All communities mark sacred time in special ways, and the Jewish community is no different. Jewish life relies heavily on rituals around life cycle moments, holidays, and every other day! In this warm and welcoming session, we’ll explore the background of Jewish baby namings, end-of-life customs, and everything in between. This session will build your confidence to participate in welcoming new children into the Jewish community, celebrating with families at a b-mitzvah, and supporting your colleagues and friends at times of loss. All questions are more than welcome.
Facilitated by
Sarah Ruderman Wilensky is the Director, Programs & Education at Honeycomb, part of the Jewish Funders Network, and on the Professional Learning Team at the Paradigm Project. Previously, she served as the Director of Organizational Partnerships at PJ Library, part of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Sarah has a background as an educator with expertise in child development, literacy, facilitation, and adult and family engagement. Earlier in her career, Sarah was the Jewish Educator at the JCCs of Greater Boston.
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In addition, Sarah has written for many online and print publications, including The Forward, JewishBoston.com, the Covenant Foundation’s SightLine, Parenting Through a Jewish Lens, 18Doors.com, and others; about Jewish Education, Jewish food, holidays, values, and parenting. Sarah is currently a Vice President of the Board of Trustees at Temple Shalom of Newton and the Treasurer of the Masstars. She has an undergraduate degree from Muhlenberg College in Musical Theater Performance and studied in the M.A.R.E. program at HUC-JIR. Sarah lives outside of Boston with her spouse, two children, and a dog, Bowie.