Rabbi Hannah Kapnik Ashar at Kohelet congregation

Rabbi Hannah Kapnik Ashar at Kohelet congregation

HANNAH KAPNIK SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE

Hannah’s Fall participation with Kohelet will continue on November 9th, as she will lead davening that morning.  A Kosher meal will be provided following the service.  Child programming will also be led that morning by Eliana Hettleman and friends of hers from BBYO.  Please come early as Hannah and her friends set a beautiful tone right from the outset, at 9:00am.

Hannah will also be starting her 6 part learning series with us that same afternoon, following lunch.  The class is called “Ancestors, Powers, and Holiness”: The First Three Blessings of the Amidah as Poetry. 

What becomes possible when we know the intention of the poets who crafted our liturgy? Join us as we look at the poetry of the first three blessings of the Amidah – the central Jewish prayer.

We will explore the contemporary liturgy, ancient versions of it, and the referenced biblical intertexts – the biblical stories and concepts invoked – to deepen our connection with prayer and its purpose. After exploring the text and context of each blessing, we will each craft our own prayer pages, making art alongside the text of the blessing.  Dates for the subsequent classes will be November 22, December 6, December 20, January 10, and January 31st.  All of those latter classes will be on Fridays from 12-1:15.

We will also be having a Friday night service with Hannah on December 13th.  Again, this will be combined with child programming and a Kosher meal.

Please also put on your calendars the date for Hannah’s last service leadership with us, on Friday night January 31st.

Please RSVP to attend: Daniel Hettleman at danielhettleman@gmail.com

Link: https://torahispower.org/content/kohelet/RabbiHannahKapnikInKohelet.pdf