The best place to stay up to date on all events and programming at JSS! This calendar is always up to date and includes all the information you need to get involved.

Nov
1
Fri
Shabbat at Capitol Lakes
Nov 1 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Please join your neighbors, volunteers and Jewish Social Services staff for candle lighting, challah, wine, songs and discussion to usher in Shabbat.

Nov
15
Fri
Shabbat at Oakwood Village
Nov 15 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Please join your neighbors, volunteers and Jewish Social Services staff for candle lighting, challah, wine, songs and discussion to usher in Shabbat.

Nov
17
Sun
Jewish Wisdom for Contemporary Life with Rabbi Eric Weiss
Nov 17 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Explore Jewish Wisdom for Contemporary Life with a Modern Jewish Sage
Rabbi Eric Weiss of the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center in
San Francisco

Rabbi Weiss is a Jewish leader of national stature. As author, educator, clinical pastoral education supervisor, and media personality, he seeks to apply of the power of Jewish traditions and wisdom to the modern experience of being human. Rabbi Weiss teaches us how to seek answers to the “big” questions that arise when we (or those we love) face life’s biggest challenges and changes.

Rabbi Weiss enables those who seek to embrace every aspect of being alive—even the most difficult—as a chance to grow in wisdom, and to connect with your Jewish heritage in a new way. You are sure to find his warmth and sensitivity both inspiring and comforting.

RSVP required.

$12.00 fee* includes full vegetarian buffet brunch and a copy of Rabbi Weiss’s book Mishkan R’fuah: Where Healing Resides (CCAR Press 2013)

*All are welcome. Fee reductions and transportation are available. Call 608-442-4060 or email christina@jssmadison.org)

Sponsored by Tim and Kathy Mazur

Dec
6
Fri
Shabbat at Capitol Lakes
Dec 6 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Please join your neighbors, volunteers and Jewish Social Services staff for candle lighting, challah, wine, songs and discussion to usher in Shabbat.

Dec
13
Fri
Shabbat at Attic Angel Place
Dec 13 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Please join your neighbors, volunteers and Jewish Social Services staff for candle lighting, challah, wine, songs and discussion to usher in Shabbat.

Dec
20
Fri
Shabbat at Oakwood Village
Dec 20 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Please join your neighbors, volunteers and Jewish Social Services staff for candle lighting, challah, wine, songs and discussion to usher in Shabbat.

Jan
17
Fri
Shabbat at Oakwood Village
Jan 17 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Please join your neighbors, volunteers and Jewish Social Services staff for candle lighting, challah, wine, songs and discussion to usher in Shabbat.

Feb
7
Fri
Shabbat at Capitol Lakes
Feb 7 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Please join your neighbors, volunteers and Jewish Social Services staff for candle lighting, challah, wine, songs and discussion to usher in Shabbat.

Feb
9
Sun
Liesl M. Blockstein Memorial Lecture
Feb 9 @ 9:45 am – 11:00 am

Topic: Antisemitism on the College Campus: Executive Orders, Free Speech, Inclusivity, Exclusivity and Safe Space

Featuring: Rabbi Andrea Steinberger

Rabbi Steinberger serves at the Hillel at the University of Wisconsin. Since 1999 she has provided opportunities for students on the UW campus to explore spiritual practices, experience Jewish learning, ask difficult questions and come together for Shabbat and holidays.

Rabbi Steinberger will talk about recent campus culture – here in Wisconsin and internationally. She will address what has changed in the campus dialogue and awareness – about the Holocaust, the State of Israel, and cultural norms, from one generation to another.

Feb
21
Fri
Shabbat at Oakwood Village
Feb 21 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Please join your neighbors, volunteers and Jewish Social Services staff for candle lighting, challah, wine, songs and discussion to usher in Shabbat.