Artie Dam is living a double life. He spends his days teaching history to eleventh graders, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a kind word to those who need it most. He goes to holiday parties with his wife of three decades, makes small talk with neighbors, and, on weekends, takes Continue Reading »
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Leo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he's still alive. But it wasn't always like this: in the Polish village of his youth, he fell in love and wrote a book...Sixty years later and half a world away, fourteen-year-old Alma, who was named after a character in that book, Continue Reading »
In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they were self-made mystics and gifted storytellers and humble peddlers who dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains Continue Reading »
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is a 2025 debut epistolary novel that tells the life story of Sybil Van Antwerp, a retired lawyer in her seventies, through her letters and emails. The book explores themes of aging, forgiveness, and memory as Sybil writes to friends, family, and even strangers, while confronting a painful event from Continue Reading »
The God of Small Things is Arundhati Roy's 1997 Booker Prize-winning debut novel, a lyrical and complex family saga set in Kerala, India, that explores forbidden love, casteism, and the impact of colonialism through the story of fraternal twins Estha and Rahel. The non-linear narrative, praised for its unique prose, follows the twins as they Continue Reading »
Who was Herod the Great? Was he Herod the Great, Herod the Crazy, or Herod the Tyrant? We will delve into his life, including some of his major accomplishments along with his flawed character.
Come join other CHJ women to talk about a topic to be chosen at the meeting. It's a great way to get to know one another. Venue to be advised. Please watch the listserv . RSVP: rcfnpl2@gmail.com
Angela Buchdahl has gone from outsider to officiant, from feeling estranged to feeling embraced—and she's emerged with a deep conviction that we are all bound to a larger whole and mission. She has written a book that is both memoir and spiritual guide for everyday living, which is exactly what so many of us Continue Reading »
Come join other CHJ women to talk about a topic to be chosen at the meeting. It's a great way to get to know one another. Venue to be advised. Please watch the listserv . RSVP: rcfnpl2@gmail.com
Tu Bishvat Seder and Pot-Luck Luncheon Join us for a joyful Seder and Pot Luck Luncheon with guitarist David Sasso. Eat traditional foods provided by CHJ and enjoy different flavors (pot luck lunch) and Celebrate the New Year of Trees What: Humanistic TuBishvat Seder & Pot Luck Luncheon Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026 Time: 12:00 Continue Reading »