Women's circle
Challah bakes, a monthly Rosh Chodesh evening, and a group of women who show up for each other — with meals when a baby comes and a phone call when a week is hard. Led by the Rebbetzin.
The women's circle began in 2013 with six women and a bag of flour in the Rebbetzin's kitchen. Today it's eighty women on the list, a monthly evening that sells out, and a meal train that has fed every new mother and every mourning family in the community since.
What the circle does
Rosh Chodesh evenings
The new Jewish month, marked with a speaker, a workshop or a cooking class — and dessert.
Challah bakes
We knead, braid and say the blessing on separating challah together. Everyone takes two loaves home.
The meal train
Dinners for families with a new baby, a hospital stay or a loss. Sign up to cook, or to receive.
Learning for women
A Wednesday morning class on the weekly portion, from a woman's point of view.
Women's circle questions
Who can come?
Every Jewish woman, of any age, background or level of observance. Bring a friend.
Do I need to know how to bake?
No. Half the room has never braided a challah. You'll leave with two loaves you made.
What does an evening cost?
Most evenings are $18, which covers ingredients. The event page says what applies.
More programs
Other ways to be part of the community.
- Shabbat dinnersEvery Friday night, after a short service, we sit down to kiddush, fresh challah and a three-course home-cooked dinner. Forty people on a quiet week, a hundred on a holiday — and always a seat for one more.
- Jewish holidaysFrom the shofar on Rosh Hashanah to the last matzah ball of Passover, every holiday of the year happens here — services, meals, and something for the kids. You bring yourself; we'll bring the rest.
- Torah classes & Lunch and LearnA Tuesday evening class on the week's Torah portion, a Thursday Lunch and Learn downtown, and one-on-one study whenever you want it. No background needed — bring a question and leave with something to think about.