Events & Classes
This page will be updated regularly with upcoming events and classes.
A Day of Learning and Connection
After Gather & Grow in November, our first in-person gathering since 2019, one message rang out: people want more. More learning. More grounding. More chances to connect with others doing this work across North America.
Gather & Grow at Home is a spacious, half-day online learning experience designed for anyone who couldn’t join us in person — and for everyone eager to keep growing.
Date & Time:
Sunday, January 25th 2026
1:00 p.m. -5:30 p.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m Pacific
Location: Zoom
All classes will be recorded and shared with registrants.
February Community Meetup
Join us for a conversation exploring how Jewish end-of-life rituals and experiences of grief show up in fiction, and why storytelling can open doors that formal teaching sometimes can’t. Authors Abby White (D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T.) and Shelly Jay Shore (Rules for Ghosting) will discuss writing about Jewish grief, ritual, and care for readers of all ages. Together, they’ll reflect how stories help us talk about death, mourning, and sacred responsibility with honesty, nuance, and humanity, especially with young people and families. This meetup is for anyone interested in Jewish approaches to grief, storytelling as a tool for connection, or how ritual and imagination shape how we show up for one another at the end of life.
Abby White is a Jewish YA author and the writer of D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T., a novel exploring grief, family, and Jewish life through a young person’s eyes. Shelly Jay Shore (she/they) is a writer and educator, and the author of Rules for Ghosting, whose work brings humor and humanity to conversations about grief, memory, and Jewish ritual.
Date & Time:
Thursday, February 19th 2026
7:00-8:00 p.m. Eastern / 4:00-5:00 p.m Pacific
Location: Zoom
All classes will be recorded and shared with registrants.
The Sacred Society with Benny Zelkowicz
In honor of Zayin Adar, join Kavod v’Nichum for a screening of “The Sacred Society”, followed by a live conversation with filmmaker Benny Zelkowicz and time for audience Q&A.
The Sacred Society is a haunting, sand-animated documentary about Chevra Kadisha, the Jewish volunteers who prepare the dead for burial. Through intimate storytelling and ritual, the film explores why people choose this sacred work and how it shapes their understanding of care, dignity, and community at the end of life. Following the screening, Benny will reflect on the film and its themes, with space for shared conversation and questions. This program is one hour and will not be recorded.
About the filmmaker: Benny Zelkowicz is an animator, filmmaker, and writer whose work spans stop-motion animation, documentary film, and theater. He has worked on projects including Robot Chicken, The LEGO Movie, and The Simpsons, and his films have screened at festivals worldwide. Benny currently teaches animation at The Ohio State University and serves as director of the Columbus Jewish Film Festival.
Date & Time:
Thursday, February 23rd 2026
7:00-8:00 p.m. Eastern / 4:00-5:00 p.m Pacific
Location: Zoom
Community Events
Welcome to the Community Events Calendar!
All events shared here are submitted by community organizations and individuals and free to attend. While these are not in partnership with Kavod v’Nichum, we are excited to amplify opportunities so that we can all be inspired and strengthened through learning, sharing wisdom, and connections with one another.
Have an event coming up? Learn more and submit an event here.
Did you attend an event and want to share how it went? We’d love to hear! Send a note to hello@kavodvnichum.org