Nuances (Gvanim)

A Jewish Israeli Experience

The Nuances Program offers a place for learning experience on Jewish content and year cycle

Weekly Workshops and Classes – no registration necessary

  • Nava Tehila – How Comely is Praise – Community Study Hallfor Jewish Renewal

Parallel classes and workshops for your selection: Kabala, Jewish Ecology, diverse experimental workshops, and music

Tuesdays 19:30 – 22:00 In the Nature Museum area

Moderated by Rabbi Ruth Gan Kagan, Nahshon David Karmi, and guest teachers and artists

Discounted upon registration for a series of classes

  • Anticipating Shabbat – Discourses and Melodies about Sfat Emet

Studying Hassidic meditation on the weekly Torah portion centered on the Hassidic compilation Sfat Emet

Alternating Thursdays 21:30 – 23:00

Moderator: Gabi Strenger and Dr. Eli Holtzer

Discounted upon registration for a series of classes

  • Annual Programs – with advanced registration

Kicking Off the Week

Torah portion of the week via scrutiny of traditional and modern texts

Sundays 10:00 – 11:00

Moderator: Shai Gillis

  • Bet Midrash of Jewish Mysticism

Personal and group journey to secrets of Kabala and Hassidut via a modern viewpoint

Tuesdays 15:00 – 22:00

Moderated by Rabbi Ruth Gan Kagan and Avraham Leader

  • Think Tank for Jewish Ecology

Heavenly Jerusalem and Earthly Jerusalem: Theory and Practice

Tuesdays 15:00 – 22:00

Moderated by Hagit Maimon, Dr. Michael Kagan, and guest lecturers

  • The Meeting of Many Waters

Bet Midrash for women for the study of spiritual dialog

by delving into the essence of water in Jewish sources and experimenting with movement and contact

Wednesdays 9:00 – 13:00

Moderated by Tali A. Wertheim and Hagit Maimon

  • Meditation, Biblical Verse, and Creation: Writing Workshop

Writing amid reflections on the ‘Here and Now’ via meditating, reading, and listening to verses from the weekly portion

Wednesdays 10:30 – 22:30

Moderated by Avigail Antman, Ayelet Wirrer, and Dr. Itsik Herman

Community Experiences within the Annual Cycle

For participants from all persuasions

Shavu’ot Eve Study Hall

The No-no Before the Ninth

An evening of Study and Discussion for Tisha be’Av

Rosh Hodesh in the Orchard

Eco-Learning and Liturgical Poetry in the Communal Garden

Jerusalem Kabalat Shabbat al fresco

Hebrew Sabbath Party

Israeli Jewish Experience for all the Family

Musical Havdala and After-Shabbat Gathering