In this session, we'll carry on the work and spirit of Tu Bishvat by being in the woods together, noticing and honoring the natural environment, singing, strolling and doing some Jewish learning about our tree friends! A shabbat afternoon offering for the whole family.

In this session, we'll do some Shabbat and some Torah and learning and projects. A good, lingering Shabbat morning for the whole family.

This time we learn about some of the secret meanings of Chanukah – what exactly is the miracle we're celebrating? And how can each of us be a light in dark places and dark times?

This Nitzanim event will roll right into the Ner Shalom Chanukah Party, which begins at 5:30, and includes music, candle-lighting (first night of Chanukah!!!), latkes, and a potluck dinner. 

Nitzanim families move off site to experience havdalah learning and ritual together.

In this opening getting-to-know you session, we will explore what it means to study and to learn. We – young people and grownups – will explore what we've learned in our lives, what we are in the process of learning now, what we still hope to learn, and what it all means to us.