Archive for January, 2008
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Give yourself the gift of Time
A New Year’s Resolution for 2008Time – our most precious possessionA friend of mine has a new baby. Everyone says to her, “treasure this time, it goes so fast.” My twenty-one year old daughter looks at a picture of her “little” brother as a six year old and says, “Oh, mom, look how [...]
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Interfaith at the Movies: Bad Faith
Bad FaithFrench Film, 2006The film industry offers this synopsis: Like many cosmopolitan Parisian couples, Clara and Ishael scarcely notice that she is Jewish and he is Muslim…until Clara discovers that she’s pregnant. Suddenly baby names, circumcision and keeping Ramadan become flashpoints. Can love really conquer all? A snappy, sexy comedy.
A French viewer [...]
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Tu Bishvat
The Holiday Ahead
Tu Bishvat (many spellings, same sounds) will begin next Monday at sundown. This holiday is much more widely embraced and celebrated by a younger generation for it’s environmental focus.
Tu Bishvat Seder
Many years ago I attended my first Tu Bishvat seder led by Claire Sherman, daughter of the legendary Berkeley Jewish maven, Ursula Sherman. [...]
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Tu Bishvat Seder
A number of years ago I experienced my first Tu Bishvat Seder. It was led by Claire Sherman at the Berkeley JCC. I loved it. It inspired me to return to my women’s group and start doing seders with them. Below is a seder we created. Copy, borrow, change. Have your own fun and focus. [...]
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
New Year of the Trees
Holiday in January: Tu BishvatThe next holiday on the Jewish calendar has interesting roots. Tu Bishvat (spelled many different ways, just make the sounds as best you can) has it’s roots in the Torah. Among the laws given for living in the land of Israel were the ones that outlined sacrifices given to [...]
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Start 2008 by doing something for yourself
Here it is – 2008! Let’s make the most of it!
Do something for your relationshipFor starters I am going to recommend that you participate in an interfaith couples discussion group. Call me right now and let’s talk about it. You’ll look at who you each are, improve your communication, and [...]
