Jewish Wisdom Discussion Series IN-PERSON AT DOROT

**Please note by registering, you do so for all four sessions. Please come for one or all sessions. The dates for all four weekly sessions are as follows:

Wednesdays: October 22nd & 29th and November 5th &12th at 11:00am - 12:30pm

Join us for an in-person discussion group inspired by the animated series, Jewish Food For Thought, by Hanan Harchol. The series explores Jewish wisdom on topics such as kindness, awe, forgiveness, and gratitude through thought-provoking animated conversations between Harchol and his parents. Each session will begin with an animated short, followed by an interactive facilitated discussion. No prior knowledge of Jewish texts is needed. Come for one session – or join us for all four!

Four Wednesdays at DOROT, 11-12:30 pm

October 22nd – Kindness

October 29th – Awe

November 5th – Forgiveness

November 12th – Gratitude

Karen Radkowsky has been leading chavruta programs (peer-to-peer Jewish learning) for over 15 years. A lifelong Jewish learner, she studied at Pardes and the Hartman Institute. Karen is a co-founder and current co-president of Limmud New York, as well as a former board member and past president of DOROT.

DOROT is a non-profit social service agency that provides life-enhancing programs and services for adults 60 and older to help them live independently as valued members of the community.

ACCESSIBILITY

Please reach out to dorotprograms@dorotusa.org with any accessibility questions or requests.

PROTOCOLS FOR ATTENDING IN-PERSON PROGRAMS AT DOROT

DOROT has no general vaccination or mask requirements in place for older adults and volunteers participating in programs at this time.

Vaccination

For the safety of our community, DOROT strongly recommends that everyone be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, and annually against the flu. DOROT requires all employees to be fully vaccinated.

Masks

Masking is optional for older adults, volunteers and staff in DOROT’s onsite or community programs.

Individuals who have had direct exposure to COVID-19 in the last 10 days or have recently tested positive for COVID-19 and are in days 6-10 of infection, may participate in in-person programs only if they have no symptoms and follow CDC guidelines to wear a mask. You can access the CDC’s Isolation and Exposure Calculator at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html

When Individuals Should Not Participate in DOROT’s In-Person Activities

The DOROT community’s wellbeing continues to be our top priority. Older adults, volunteers and DOROT staff should cancel their plans to come to DOROT or participate in any in-person scheduled activity, if they:

1. Have tested positive in the past 5 days for COVID-19.
2. Are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 or other illnesses or are generally not feeling well.

DOROT continuously seeks the guidance of medical professionals and authorities and will adapt our protocols as the public health environment changes.

If you test positive for COVID-19 within 48 hours of participating in a program at DOROT, please reach out to your DOROT program contact. This is for informational purposes only. You may return in person programs after a 5-days and no longer symptomatic.

Thank you for helping us maintain the wellbeing of our DOROT community. This information and other protocols related to COVID-19 can be found on our website using the link here .