About TJC
Mountain Judaism with a View
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Guided by Nature
Mission
The mission of our Tahoe Jewish Community is to serve our member organizations, to strengthen Jewish life and identity in the Greater Sierra region, to create Jewish immersive experiences, and to serve as a resource to similarly situated Jewish organizations and groups.
Vision
Rooted in our Gem of Creation, we, the Tahoe Jewish Community, cultivate a vibrant voice for Mountain Judaism, based in our Center for Jewish Life in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The Tahoe Jewish Community (TJC) aspires to reach Jews, Jewishly adjacent individuals, and groups who love Lake Tahoe and the Greater Sierra. Through investing in co-creation, collaboration, immersive experiences, and empowerment of both Jewish individuals and organizations, the TJC develops Mountain Judaism, a lens of wrestling with our tradition, culture, and heritage in a new-yet-old meaningful way, connected to nature and the natural world.
You might be wondering
What is the TJC?
The Tahoe Jewish Community (TJC) is a non-profit religious organization dedicated to nurturing a vibrant Jewish community in the northern Sierra Nevada region.
It is two founding member organizations (North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation and Temple Bat Yam) collaborating to support the aspirations, needs, and opportunities of our members as well as Jewishly connected folks in our region.
It is where we embrace all those willing and wanting to support Jewish life, where we cultivate opportunities for creativity within religious interpretation and expression. The TJC intentionally connects with nature, blending Jewish spirituality with the natural world through outdoor engagement with ritual, prayer, learning, and exploration.
The TJC is where our members shape the future of our Jewish story, contributing in ways that are meaningful for today.
Sometimes we call this experience Mountain Judaism!
Four Pillars of the TJC
Support & Serve
Support and serve our founding organizations of North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation(NTHC) and Temple Bat Yam (TBY).
Connect Communities
Create Jewish engagement for underserved Jewish communities.
Host Jewish Retreats
Design & Host retreat style immersive Jewish experiences that live the ritual and rhythm of Jewish life, engage our membership in leadership and co-creation opportunities and serve our region's visitors with experiences that foster Jewish identity.
Be a Resource
Develop a resource library to support the practice and joy of engaging with Judaism in the mountains, for our work, and in service to the Jewish people.
Our Leaders and Contributors
Meet the people at TJC
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Your donation helps enrich the lives of mountain-bound Jews near and far. It goes directly into our co-creation programs and events. Go ahead, get on the leaderboard.
