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Holding Fast-- Grounding in Nature

Date and Time: December 5, 2024 at 7pm

By Zoom



Jewish tradition offers us many ways to find strength and grounding in difficult times. Among them, our connection to the world around us can provide many opportunities for spiritual resilience. Join Rabbis Katy Allen and Josh Breindel for an opportunity to find meaning and refreshment in the Jewish tradition. Together, we'll sing niggunim (wordless melodies), explore texts (both ancient and modern), learn about Walking the Land: A Communal Grounding Program that JCAN is starting (see below), and explore additional ways we can find strength as we gather in community.


Rabbi Katy Allen received her rabbinic ordination from the Academy for Jewish Religion in Yonkers, NY, in 20005 and her board certification as a chaplain from Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains in 2010. She began her rabbinic work as a chaplain at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, and briefly served Temple Tifereth Israel in Winthrop, MA, before starting her outdoor congregation, Ma’yan Tikvah - A Wellspring of Hope, which now has a thriving outdoor children’s Jewish learning program, Y’ladim BaTeva. Allen is a co-founder of the Jewish Climate Action Network-MA and has considered much of her climate work to be eco-chaplaincy. She has also served as a hospice chaplain and has provided spirituality and nature programming at Open Spirit Center in Framingham, MA.








Rabbi Josh Breindel joined Congregation Beth El of Sudbury MA in 2018. Previously, he served nine years as rabbi of Temple Anshe Amunim (TAA) in Pittsfield, Mass. He earned a B.A. in philosophy with a minor in classics and a concentration in legal studies from Brandeis University. Settling in the Boston area, he served as education consultant at Kerem Shalom in Concord, core instructor for 11th-grade students at Prozdor of Hebrew College in Newton, and assistant director of education at Temple Shir Tikvah in Winchester. After completing master’s degrees in Jewish studies and Jewish education, he was ordained at Hebrew College in 2009.

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