Past Events
Creation and Creativity: Opening Reception and Artist Talk with Paula Brody
The Mayyim Hayyim Gallery is proud to present: Creation and Creativity Mixed-media painting and collage by Paula Brody Paula Brody’s deep connection to the beauty of the natural world will fill the Mayyim Hayyim Gallery with joyful and spontaneous works full of color and movement. One of Mayyim Hayyim’s founders, a long-time board member and […]
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Continuing Education for Mikveh Guides: Chevruta Learning through Project Zug
Mayyim Hayyim has partnered with Project Zug to offer our volunteer Mikveh Guides an opportunity for chevruta (paired) learning with other Mikveh Guides. Volunteer Mikveh Guides may choose from the following three Project Zug online courses. Once you’ve made your selection, fill out the form below. We’ll write to you with your chevruta assignment and […]
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Rising Tide Summer Gathering
Get your seat at the table to shape the future of mikveh! Build community and gain practical knowledge, tools, and resources for running a mikveh, supporting staff, fundraising, marketing, and so much more. Registration deadline July 13; early bird rates end July 1.
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Knocking at our Hearts
Mayyim Hayyim and leading voice in Jewish music, Joey Weisenberg, invite you to the 4th annual Knocking at Our Hearts. Prepare your whole self – body and soul – for the High Holidays with the transcendental power of the niggun (wordless melody). Enjoy a community-wide song-learning workshop, space for reflection and teshuva (return, repentance), and […]
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Embodied Spiritual Practice with Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson
Join us for Rising Tide’s first-ever webinar with renown author, professor, and LGBTQ+ activist Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson to explore embodied Jewish practice and marking transition at the mikveh. We will send all registrants the link to participate prior to the webinar. Registration for this program is now closed. Click here to view our Events page to see upcoming […]
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To the Letter: Aleph – Z: Opening Reception & Artist Talk
The Gallery @ Mayyim Hayyim is proud to present: To the Letter: Aleph – Z Works by Ariel Burger & Matthew Carter The people of the book are also the people of the alphabets. From the very first scroll, Hebrew letters have been a source of scholarship, debate, and creativity. Roman letters have given shape […]
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Beneath the Surface – Fall 2018
Explore… the special moments and rituals that bind us together as individuals and families Learn… about Jewish rituals that help us give special meaning to our lives Share… your hopes and dreams for each other and for your relationships Create… your own personal ritual to celebrate this important moment together as mother and daughter Beneath […]
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Beyond the Huppah
Creating the Jewish Marriage You Want Join us for Mayyim Hayyim’s five-session seminar for partnered, engaged, and recently married couples that will provide tools to solidify a strong relationship and explore different ways of creating a Jewish home. LGBTQ+ and interfaith couples welcome. Discussion Topics Include Communication and Coupledom How do we argue productively? How do […]
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Niddah and Queer Experience
For many queer and trans folks, talking about our bodies can be complicated; even more so in the framework of Jewish practices around menstruation. Join us for study and conversation about niddah (the practice of abstaining from sexual intimacy around the time of menstruation) within the context of queer relationships and bodies. We’ll talk about […]
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Texture and Line: Opening Reception and Artist Talk
The Gallery @ Mayyim Hayyim is proud to present: Texture and Line Works by Adrienne Shishko and Carol Baum Painted canvas that appears three-dimensional. “Paintings” woven out of fabric scraps. Different in many ways, Carol Baum’s paintings and Adrienne Shishko’s fabrications ask your eye to “feel” what you’re seeing. Adrienne Shishko works primarily with recycled materials in […]
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Now What: A Post-Conversion Program for New Jews
Your conversion class was just the beginning. These five sessions will deepen your understanding of Shabbat, tzedakah (righteous giving), keeping kosher, Jewish prayer, and more. Explore Jewish practices through experiential learning in an open and welcoming environment. Enjoy learning alongside those who have been on a similar path. Partners are encouraged to register. Though the […]
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Fertility Journeys: A Training for Clinicians, Clergy, and Lay Leaders
In partnership with Uprooted: A Jewish Communal Response to Fertility Journeys, Mayyim Hayyim presents a training for professionals and lay leaders supporting members of the Jewish community on fertility journeys. Uprooted’s successful workshop series, Holding Hannah’s Hand, offers valuable knowledge and skills from experts in the fields of mental health, pastoral counseling, and reproductive health. […]
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