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It is usually on the first Friday of each month, but the upcoming November Shabbat will be on November 8.

Together we’ll sing, pray, meditate, socialize, eat and schmooze and welcome Shabbat with fellow Jews from the neighborhood.

🎀 This month's Shabbat is also celebrating the birth of Rabbi Menashe and & Leah's new daughter, Chava! Mazal tov! Join us to celebrate this wonderful blessing with them.

Friday November 8 at Hannah Senesh
5:45 Kabbalat Shabbat // 6:30 Shabbat Dinner

NEW weekly class exploring relevant and enriching ideas and life lessons from the Torah reading.

Using the Torah text as a springboard, the thought-provoking discussion will mine the richness of the text and its relevancy to our contemporary lives: its moral values, spiritual insights, and empowering life lessons.

TUESDAYS AT 8PM.

📣 The next ETHICS BREAKFAST is coming up on November 17 - with Jeffrey Hollender 📣

We'll be learning about and discussing corporate responsibility. What is our duty towards sustainability and the environment? Does Jewish wisdom match up to conventional contemporary perspectives?

We're excited to host Jeffrey Hollender - entrepreneur, author and professor - in conversation with Rabbi Menashe Wolf.

Join us on Sunday, Nov 17 at Bass & Bourbon for a gourmet breakfast and conversation!

🎟️ Register with the link in our bio and stories 🎟️
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WHO IS JEFFREY HOLLENDER?

JEFFREY HOLLENDER is co-founder and former CEO of Seventh Generation, which he built into a leading natural product brand known for its authenticity, transparency, and progressive business practices. Seventh Generation was sold to Unilever in 2016, Hollender remains on the Board of Directors.

Hollender is also the founder and former CEO of Sustain Natural, that developed and marketed sustainable feminine care products for women. In addition, he is an Adjunct Professor of sustainability and social entrepreneurship at the Stern Business School, New York University.

Hollender is also strategic advisor and former Board Chair of Greenpeace US; and the co-founder and former CEO of the American Sustainable Business Network, a coalition of business leaders committed to progressive public policy. In addition, he serves on the Boards of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, Aquavitea, Vermont Cheese Products and the Sustainability Advisory Board at Morgan Stanley.

He is the author of his seven books, including most recently, The Responsibility Revolution: How the Next Generation of Businesses Will Win and Planet Home.

The Schmooze is back!

After a break for the Holidays, we're getting back together tomorrow morning for elevated conversation and authentic connections.

Each week we gather for a discussion to share, listen and lean in to Jewish values that resonate for our moment. Over coffee and light bites, we connect with each other and explore wisdom that speaks to our modern world to help us navigate our lives with meaning.

Wednesday mornings at 9am.

Hakafot of Hope.

This year's Simchat Torah is unique. Despite all the pain, it's going to be filled with joy.

Join us on Thursday 6:30pm at Brooklearn, 380 Smith St.

📢 Simchat Torah Hakafot and Street Parade

Join Jews from across the neighborhood for a show of Jewish pride!

Dance and parade with us to celebrate the Torah and Jewish heritage and in honor of the hostages & in memory of the holy souls who have given their lives for our Jewish Nation.

🥪 Deli Dinner
🛍️ Goodie bags and flags for kids
🕺 Dancing with the Torah
✡️ Parade for Jewish pride

Thursday, October 23 at 6:30pm
Brooklearn, 380 Court St.

🔗 RSVP with link in bio 🔗

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🍋🌿 Some of the Lulav and Etrog movers and shakers at the Carroll Park Community Sukkah.

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We will dance for them. A special Simchat Torah honoring the first Yarzeit of the victims of October 7.

We’ll be celebrating Simchat Torah with Hakafot - dancing with the Torah - and a historic Torah parade through the streets of Carroll Gardens.

Join Jews from across the neighborhood for a show of Jewish pride! Dance and parade with us in honor of the hostages & in memory of the holy souls who have given their lives for our Jewish Nation.

Thursday, October 23 at 6:30pm
(Exact meeting point will be sent upon RSVP)

JEWISH SPARKS - SUKKOT BALLOON WORKSHOP

🎈Kids had so much fun learning about Sukkot with a fun and interactive balloon workshop.

We discussed all about the upcoming holiday and actually learned the craft of balloon sculpting - everyone shaped their own Lulav balloons with the 4 kinds!

🌿🍋 On Sukkot we shake the 4 species - each one representing a different kind of person. Shaking them together represents the value of every person and the power of unity.

🛖 We got a bonus - and Yossi the Balloon Guy made a Sukkah balloon as a hat!

Come by the Carroll Park Sukkah on Sunday morning for a fun community meet-up.

Stop by to say hi, have a bite in the Sukkah, shake the Lulav and something fun for the kids.

🗓️ Sunday, October 20 at 11am- 1pm
📍Carroll Park Sukkah

The Carrot Park Sukkah is coming back!

📣 Calling all 6th & 7th Grade girls 📣

🅱️Ⓜ️©️ BAT MITZVAH CLUB

The Bat Mitzvah Club is a group for girls in 6th and 7th grades and offers a meaningful, fun and enriching journey as they prepare for their Bat Mitzvah.

It is a monthly meetup with interactive lessons, high-quality projects, and meaningful discussions that cultivate a knowledge, understanding, and pride in the girls' journeys into young Jewish women - and culminates in a joint Bat Mitzvah ceremony showcasing their journey.

🚨 The first session is this Sunday!

Message us to find out more or check the link in our bio.

Join a community Sukkot dinner on the first night of Sukkot.

Enjoy a Sukkot dinner with friends and community under the stars and the embracing canopy of the Sukkah.

Wednesday, October 16 6:30pm at Hannah Senesh, 342 Smith St.

🔗 RSVP link in bio

Exactly a year ago, on October 7, Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie were celebrating Simchat Torah with relatives in Kibbutz Nahal Oz.

Early that Shabbat morning they were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and dragged to Gaza.

They spent 2 horrifying weeks in captivity before being the first hostages to be released.

Judith will be the guest speaker at our Brooklyn Community October 7 Memorial.

Join us on Monday, 10/7 to bear witness with Judith and hear her brave story of horror and hope, fear and faith.

👉 Oct7brooklyn.com

One year.
A lifetime has passed.
But time has stopped.

One people.
Millions of colors, stripes, and opinions.
A singular hope and prayer.

1200+ souls.
Each with a face, family and story.
All part of one nation.

One evening.
10/7/24.
Hundreds of Brooklyn Jews together.

To remember.
To sing.
To pray.
To hope.

Oct7brooklyn.com

🕯️OCTOBER 7 MEMORIAL

It’s hard to believe that it’s already a full year since the unimaginable events of last October 7.

We’re gathering tomorrow as a community to mark one year since the horrific attack of October 7 and remember the souls of the 1200+ people who were killed.

Please join the community at the Memorial Event for an evening of reflection and remembrance. We'll join together in prayer and song to pay tribute to the victims, pray for Israel and the hostages, and to strengthen each other.

🔗 RSVP LINK IN BIO 🔗

📣 We're honored to host Judith Raanan, released Hamas hostage, who will share her story of horror and hope, fear and faith.

On October 7, Judith and her daughter Natalie were celebrating Simchat Torah with relatives in Kibbutz Nahal Oz and were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists. They spent 2 horrifying weeks in Gaza before being the first hostages to be released.

Monday, October 7 at 7:00-8:30pm at CBJ, 401 9th St.

🔗 RSVP LINK IN BIO 🔗

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We are looking forward to welcoming you for the High Holidays!

Join our wonderful community for a welcoming and engaging High Holiday experience for the whole family. At Dirah, everyone is greeted with open arms, regardless of background, affiliation or experience.

There's no ticket fee or membership required - but if you haven't yet, please make your reservationsso we can be prepared accordingly.

🔗 RSVP LINK IN BIO 🔗

📣 It's the talk of town 📣

Join the wonderful community for a welcoming and engaging High Holiday experience for the whole family. At Dirah, everyone is greeted with open arms, regardless of background, affiliation or experience.

There's no ticket fee or membership required - but if you haven't yet, please make your reservations so we can be prepared accordingly.

📍 Hosted at Hannah Senesh School, 342 Smith St.

🔗 Reservation link in bio 🔗

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The Schmooze - Week 2

Join us this Wednesday at 9am for another morning of elevated conversation and authentic connections.

Over coffee and light bites, we connect with each other share, listen and lean in and explore wisdom that speaks to our modern world to help us navigate our lives with meaning.

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