected: Jewish Interfaith Grandparenting – Online
Is grandparenting in an interfaith family a little—or a lot—different from what you expected? This will be a safe space where you can discuss your experience of having children/grandchildren in interfaith families.
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