Congregation Emanu El looks forward to welcoming Rabbi Nancy Wiener during the weekend of December 6 – 8, for the Rabbi Robert I. Kahn Scholar in Residence. Rabbi Nancy Weiner is the Founding Director of the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling at HUC-JIR.
Throughout the weekend, congregants are encouraged to join Rabbi Nancy Wiener at different opportunities while she covers a wide range of topics including women in the rabbinate, Moral Injury and Soul Repair, and her work as a chaplain.
Scholar in Residence Weekend with Rabbi Nancy Wiener
Friday, December 6
- 6:00 p.m., Kabbalat Shabbat with sermon by Rabbi Wiener – Genesis: The Book of Dreams
- 7:15 p.m., Community Shabbat dinner
The cost of dinner is $10 for Emanu El members & $15 for community members
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Saturday, December 7
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., Torah Study with Rabbi Wiener – “If…Adonai will be my God:” Are our promises/oaths conditional?
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- 10:30 a.m., Shabbat Morning Service with special d’var Torah by Rabbi Wiener – “And Jacob Left:” The complex act of leaving
Sunday, December 8
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., Adult Education Session – Understanding Moral Injury through stories in Genesis
Recent historic events in our nation and around the world have left many people feeling that the moral assumptions upon which they had always relied have been significantly challenged or destroyed, resulting in what some experts call moral injury. Moral injury is the harm that results from perpetrating, experiencing, or witnessing acts that transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations. Come learn with Rabbi Nancy Wiener, one of the leading Jewish thinkers on moral injury and pastoral care, and explore how stories in Genesis help us understand moral injury more deeply and envision possibilities for healing.
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Rabbi Nancy Wiener’s visit is supported by the Rozelle & Robert I. Kahn Scholar in Residence Fund.
