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SUMMARY:Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Rabbi Leah Berkowitz
DESCRIPTION:The Miriam &amp\; Moses Center for Pluralistic Adult Jewish Lea
 rning \npresents\nScholar-in-Residence Rabbi Leah Berkowitz\nRabbi Leah Be
 rkowitz joins us for a special Shabbat weekend.&nbsp\;\nFRIDAY\, MARCH 21\
 n5:30 p.m. Congregational Dinner\nJoin us for a delicious Shabbat dinner f
 rom our own in-house caterer\, W Kosher Events.&nbsp\;\nClick here to regi
 ster.\n7 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service with Rabbi Leah Berkowitz\nDrawing on t
 he wisdom of Jewish tradition and her own work in the field of creative mi
 drash\, Rabbi Berkowitz will discuss how storytelling plays an important r
 ole in building a vibrant\, sacred community.&nbsp\;\nSATURDAY\, MARCH 22\
 n9:15 a.m. Torah Study with Rabbi Berkowitz\nIn a study of the weekly Tora
 h Portion\, Rabbi Berkowitz will engage attendees in conversation about ho
 w we create sacred spaces and what we want-and don't want-to include in th
 em. Inspired by midrashi about the building of the Tabernacle in the wilde
 rness\, she will invite paricipants to think about what we take from us fr
 om the past as we move forward.\n10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service&nbsp\;
 \nLunch to follow\nClick here to register for lunch.\n4 p.m. Havdalah &amp
 \; Learn with Rabbi Berkowitz: "The Rabbi in the Attic"\nThe character of 
 the rabbi has long been a source of wisdom and humor in Jewish storytellin
 g. Rabbis appear in books and on-screen as detectives\, social justice war
 riors\, overworked community leaders\, and romantic leads. They can be men
  with or without beards\, as well as women\, people of color\, and members
  of the LGBTQ+ community. This exploration of modern rabbinical characters
  in fiction and film will examine what changing portrayals of the rabbi ca
 n tell us about our communities and ourselves.\nSUNDAY\, MARCH 23\n9:30 a.
 m. The Kehillah Project with Rabbi Berkowitz\nRabbi Leah Rachel Berkowitz 
 will lead the discussion\, sharing her expertise in the stories of heroic 
 women in the Bible\, writing creative midrash\, exploring modern Jewish li
 terature\, storytelling live\, teaching prayer\, and creating meaningful w
 orship and life-cycle experiences.\n&nbsp\;\n&nbsp\;\n&nbsp\;\n&nbsp\;
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