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Deepening Our Prayer with Rabbi Jan Uhrbach — a look at our liturgy, and how it can help us through turbulent times
Join us for 4 Wednesday afternoons of rich discussion, looking closely at some of our liturgy, and exploring how prayer can help carry us through challenging times. No Hebrew necessary.
Community Shabbat Dinners
Shabbat dinners with Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, and special guests of Bridge Shul. Periodically during the winter months, bi-weekly throughout the summer. RSVP required.
Summer 2025:
May 23 (Memorial Day Weekend)
June 6
June 20
July 11
July 25
August 8
August 22
September 5
Rabbi Edward Feld Scholar-in-Residence
Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Ed Feld will offer the d’var Torah.
Tisha B’Av
Tisha B’Av commemorates the destruction of both Temples, and other times of exile and destruction throughout Jewish history. Gesher | The Bridge Shul and our friends from Temple Adas Israel have traditionally observed this day together, to model the way in which focusing on what we share, rather than on our differences, is an essential part of rebuilding when things fall apart.
August 2 evening service and reading of Lamentations
August 3 afternoon/evening service, followed by break-fast
Both evenings in-person and Zoom.
Garden Party - Open House
Come for an afternoon of good company, good food, and some inspiration at our Garden Party, at a members’ home in East Hampton. Meet our community and our rabbi. Address provided upon RSVP.
Death Over Dinner: A Workshop on Health Care Directives through Jewish Values
Take good care of yourself by joining us for this hands-on workshop on what Jewish texts have to say about the boundaries of life and death, how to choose a health care proxy and have conversations with loved ones, and actual health care directive forms to begin filling out on the spot. This workshop is for people of all ages: having a health care directive and proxy is essential for everyone over the age of 18.
Faith and Fear, Repression and Resilience: David Townsend introduces The Ram in the Thicket
Polarized political groups vie for power. Religious leaders push for harshly intolerant rules. Lies and "cancellation" hound those who don't fit in. A small minority suffering from inherited trauma are especially targeted. A charismatic outsider spreads conspiracy theories. A wise woman with influence but no power fights to do damage control behind the scenes.
Welcome to Norwich, England, 1413, and an old/new story of the struggle for faith in a complex, flawed world, the triumph of love over dogma, and the resilience of oppressed minorities in the face of abusive power….
Selichot Services
Prepare for the High Holy Days with study and the special Selichot service, featuring the music of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Rosh Hashanah Services
Led by Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Michael Boino, our High Holy Day services are unique spiritual, emotional, and intellectual journeys — from beginning to end.
Services are held in person at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, and always accessible on Zoom. We welcome members and guests, though for security reasons everyone must register in advance. Stay and join us for Rosh Hashanah lunch both days. A full schedule of service times is available here.
Check out our FAQ page for detailed information about registering, suggested donations, seating, location, parking and everything else you need to know.
Yom Kippur Services
Led by Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Michael Boino, our High Holy Day services are unique spiritual, emotional, and intellectual journeys — from beginning to end.
Services are held in person at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, and always accessible on Zoom. We welcome members and guests, though for security reasons everyone must register in advance. Join us also for break-fast. A full schedule of service times is available here.
Check out our FAQ page for detailed information about registering, suggested donations, seating, location, parking and everything else you need to know.
Bridging Cultural Chasms: What Conflicts Over Gender Can Teach Us - with Joy Ladin
Join Joy Ladin on Zoom for a reading and workshop featuring excerpts from her soon-to-be-published books, Once Out of Nature: Selected Essays on the Transformation of Gender, and Family, her eleventh poetry collection, as jumping-off points for understanding the often-bitter conflicts between different ways of doing gender that have become a major front in America's culture wars, and how approaching those conflicts differently might be a model for bridging other cultural gaps as well. See full listing to RSVP for Zoom link and pre-order the books.
Jewish Ideas, Democracy, and the American Future -- 3 synagogues, 4 part series
Join us for an exciting 4-part monthly Zoom series designed to help us all better fulfill our civic obligations as American Jews.
This non-partisan program is designed to maximize opportunities for discussion, questioning, deepening understanding, and getting to know fellow Jews from other parts of the country.
