Ruach HaYam, in partnership with Congregation Am Tikva, invites you to our seventh annual full day Shabbat retreat for LGBTQ+ Jews and friends and family. November 16, 2019, from 9:30am to 7:30pm at Congregation Eitz Chayim, 136 Magazine Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED PLEASE REGISTER HERE Eitz Chayim is 15 minutes walk from Central Square. There will be a parking consideration in effect so that you may park within a couple blocks of the synagogue. Eitz Chayim has a ramp entry and accessible and all gender bathrooms. Refresh your spirit and make new friends in this fabulous day… Join us for a Saturday morning Shabbat service followed by potluck lunch and learn. Bring your own thoughts on aish zarah. What is the reason for this strange, alien fire? For a preview of the parsha, look at a commentary by Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell. Header image Yoram Raanan – Nadav & Avihu Bring the Unauthorized Incense Offering. We convene at 10am in the cozy front parlor at Congregation Eitz Chayim, 136 Magazine Street in Cambridge. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share for the potluck. Due to a bat mitzvah taking place in the main sanctuary, kitchen space is… Ruach HaYam, in partnership with Congregation Am Tikva, invites you to our sixth annual full day Shabbat retreat for LGBTQ+ Jews and friends and family. November 10, 2018, from 9:30am to 7:30pm at Congregation Eitz Chayim, 136 Magazine Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED PLEASE REGISTER HERE Eitz Chayim is 15 minutes walk from Central Square. There will be a parking consideration in effect so that you may park within a couple blocks of the synagogue. Eitz Chayim has a ramp entry and accessible and all gender bathrooms. Refresh your spirit and make new friends in this fabulous day… Join Ruach HaYam on March 17, 2018, for a Saturday morning Shabbat service followed by potluck lunch and learn on the Jews of Ireland – in honor of St Patrick’s Day. Arrive at 9:30am to schmooze and help set up. Service will begin at 10am. For the potluck please bring veggie/dairy food and any experience you have regarding Irish Jews. This lunch and learn will be led by our Ruach HaYam partner and service leader, Marvin Kabakoff. Marvin graduated from Brandeis and received a Ph.D. in history from Washington University-St. Louis. He is recently retired as an archivist with the National Archives… Ruach HaYam, in partnership with Congregation Am Tikva, invites you to our fifth annual full day Shabbat retreat for LGBTQ Jews and friends and family. November 18, 2017, from 9:30am to 7:30pm at Congregation Eitz Chayim, 136 Magazine Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED PLEASE REGISTER HERE Ruach HaYam Facebook Subscribe to newsletter Eitz Chayim is 15 minutes walk from Central Square. There will be a parking consideration in effect so that you may park within a couple blocks of the synagogue. Eitz Chayim has a ramp entry and accessible and all gender bathrooms. Refresh your… Join Ruach HaYam on March 20, 2017, for a Saturday morning Shabbat service followed by potluck lunch and learn on Ruth. Get ready for Shavuot! Arrive at 9:30am to schmooze and help set up. Service will begin at 10am. For the potluck please bring veggie/dairy food and your ideas on Ruth. We worship without a mechitza, and with acoustic music only. We have our own siddur. Our services and study sessions are warm, meaningful, collaborative, lead to deepening of friendships, and are simply fabulous. Ruach HaYam, in partnership with Congregation Am Tikva, and with the co-sponsorship of Congregation Eitz Chayim and Keshet, invites you to our fourth annual full day Shabbat retreat for LGBTQ Jews and friends and family. November 12, 2016, from 9:30am to 7:30pm at Congregation Eitz Chayim, 136 Magazine Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. Eitz Chayim is 15 minutes walk from Central Square. There will be a parking consideration in effect so that you may park within a couple blocks of the synagogue. Eitz Chayim has a ramp entry and accessible and all gender bathrooms. The theme for this year is Go… Join Ruach HaYam on March 19, 2016, for a queer Saturday morning Shabbat service followed by potluck lunch and learn on Esther. Arrive at 9:30am to schmooze and help set up. Service will begin at 10am. We will hold services at Congregation Eitz Chayim, 136 Magazine Street, Cambridge, MA. Please RSVP here and let us know if you would like to read from the Torah, give a dvar on Parashat Vayikra, or bring in your own comments on Esther to study over lunch, For the potluck please bring veggie/dairy food. We will not be heating food. Pre-packaged food should be… Ruach HaYam invites you to a full day Shabbat retreat for LGBTQ Jews and friends and family in Cambridge, MA Our theme for this year is “Full Spectrum Judaism: the Gift of the Rainbow” Refresh your spirit and make new friends in this fabulous day of egalitarian davening, creative and thoughtful workshops, and delicious kosher food! Ruach HaYam, in partnership with Congregation Am Tikva, and with the co-sponsorship of Congregation Eitz Chayim and Keshet, is presenting our third annual full day Shabbat retreat for LGBTQ Jews and friends and family. October 17, 2015, from 9:30am to 7:30pm at Congregation Eitz… Join Ruach HaYam for a queer Saturday morning Shabbat service and potluck lunch. Saturday, April 18 at 9:30am Congregation Eitz Chayim, 136 Magazine Street, Cambridge, MA. Celebrate the coming of Spring and study parashat Shimini. For the potluck bring cold veggie/dairy food. If brought in a package, food must be hechshered. Please register and let us know what you will be bringing. If you would like to read from the Torah let us know also. Sign up on facebook and leave a comment, or reply to this post. We will have a text study over lunch – brought to us…
Ruach HaYam Shabbat Retreat November 16, 2019
Shabbat Shmini Lunch and Learn (March 30, 2019)
Ruach HaYam Shabbat Retreat November 10, 2018
Shabbat ha-Lepre-cohen – Potluck Lunch and Learn: Jews in Ireland (March 17, 2018)
Ruach HaYam Shabbat Retreat November 18, 2017
Pre-Shavuot Shabbat and Potluck Lunch and Learn: RUTH (May 20, 2017)
Ruach HaYam Shabbat Retreat November 12, 2016
Pre-Purim Shabbat Morning and Potluck Lunch March 19, 2016
Ruach HaYam Shabbat Retreat October 17, 2015
Ruach HaYam Spring Shabbat Morning Service and Potluck
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