Archive for May, 2010
Friday, May 28th, 2010
The Jews of Shanghai – two films June 6
A couple of interesting films coming right up.
For those who are living in an Asian Jewish family you are aware that these films are about European Jews who fled the Holocaust by going to China. Being a Chinese Jew in California do not mean tracing your ancestry to Shanghai.
A Place to Save Your Life
11:00 [...]
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
What to do this summer?
The Jewish holidays have pretty well wrapped up and the summer stretches before us. What will you do over the summer? I have some suggestions.
Check out the synagogues
Do some shul shopping. Now with no pressure on, go to services, chat with a few people, see which places you like. That way, [...]
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Shavuot
Tonight is Shavuot and study sessions will take place at synagogues everywhere. You can read about the holiday, its history and traditions at www.myjewishlearning.com.
Tikkun Leyl Shavuot – A Community-wide Celebration and Night of Study
Join in a community celebration and night of Torah study, a spiritual journey bringing together Jews with varied perspectives and affiliations. [...]
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
When Being in an Interfaith Family Hurts
The HARD side of interfaith relationships and the Jewish world
A member of this list asked me to pass along to you his painful experience. His wife is not Jewish and his brother has rejected his family – both JB’s wife and son. JB feels that he has lost his own brother and his [...]
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
Do Not Traffic in Fear
Talking to a couple of people this week made me write about FEAR.
Do not traffic in fear
Despite the fact that the Reform movement began inreach and outreach to interfaith couples in 1978 many people remain unaware that welcoming interfaith couples and families has grown stronger and more wide spread over the last 30+ years. [...]
