Have you ever felt like you didn’t fit in? You were the ‘other’? There are many reasons for feeling, I’m out of place, or as a dear friend of mine says, I feel like an onion in a petunia patch. Here are some: I’m Catholic in a Jewish family; I’m Chinese and Jewish; I’m gay;…
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Next Holiday Up: Purim!
Purim will begin Wednesday evening, March 7. That’s the night that synagogues typically hold their Purim Schpiel – the retelling of the Purim story. Sometimes the story is chanted from a simple scroll and many times there is a comical play telling the story. It is popular to pick a theme – like Purim according…
Read More »Facts from Diane Tobin’s lecture on Global Jewry
If you missed the Jewish Diversity program and weren’t following the tweets on BecomingJewish, here is a quick rundown of the tweets. *Diane Tobin heads Be’chol Lashon: A Global Jewish People. *Young Jews are into social media and live in diverse circles. *Most countries don’t count religions. There’s a lot of controversy about who’s a…
Read More »Purim: The Jewish Mardi Gras!
Join us for a stimulating evening of cocktails, crafts, comedy, and conversation! All adults (21 and over) are welcome to celebrate this wild and crazy holiday. No Jewish experience necessary. 7:00 – Brief & boisterous telling of the Purim story by comedian Joshua Walters 7:30- Choose from four exciting conversations: *Sasha Goldberg of Keshet &…
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Read More »Who are we, the local bay area Jewish community?
Take a look at who we Jews are – single, secular, intermarried, observant, innovative, multiracial, Jews by choice and Jews by chance. Come listen and you’ll celebrate our promising future. Where We are Heading: Voices from Our Community Jews are good at talking but can we listen? Through a series of short personal reflections members…
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