Upcoming Events and Classes
Father, Abba, Tatti Circle: How We Dad (Monthly)
Join Rabbi Getzel and other dads for a feminist and anti-racist exploration of what it means to raise young children today. This cycle we will be focusing on our relationships with our children — how to practice love, envision our role as father, explore intimacy with our children, and what it means to teach and role-model. Through a combination of reflection on modern and ancient Jewish wisdom, self-reflection, and a good amount of group process, fathers will explore together questions of identity and spirituality. By the end of this course, we will all have made new friends, have a clearer sense of how Jewish identity intersects with parenting and develop strategies for becoming a better father and partner.
Enthusiastically open to all regardless of Jewish education, Hebrew background, interfaith status, or queer identity.
Father, Abba, Tatti Circle 2023 (Monthly)
Join Rabbi Getzel Davis and Boston-based dads for a feminist and anti-racist exploration of what it means to raise young Jewish children today. This cycle we will be focusing on our relationships with our partners — how to practice love, negotiate careers, intimacy, and aging parents up against the incredible work of being a dad. Through a combination of reflection on modern and ancient Jewish wisdom, and conversation, fathers will explore questions of identity and spirituality. By the end of this course, we will have a clearer sense of how Jewish identity and upbringing intersect with our parenting and develop strategies for becoming a better father and partner. Enthusiastically open to all regardless of Jewish education, Hebrew background, interfaith status, or queer identity.
Father, Abba, Tatti Circle: L’Dor V’Dor (Monthly)
Join Rabbi Getzel and other dads for a feminist, and anti-racist, exploration of what it means to raise young children today. This cycle we will be focusing on our relationships with our families of origin—going deep on how we choose what to replicate and what not from our own upbringing. Through a combination of reflection on modern and ancient Jewish wisdom, self-reflection, and a good amount of group process, fathers will explore together questions of identity and spirituality. By the end of this course, we will all have made new friends, have a clearer sense of how Jewish identity intersects with parenting, and develop strategies for becoming a better father and partner. Enthusiastically open to all regardless of Jewish education, Hebrew background, interfaith status, or queer identity.
Sundays once a month at 8pm EST, online.
Take A Breath: Jewish Meditation Parenting Mini-Retreat
Caring for children is demanding, rewarding, and vital work. As we draw on our inner resources to do this work, we often feel the need to fill the tanks of our inner reservoirs by going on focused mindfulness or meditation retreats. But because we’re also watching kids, we can’t!
This virtual, live half-day meditation retreat is specifically designed for caregivers and parents who want to learn to meditate or deepen their practice in a supportive and accessible space. In addition to periods of silent sitting meditation, instruction on the retreat will bring the wisdom and power of Jewish mindfulness to the everyday needs of parents. We will explore feelings of being enough, being both resentful of and obsessed with the children in our care, the role of acceptance and grief in our caregiving, and finding the miraculous in our lives.
Father, Abba, Tatti Circle 2022 (Monthly)
Join with dads from the Greater Boston area for a Jewish, feminist, and anti-racist, exploration of what it means to raise young children in America today. Through a combination of reflection on modern and ancient Jewish wisdom, self -reflection, and a good amount of group process, fathers will explore together questions of identity and spirituality. By the end of this course, we will all have made new friends, have a clearer sense of how Jewish identity intersects with parenting, and develop strategies for becoming a better father and partner. Enthusiastically open to all regardless of Jewish education, Hebrew background, interfaith status, or queer identity.
Sundays once a month at 8pm EST, online.
Father, Abba, Tatti Circle (Monthly)
Join with dads from the Greater Boston area for a Jewish, feminist, and anti-racist, exploration of what it means to raise young children in America today. Through a combination of reflection on modern and ancient Jewish wisdom, self -reflection, and a good amount of group process, fathers will explore together questions of identity and spirituality. By the end of this course, we will all have made new friends, have a clearer sense of how Jewish identity intersects with parenting, and develop strategies for becoming a better father and partner. Enthusiastically open to all regardless of Jewish education, Hebrew background, interfaith status, or queer identity.
Sundays once a month at 8pm EST, online.
Parenting Through a Jewish Lens (6-class series)
In Parenting Through a Jewish Lens, join together with other parents of young children to explore how Jewish values, traditions and wisdom can support us as we navigate our parenting journeys. Engage in meaningful discussions around Jewish text study that build community and friendships in a safe space for sharing the ups and downs of parenting, especially during these challenging times.
Sundays once a month, 8:30pm-10pm, online
Parenting Through a Jewish Lens (6-class series)
Online Sundays: July 12th-Aug 16th from 8:30pm-10:00pm
In Parenting Through a Jewish Lens, join together with other parents of young children to explore how Jewish values, traditions and wisdom can support us as we navigate our parenting journeys. Engage in meaningful discussions around Jewish text study that build community and friendships in a safe space for sharing the ups and downs of parenting, especially during these challenging times.
Cost: $95/person, $155/couple. Financial assistance available.
