Gather@Grand: Abel and Cain: Repentance, Repair, Reconciliation
What: Opportunity to engage deeply with the Jewish and Christian processes of repentance, repair, and reconciliation in situations where significant wrong has occurred—whether between individuals or between or among larger groups of people. Jewish scholar Moses Maimonides (12th century) will guide us with his insights.
Who: There are two ways for anyone to participate: more active, by being part of a small group who meets in person, discusses and strategizes issues together online, and is recorded; less active, by watching the group (live or the later recording) and implementing insights on their own.
How: We will read, study, and discuss Danya Ruttenberg’s On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World (Boston: Beacon Press, 2022), which explores various situations (smaller to larger, private to public, past to recent) where human beings have inflicted and suffered serious wrong at each other’s hands; we will also investigate ways in which amends and healing can happen—or may not. The small “live” group gathered for the sessions will engage together and share insights, recorded for those who wish to use them “off-line.”
Why: to manage past injustices and hurts we have sustained and inflicted in hopes of assisting the healing process. Old wrongs consume a lot of energy, needlessly.
Dates: Sept. 7, 21; Oct. 5, 19; Nov. 2, 16, 30, 2026
Format: active, in-person, small-group participation.
Zoom is offered to observe the class live (no interaction); or watch a recording on your own for quiet reflection.
Location: Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, 1520 Grand Ave., Administration Building Large Conference Room, San Rafael, CA 94901 & Virtual
Organizer: Sr. Barbara Green, OP
- Registration link for Mon. Sept. 7th_Abel and Cain, Session 1
- Registration link for Mon. Sept. 21st_Abel and Cain, Session 2
- Registration link for Mon. Oct. 5th_Abel and Cain, Session 3
- Registration link for Mon. Oct. 19th_Abel and Cain, Session 4
- Registration link for Mon. Nov. 2nd_Abel and Cain, Session 5
- Registration link for Mon. Nov. 16th_Abel and Cain, Session 6
- Registration link for Mon. Nov. 30th_Abel and Cain, Session 7