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Mussar is an approach of self-awareness, and personal development that is grounded in deep reflection on Jewish texts and on spiritual practices that guide us toward greater control over our thinking and behaviors.

Free and open to the community

In partnership with Congregation Shaarie Torah

Concert pianist, David Rothman, is a virtuoso when it comes to performing the complete great works of piano repertoire. In 2002, he played from memory all the Beethoven sonatas in a period of five weeks. In 2015, he performed the complete works of Frédéric Chopin.  With accompanist, Michael Barnes, he has also played twelve concertos, including the Brahms Concerto #2 and Schumann Concerto in A minor.

Now David Rothman tackles all of the piano sonatas of the great Classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

David Rothman was born in Toronto, Canada in 1962.  When he was two, his family moved to Los Angeles. At 6, Mr. Rothman began to study piano, and at ten, he was accepted into the Menuhin School in England. Nadia Boulanger was among the panel who accepted Mr. Rothman into the school. At 17, he was accepted into the Curtis Institute where he studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski.

Register: oregonjcc.org/pianoseries

SALLAH – Brace yourself for Sallah, a film that in 1964 put actor Topol in the permanent spotlight and made Israel a contender in world cinema. In 1949, a Middle Eastern Jewish family moves to a settlement camp in Israel The patriarch of the family discovers Israeli bureaucracy and socialist values and fights kibbutz leaders and government officials. This hilarious comical satire ran a record nine months in New York theatres and received the Film Distributors Award
Hebrew language, 110 minutes, Produced by Menahem Golan. Speaker: Charles Levy

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.

Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

Registeration code: CG202

Judaism; Essential Spiritual Practices, Rituals and Ethics Class

Rabbi David Zaslow, Cyrise Beatty Schachter, Rabbi Sue Morningstar and guest teachers present an eleven-week series of classes at the Havurah Synagogue – Judaism; Essential Spiritual Practices, Rituals and Ethics. Classes will be held beginning on Thursday, February 1 from 5-6 PM for eleven weeks. Online streaming is available for those who are unable to attend at this time – a code will be given upon registration. Pre-registration is required by calling 541-488-7716. Class fee is $50-$90 sliding scale. Please call for more info. The Havurah is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland.

Author of Threads of the Convenant, Harley Sachs will share his collection of 21 short stories about Jewish life in small town America centering about two main characters, David Katz, the only Jewish boy in Red Jacket, and Richard Goldman, the only Jewish professor at Copper Country Community College. Each story depicts another aspect of what it means to be a Jew in a small town as each character comes to realize his own identity.  

Register: oregonjcc.org/shortstories

Please join Congregation Shaarie Torah for a special Shabbat morning service. At this service, we will include new melodies, explore the service with some reflections on the prayers themselves, and chant according to the Triennial cycle of Torah readings.  It will be a mix of the beautiful and familiar traditional Shabbat morning service and new ideas and energy.  This service meets in the Chapel downstairs on the third Saturday of the month.

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

1st and 3rd Shabbat every month at 10:00am

Meet in the MAIN service (Stampfer Chapel or Main Sanctuary) for the beginning of the Torah service, and then come out with your friends for a fun and active lesson on the Torah portion (parsha) of the week. Return to the service to help lead Adon Olam, and join the community for lunch!