Interfaith Cincinnati

Dr. AJ Berkovitz How to Use the Psalms: Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Perspectives
2022-04-27 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Jews and Christians who lived in the ancient world did more than read and interpret they Bible. They lived it. In this lecture, we will explore the various ways in which Jews and Christians encountered the book of Psalms outside of the often-polemical context of biblical interpretation. We will “go on the ground” and explore various forms of pious practice into which both Jewish and Christian enmeshed the Psalms. We will also discuss how and why these patterns of religious expression often converge and then diverge, which will showcase the shared—but disputed—religious worlds that ancient Jews and early Christians inhabited.

Special Event with the Artist: From Darkness to Light Mosaics Inspired By Tragedy
2022-04-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Skirball Museum

Nature & Spirit Hikes
2022-04-22 12:30 - 14:00 | Mount St. John Nature Preserve, 4435 E. Patterson Road, Dayton, OH, 45430
Nature & Spirit hikes are new monthly opportunities for Friends of Marianist Environmental Education Center donors and volunteers to spend time with each other in the Mount St. John nature preserve with staff to build awareness of seasonal changes that inform our spiritual journey. We will heighten our observation skills, using all our senses to learn about – and from – the species in our larger Earth community and their Creator. We will learn and practice prayer and reflection techniques to nurture ourselves as stewards, peacemakers, and justice seekers.

We’ll gather in Lot C at Mount Saint John at 12:45 on the fourth Friday of each month unless otherwise noted on our website. Hikes will last 60-90 minutes. No registration is required, but we do ask you let us know you plan to attend by emailing info@meec.center by Wednesday prior.

Ecospirituality through the Eyes of an Artist – Part I
2022-04-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Presenter: Imogene Drummond, international artist, and filmmaker (New York)
In these presentations, Imogene Drummond will share how her growing awareness of our integral connection with the Universe influenced the development of her art in diverse media, including film, video installation, and an educational program that combines Self-worth, Creativity, and the Cosmos.
Imogene Drummond, M.F.A., M.S.W., A.C.S.W., is an internationally collected painter, award-winning filmmaker, artist/educator, and former psychotherapist. Her experience, talent, and vision converge in Art Sparks. Her article “Options for the Future”; is the closing piece in the thought-provoking anthology The Rule of Mars (KIT, 2006) which was endorsed by Pulitzer Prize-winning scientist and author Jared Diamond. Due to her painting expeditions around the world, Drummond was invited to join the Society of Woman Geographers whose membership includes explorers of ideas as well as geography, among them Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, and Jane Goodall.

#NoDeathPenaltyOH Southern Ohio Organizing Meeting
2022-04-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
If you would like to learn more and be part of the growing movement to abolish the death penalty, join the Southern Ohio Organizing Team meetings. There we discuss campaign updates and next actions.
Meetings every other Wednesday.
Zoom Link
For more information, reach out to Bekky at Bekky@IJPCcincinnati.org

The Buddhism and Ecology Summit: Living the dharma in a time of crisis
2022-04-18 - 2022-04-22
In honor of Earth Day 2022, Tricycle is bringing together leading Buddhist teachers, writers, and environmentalists for a donation-based weeklong virtual event series exploring what the dharma has to offer in a time of environmental crisis. This week’s events will explore three dimensions of the ecological crisis: the spiritual and psychological roots of the crisis, dealing with the difficult emotions that arise, and taking meaningful action.
Event replays will be made available to all registrants after the end of the summit.
This is a donation-based event. The suggested donation is $30.
Visit the event website to register.

Way of the Cross for Justice
2022-04-15 12:00 - 14:00
Join in this self-guided Good Friday pilgrimage connecting the suffering of Jesus with the suffering brought about by injustice in our day.
Friday April 15, 12:00 PM

Thank you to our partners:
Bellarmine Chapel
Christ Church Cathedral
Clifton United Methodist Church
Congregation of Divine Providence
God Space Community
Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC)

Questions? Allison@IJPCcincinnati.org or 513-864-5784

Race and Racism in Cincinnati: A 3-Part Docuseries – VIRTUAL SCREENING – Spring Session II
2022-04-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Virtual
Race and Racism in Cincinnati, a 3-part docuseries, is the telling of Cincinnati’s history from the racial margins, a history that is not often told in school curriculums or in mainstream (white) culture.
This video series shares a people’s history that places storytelling authority in the hands of common people, rather than political leaders or other figure or power who have crafted narratives to benefit their agenda.
This series features three separate hour-long videos that each tackle a different time span, starting from Cincinnati’s birth and bringing us to the present day. Each viewing will be followed by a discussion session.

