RESILIENCE AND HOPE: JEWISH RITUAL INNOVATION AFTER OCTOBER 7TH

Presented by Rabbi Vanessa Ochs, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia Department of Religious Studies;
Rabbi Sally Priesand Visiting Professor Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion (2023-2024)

Immediately after October 7th, Jews worldwide were crafting new and complex ritual responses to what had happened and to efforts to secure the return of the hostages. In addition to clergy, the ritual “first responders” have included musicians, visual artists, poets, and other creatives. Individuals and groups have joined together to create poems, songs, and prayers, as well as communal projects such as Empty Shabbat Tables, Hostage Square outside of the Tel Aviv Museum, and solidarity missions to Israel, to name just a few.

Join Rabbi Vanessa Ochs, Ph.D., author of “Inventing Jewish Ritual,” to explore and honor this ongoing phenomenon.

Join us online or in person at Ohr Kodesh Congregation.
(8300 Meadowbrook Ln, Chevy Chase, MD 20815)

For questions or to request accommodations contact:

Rebecca Leavey
[email protected]