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Join Park's New Racial Justice Discussion Group

Racism has unfortunately been a part of the fabric of our community and country for hundreds of years.  As we all know, during these past few difficult months, racism has been even more blatantly evident in our society.  In light of this, Park’s Social Action Committee is forming a virtual Racial Justice Discussion Group.  Members of the congregation are encouraged to join the group to learn and discuss together this important issue. The goal of the group is to better understand the history of and current day presence of racism in our society and see how each of us can help eliminate racism in our lives, in our community, and in our country.   

We will be reading articles and excerpts from books and watching podcasts and movies on our own schedule. The group will then meet on Zoom to discuss them with the help of an experienced group facilitator. We are expecting the group to start in October and to meet for 5 sessions every other week in the evening or on Sunday. Group members will be asked to commit to participating in at least 4 of the 5 sessions.   

The group will be open to Park members only.  We want a broad mix of members of all ages—families with middle school and/or teenagers to senior adults.  Please join us!

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To register to join Park’s Racial Justice Discussion Group or  contacting Ellen Petler at or 216-371-2244 ext. 122.   

Sponsored by the Park Synagogue Social Action Committee

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College Outreach Program

During this year of the pandemic, Park’s College Outreach program will be operating slightly differently than in past years. Since many of Park’s college students may be attending classes virtually from home, we are suspending sending college care packages, at least for the first half of the school year. Instead, Park’s clergy will keep in touch with students, whether at home or away, through special email messages or Zoom visits. We hope to begin to send care packages again when a majority of students are back at their college addresses. In the meantime, please send us your student’s contact information using the form below. It will be important to let us know when your student moves to his/her college address. Please keep us posted! 

Please direct any questions about the College Outreach Program to 
Ellen Petler at or 216-371-2244 ext. 122.

Please note: All students registered in the Park College Outreach Program also must be enrolled as a Park Young Adult Member.  This membership serves the important purpose of keeping our young adults connected to Park and Judaism at a time when they may not be living in Cleveland.  This membership is for young adult children (ages 18-25) of Park members, and provides the young adult his/her own membership when no longer covered under your family membership.  There is a one-time fee of $72.00  to enroll your young adult as a Park Young Adult Member, that covers the young adult until age 25 or marriage, whichever comes first.  Young Adult Members receive all membership benefits, including a High Holiday ticket, which gives the opportunity to get a reciprocal ticket in another synagogue out-of-town. If you are not sure whether your student is already a Park Young Adult Member, please check with Allison Solomon, Park Membership Director, at  

Wednesday, October 14

7:30 pm on Zoom

Women's Rosh Chodesh
Book Group 

Park women are invited to discuss The Alice Network by Kate Quinn.

In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.

The meeting will be held through Zoom using your computer, I-pad, or phone.

Please RSVP by October 12, to get the Zoom link. RSVP to Ellen Petler at epetler@parksyn.org. 

Wednesday, October 21

1:00 pm on Zoom

Virtual Tour of the Cleveland Clinic Art Collection

Park members and friends have the special opportunity to take a virtual guided
tour of the world-renowned collection of works of art at the Cleveland Clinic
Main Campus. We will see a selection of the impressive 7000 piece collection
that adorns the hospital and medical office hallways and lobbies of various
Cleveland Clinic buildings. Our guide will be Ellen Rudolph, new Director of the
collection.

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Pre-registration by October 19 is required to receive the Zoom link.
Please register through the link to the left. or by emailing Ellen Petler at epetler@parksyn.org

Questions to Ellen Petler at 216-371-2244 ext. 122.

Sunday, November 15

3:30-5:00 pm on Zoom

Notorious RBG:The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Notorious RBG, being exhibited at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie, is a vibrant exploration of Justice Ginsburg’s life and her numerous, often simultaneous roles as a student, wife, mother, lawyer, judge, women’s rights pioneer, and Internet phenomenon. The docent-led tour tells Ginsburg’s story using a dynamic array of videos, archival photographs and documents, historical artifacts, and contemporary art. Based on the book and Tumblr page of the same name, Notorious RBG is the first-ever museum exhibition focused solely on the judicial icon.

Cost: $5 per Zoom square (one or more people can be on same link)

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Pre-registration by November 12 is required to receive the Zoom link.
Please register through the link to the left. or by emailing Ellen Petler at epetler@parksyn.org

Questions to Ellen Petler at 216-371-2244 ext. 122.