Mindful parenting

Thursday, October 11 at 7 p.m.
Community of Mindful Parents founder Yaffa Maritz and Mary Grace Lentz of the Seattle Jewish Community School will lead an interactive evening designed to help parents cultivate intentional and present parenting skills and reduce stress. Maritz is the clinical director of Listening Mothers and Reflective Parenting. Community of Mindful Parents and SJCS developed this event to combine Maritz’s philosophy and Lentz’s practical use of mindfulness.
At the Seattle Jewish Community School, 12351 Eighth Ave. NE, Seattle. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. This event is free. For more information or to register, contact community@sjcs.net or 206-522-5212, ext. 300.

Love, Sex and Marriage: Then and Now

Wednesday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women and facilitated by Seattle section board member Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg, this evening of learning will explore the evolution of the concept of marriage within Judaism, and how traditional marriage relates to today’s issue of marriage equality.
At the Summit at First Hill, 1200 University St., Seattle. For more information or to register, contact Emily at emilyg@summitatfirsthill.org.

Worldwide Sukkah Directory

To fulfill the commandment of eating in the sukkah, look no further than localsukkah.org. This compilation strives to list as many sukkot as possible around the world so Jews can find one to sit in no matter where they are during the Sukkot holiday. The free service is open to all Jews and intends to promote achdut, or Jewish unity. For more information and to find a sukkah, visit localsukkah.org. To include a sukkah on the list, contact register@localsukkah.org.