What can Priya Parker and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel have to teach us? Obviously, hosting Shabbat. Through text, discussion, and hands-on learning this cohort will explore the values, the feelings, and the recipes behind how to become a tremendous Shabbat host. 

Who is this class for? This space is for both the regular Shabbat hosters looking for more meaning AND someone completely brand-new to Shabbat (let alone hosting!) and everyone in between. In fact, we need and want the multiplicity of experiences and perspectives so we can learn from one another. 

Gather with Base BSTN and Lehrhaus weekly for 6 sessions on Thursday nights from October 30th through December 11th. 2 of the 6 sessions will be meeting at Lehrhaus, the other 4 will be at Base BSTN.

• 12/4 at Base

• 12/11 at Lehrhaus

Participants able to attend most of the sessions will be set-up through Base's Community Partner OneTable to receive financial support for hosting Shabbat meals for other Base community members and beyond! 

Rabbi Jackson Mercer is the Rabbi of Base Boston - a pluralistic community for Young Adults run out of his home in Cambridge with his partner Rachel. Jackson was ordained at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in Newton, MA with a Specialization in Spirituality and Social Justice and a Master's in Jewish Education with a concentration in Israel education in conjunction with the iCenter. He has worked to build singing prayer communities across the country in California (Congregation Rodef Sholom, URJ Camp Newman, University Synagogue, and NFTY), in New York (at Kehillat Romemu as the Joseph S. Ingber Rabbinic Fellow) as well as in Boston (Asiyah Jewish Community, Temple Beth Sholom of Framingham, Temple Beth Zion, and Mishkan Tefilah). When not recording his own music, like his most recent album – “Notnim B’ahavah Reshut”, Jackson has sung with the Chaverai Nevarech Band featured on Rabbi Josh Warshawsky’s albums.