The Power of Two: An Omer Practice of Chevrutah
7:30-8:30 p.m. ET | Tuesdays
April 14 - May 5, 2026
This year as we observe the Omer, we invite you to join us on this journey of Mussar practice focused on our relationships with our closest others — our friends and neighbors. In this five-part series, we will learn along side different esteemed teachers each week, focusing on different themes centered around Chevrutah. See full schedule below:
Tuesday, April 14 | A World We Share: Hannah Arendt and the Power of Friendship in a Broken World
Lead by Roger Berkowitz. Roger is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College. His new book on Arendt and Friendship is forthcoming from Yale University Press.
Tuesday, April 21: Chavruta: Friendship as Love, Comfort and Challenge
Lead by Alicia Jo Rabins. Alicia is a writer, composer, performer, and torah teacher whose new book, When We’re Born We Forget Everything is forthcoming from Schocken Books.
Tuesday, April 28: Chavershaft: Uncovering the Neighbor We Are Commanded to Love
Leady by Rabbi Ira Stone. Rabbi Stone is the Rosh Yeshiva Emeritus at CCM, and author of multiple books including Reading Levinas/Reading Talmud and A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar.
Tuesday, May 5: The Tale of the Tainted Grain: Friendship in the Stories of Rebbe Nachman
Lead by Benjamin Barnett & Rabbi Joshua Boettiger
Benjamin is the rabbi of Havurah Shalom in Portland, Oregon.
Joshua is the Rosh Yeshiva at CCM and Jewish Chaplain at Bard College, where he also teaches.