Human Trafficking Public Education and Awareness Committee Meeting
2022-04-11 09:30 - 10:30
Join IJPC virtually at the Anti-Human Trafficking Public Education and Awareness (PEA) committee meeting. The PEA committee is part of End Slavery Cincinnati’s Coalition to end trafficking.
RSVP for Zoom link peacommittee.esc@gmail.com

Our Shared Story: Celebrating 200 years of Jewish history
2022-04-08 10:00 - 17:00
Jewish influences in Cincinnati have shaped our food, medicine, arts institutions, social justice movements, how we enjoy sports and more. Our Shared Story: 200 Years of Jewish Cincinnati is celebrating the lasting influences of Cincinnati’s Jewish community on the city we know today.
Meet the ordinary and extraordinary individuals whose innovation, persistence and creativity founded organizations, businesses and movements that shape our region today. Explore what “home” means, see how Cincinnati has influenced other communities worldwide and discover echoes of your own family’s immigrant and migrant experiences in these vibrant histories.
Discover, or rediscover, the stories of Rabbis Isaac M. Wise and Eliezer Silver, Albert Sabin and Henry Heimlich, the Krohns, Aronoffs and Rosenthals and the birth of Jewish Hospital, Big Brothers, Big Sisters and more. Learn about the traditions behind yarmulkes, dreidels and menorahs and the Jewish connection to baseball’s favorite phrase “going, going, gone!”

Fleeing for Freedom Panel Discussion
2022-04-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Mary Seat of Wisdom Chapel, Villa Madonna Dr., Crestview Hills, KY, 41017, United States

HOLY SPARKS Celebrating Fifty Years of Women in the Rabbinate
2022-04-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Virtual
Thursday, April 7
Reception and Viewing of the Exhibition: 6:30 — 8:30 pm ET
Program: 6:30 pm — 7:30 pm ET
“The First Four” Women Rabbis in Conversation:
Rabbi Sally Priesand ’72, Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso ’74,
Rabbi Amy Eilberg ’85, and Rabba Sara Hurwitz ’09;
moderated by Rabbi Andrea Weiss, Ph.D.,’93
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Provost
Reflections by Rabbi Amy Perlin ’82 and President Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D.
Performance by The Braid of an excerpt
from the play “Stories from the Fringe,”
about 18 pioneering women rabbis revealing their journeys

Stories from the Fringe
2022-04-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Virtual
A Play About
18 Pioneering Women Rabbis
Revealing Their Journeys
Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 pm ET
In-Person at HUC or Simultaneous Livestream
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
One West Fourth Street, NYC
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition
“Holy Sparks: Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Rabbinate”
Pre-performance viewing of the exhibition at 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET
A play performed by Geoffrey Cantor, Lisa Cirincione,Rosie Moss, and Kate Zentall (pictured below from left to right).

#NoDeathPenaltyOH Southern Ohio Organizing Meeting
2022-04-06 19:00 - 20:00

Strong Women of the Bible Series
2022-04-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
In the entire Jewish Bible (Tanach) only fifty women are mentioned by name, and they “speak” less than 1% of the time. Re-examining the texts in which women are mentioned, we will read between the lines for the details of their lives and stories. This series will take place on Rosh Hodesh (except when on Shabbat) and will be taught by a combination of rabbis and Jewish educators in partnership with HUC-JIR. Register online here.
VIRTUAL SERIES
Ages 15+
7pm | Virtual
FREE with RSVP
DATES
Thursday, October 7
Sunday, November 7
Tuesday, December 7
Wednesday, February 2
Sunday, March 6
Tuesday, April 5
Monday, May 2
