BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Associated - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://associated.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Associated REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T170000 DTSTAMP:20260714T200619Z CREATED:20260714T200617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T200619Z UID:10010399-1787155200-1787158800@associated.org SUMMARY:A Month of Reflection: A Daily\, Personal\, Hands-on Practice to Prepare for the Jewish New Year DESCRIPTION:A Month of Reflection: A Daily\, Personal\, Hands-on Practice to Prepare for the Jewish New Year\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nBack again for the third year\, Emily Gaines Demsky and Rabbi Jessy Dressin put a creative spin on the old practice of cheshbon hanefesh\, or accounting of the soul\, with a self-paced and self-guided month-long commitment using a card deck of 30 prompts. You select the time\, place\, and vehicle for responding to the prompts\, and can choose to connect with the facilitators or other participants in four optional check-ins throughout the month if your practice is enhanced by sharing with others. \n\n\n \nNote: This practice is designed to be done personally or in community. Attend all of the Wednesday sessions\, or none of them. It’s up to you! \n\n\n \nDiscover your inner barometer and burning questions as you enter the High Holiday season through thinking\, journaling\, talking (to a friend\, to yourself\, or to G!d)\, or making art! Enhance your experience with a packet of art supplies (quantities limited). \n\n\n \nOptional check-ins: Wednesdays\, Aug 12\, Aug 19\, Aug 26\, Sept 2\, Sept 9 | 4 – 5 pm (on Zoom for the first 3; final in person 4 – 5:30 pm) \n\n\n \nEmily Gaines Demsky is passionate about the power of perspective. She makes bright paintings of flowers – the ultimate symbol of hope and possibility – and she is the founder of Tell Me 3 Good Things on Substack\, a community practice where we Notice\, Name + Share simple good things each day as a way of keeping hope alive during difficult times. Emily is also the creator of the f/LIGHT DECK\, a tangible tool to help curious people shift their perspective and shift their lives. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Upcoming Events\n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shabbat with YAD\n Slow down\, unplug from the week and build community over Shabbat dinner. With hosts across Baltimore\, you are sure to find a seat at our […] \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Young Adult Division (YAD) Flash Fundraiser\n Give back\, have fun and make your gift count. Join YAD for an evening that brings young adults together to support The Associated’s Annual Campaign […] \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n YAD Active/Wellness Collective: Sunset & Schmooze\n Meeting point will be sent out the morning of the event. Leave work behind and join YAD for a sunset stroll. We’ll head outside for […] \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Viewpoints With Yonah Jeremy Bob\n The Associated’s Insight Israel Forum welcomes author\, lecturer\, Jerusalem Post Senior Military Analyst and Baltimore native\, Yonah Jeremy Bob as the first speaker in the […] URL:https://associated.org/event/a-month-of-reflection-a-daily-personal-hands-on-practice-to-prepare-for-the-jewish-new-year/2026-08-19/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Jewish Identity,Synagogues,Holidays ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://associated.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Food-for-Rosh-Hashanah.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Third Space at Shaarei Tfiloh":MAILTO:info@thirdspacest.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T170000 DTSTAMP:20260714T200619Z CREATED:20260714T200617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T200619Z UID:10010400-1787760000-1787763600@associated.org SUMMARY:A Month of Reflection: A Daily\, Personal\, Hands-on Practice to Prepare for the Jewish New Year DESCRIPTION:A Month of Reflection: A Daily\, Personal\, Hands-on Practice to Prepare for the Jewish New Year\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nBack again for the third year\, Emily Gaines Demsky and Rabbi Jessy Dressin put a creative spin on the old practice of cheshbon hanefesh\, or accounting of the soul\, with a self-paced and self-guided month-long commitment using a card deck of 30 prompts. You select the time\, place\, and vehicle for responding to the prompts\, and can choose to connect with the facilitators or other participants in four optional check-ins throughout the month if your practice is enhanced by sharing with others. \n\n\n \nNote: This practice is designed to be done personally or in community. Attend all of the Wednesday sessions\, or none of them. It’s up to you! \n\n\n \nDiscover your inner barometer and burning questions as you enter the High Holiday season through thinking\, journaling\, talking (to a friend\, to yourself\, or to G!d)\, or making art! Enhance your experience with a packet of art supplies (quantities limited). \n\n\n \nOptional check-ins: Wednesdays\, Aug 12\, Aug 19\, Aug 26\, Sept 2\, Sept 9 | 4 – 5 pm (on Zoom for the first 3; final in person 4 – 5:30 pm) \n\n\n \nEmily Gaines Demsky is passionate about the power of perspective. She makes bright paintings of flowers – the ultimate symbol of hope and possibility – and she is the founder of Tell Me 3 Good Things on Substack\, a community practice where we Notice\, Name + Share simple good things each day as a way of keeping hope alive during difficult times. Emily is also the creator of the f/LIGHT DECK\, a tangible tool to help curious people shift their perspective and shift their lives. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Upcoming Events\n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shabbat with YAD\n Slow down\, unplug from the week and build community over Shabbat dinner. With hosts across Baltimore\, you are sure to find a seat at our […] \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Young Adult Division (YAD) Flash Fundraiser\n Give back\, have fun and make your gift count. Join YAD for an evening that brings young adults together to support The Associated’s Annual Campaign […] \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n YAD Active/Wellness Collective: Sunset & Schmooze\n Meeting point will be sent out the morning of the event. Leave work behind and join YAD for a sunset stroll. We’ll head outside for […] \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Viewpoints With Yonah Jeremy Bob\n The Associated’s Insight Israel Forum welcomes author\, lecturer\, Jerusalem Post Senior Military Analyst and Baltimore native\, Yonah Jeremy Bob as the first speaker in the […] URL:https://associated.org/event/a-month-of-reflection-a-daily-personal-hands-on-practice-to-prepare-for-the-jewish-new-year/2026-08-26/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Jewish Identity,Synagogues,Holidays ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://associated.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Food-for-Rosh-Hashanah.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Third Space at Shaarei Tfiloh":MAILTO:info@thirdspacest.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T210000 DTSTAMP:20260811T140551Z CREATED:20260811T140549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T140551Z UID:10010461-1787857200-1787864400@associated.org SUMMARY:Echoes + Exchange: Jewish Identity in Song DESCRIPTION:Echoes + Exchange: Jewish Identity in Song\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nJoin the Jewish Museum of Maryland and Opera Baltimore for an evening of music exploring tradition\, transformation\, belonging\, resilience\, and the forces that have shaped American Jewish life. \n\n\n \nInternationally renowned soprano Sara Duchovnay will perform works by Jewish composers including Camilla Frydan\, Abraham Goldfaden\, Kurt Weill\, Baltimore composer Hugo Weisgall\, and more. \n\n\n \nPresented as part of JMM’s Core Connections series\, the recital is also part of Voices in Solidarity: Baltimore’s Black and Jewish Operatic History\, an initiative led by Opera Baltimore in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Maryland and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Upcoming Events\n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shabbat with YAD\n Slow down\, unplug from the week and build community over Shabbat dinner. With hosts across Baltimore\, you are sure to find a seat at our […] \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Young Adult Division (YAD) Flash Fundraiser\n Give back\, have fun and make your gift count. Join YAD for an evening that brings young adults together to support The Associated’s Annual Campaign […] \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n YAD Active/Wellness Collective: Sunset & Schmooze\n Meeting point will be sent out the morning of the event. Leave work behind and join YAD for a sunset stroll. We’ll head outside for […] \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Viewpoints With Yonah Jeremy Bob\n The Associated’s Insight Israel Forum welcomes author\, lecturer\, Jerusalem Post Senior Military Analyst and Baltimore native\, Yonah Jeremy Bob as the first speaker in the […] URL:https://associated.org/event/echoes-exchange-jewish-identity-in-song/ LOCATION:Jewish Museum of Maryland\, 15 Lloyd Street\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21202\, United States CATEGORIES:Jewish Identity,Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://associated.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-90695635.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR