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Couples & Conversation™ is a 4-week workshop on building a life together as an interfaith* couple.

(*Intercultural, Dual-faith, Mixed Heritage, Jew-ish...)

 

Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This 4-week workshop facilitated by 18Doors rabbis offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together.

Couples are invited to participate if they are seriously dating, engaged or newly married, exploring the issue of religion/culture in their relationship, and:

• Want to explore questions about their life together, including: How can we honor both of our heritages? Can we raise our children in one religion while exposing them to the other one? How will we celebrate holidays and lifecycle events? How can we talk to parents and other relatives about issues related to our interfaith relationship?
• Want to discuss and begin to make decisions about their religious/spiritual/cultural life together with support from other couples and a non-judgmental facilitator
• Want guidance from a facilitator who has experience working with interfaith couples and helping them to address actual and potential challenges particular to them
• Want to get to know and develop relationships with other interfaith couples who are thinking about similar issues

Tuesdays Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 7-9pm on Zoom.

Please register once per couple. No one turned away for lack of funds - email LaurenS@mnjcc.org with any questions.

About the Facilitators:

Rabbi Ryan Leszner (he/him)

Ryan Leszner serves as the Assistant Rabbi and Director of Jewish Living and Learning at Congregation Darchei Noam in Toronto, Canada. He was ordained from the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in 2023. Ryan’s passion lies in providing educational musical experiences that connect people to Jewish wisdom, traditions, and communities. With a wealth of experience in youth education and worship, serving communities in Toronto, San Francisco, and Boston, he is committed to enriching the lives of learners, no matter their age. As an 18Doors fellow, Ryan is excited to further explore innovative ways to foster inclusive and meaningful Jewish connections for diverse communities.

 

Lauren Schreiber Sasaki (she/her)

Lauren is the Associate Director of Jewish Community Inclusion and Engagement at The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Center in downtown Toronto, and the founder of their Jewish& program, which seeks to explicitly gather and support multi-faith, multicultural and mixed heritage Jewish folks and families.

Available spots: Available

Price: $100.00 Taxes waived

Tags: Fall

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