August 26, September 1, October 27, November 3
7 pm, Zoom
Sponsored by:
Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid in Glendale, WI
Gesher | The Bridge Shul in Bridgehampton, NY
Ohavay Zion Synagogue in Lexington, KY
David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble - Concert
David Gluckh Klezmer Ensemble in Agawam Park, cosponsored with Southampton Cultural Center as part of the Summer Concerts in the Park series
The Power of Lament — An Interfaith Conversation on Public Lamentation in Religious Tradition, and How It Might Help America Today
Many religious traditions observe periods of ritualized public lamentation, a counter-cultural practice in contemporary America. Secular society offers contexts for public protest, and for memorializing those killed in battle. We're especially good at public airings of anger and grievance. But public lament seems to have fallen by the wayside.
What do we do with the Book of Lamentations and the prophecy of Jeremiah, sacred scripture to both Christians and Jews? What function do those books serve theologically, emotionally, societally, politically? What happens when a society can’t or won’t acknowledge and grieve loss together? How might lamenting together help us heal some of our anger, woundedness and division?
Life as An Improvisatory Art: Merle Feld and Jonathan Silin in Conversation with Rabbi Jan Uhrbach
In her groundbreaking book Composing a Life cultural anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson profiled four woman who constructed meaningful writing lives while juggling multiple commitments to others. Taking their prompt from Bateson’s idea of “life as an improvisatory art” Merle and Jonathan will look back over their own long writing histories to explore how they first took shape and evolved over time. Although their outward circumstances are different, they share a passionate determination to find meaning in and among the seemingly conflicting elements of their lives. Working across and between traditional genres, Merle and Jonathan each cleared unique writing spaces to find and give voice to their untold stories.
Discussion follows Kabbalat Shabbat at 6 pm. Community dinner following.
Painting and Prosecco
An evening of fun, friendship and laughter. Pizza will be served. No experience necessary! RSVP required by July 12.
Shavuot Services
Tikkun Leil Shavuot, together with The Jewish Center of the Hamptons and Temple Adas Israel.
7:15 pm Festival Evening Service
7:30-9:30 pm Tikkun Leil Shavuot
with teachings by Rabbi Uhrbach and Rabbis Dan Geffen (TAI) and Josh Franklin (JCOH)
LOCATION – HYBRID: Temple Adas Israel, Sag Harbor and Zoom (Click here to join the Zoom)
Then join us for hybrid Shavuot morning services at 10 am on Wednesday June 12 and Thursday 13 (followed by community picnic).
BUILDING BRIDGES: Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber in Text Study and Conversation
Join colleagues and friends Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber for monthly text study.
Zoom.
BUILDING BRIDGES: Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber in Text Study and Conversation
Join colleagues and friends Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber for monthly text study.
Zoom.
BUILDING BRIDGES: Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber in Text Study and Conversation
Join colleagues and friends Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber for monthly text study.
Zoom.
BUILDING BRIDGES: Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber in Text Study and Conversation
Join colleagues and friends Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber for monthly text study.
Zoom.
BUILDING BRIDGES: Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber in Text Study and Conversation
Join colleagues and friends Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber for monthly text study.
Zoom.
BUILDING BRIDGES: Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber in Text Study and Conversation
Join colleagues and friends Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber for monthly text study.
Zoom.
BUILDING BRIDGES: Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber in Text Study and Conversation
Join colleagues and friends Rabbis Jan Uhrbach and Lisa Gelber for monthly text study.
Zoom.
Garden Party - Open House
Come for an afternoon of good company, good food, and some inspiration at our Garden Party, at a members’ home in East Hampton. Meet our community and our rabbis. Address provided upon RSVP.
Shabbat with Galeet Dardashti
A remarkable opportunity for very special Shabbat services co-lead by Hazzanit Galeet Dardashti with Gesher’s own rabbis. Friday night services followed by community Shabbat dinner with Galeet.
Galeet Dardashti and Divahn — in Concert
Galeet Dardashti, in a special concert with her jazz ensemble, Divahn. Co-sponsored with the Hamptons Jazz Fest. At The Church | Sag Harbor.
Prof. Julian Zelizer
What role can/should religion and religious leaders play in the public square? Dr. Julian Zelizer, Princeton historian, CNN politic analyst and best-selling author of Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement, joins us for a post-services discussion.
Gesher in the News!
Join us for for this special summer and beyond as we celebrate our 25th anniversary as a synagogue.