It’s difficult to find a basic Judaism class this late into the spring. Most classes will begin in the fall and interested individuals have to wait for months. Here’s a short class you can take RIGHT NOW! Jewish Roots and Branches: Jewish learning for curious adults Designed for adults who had little or no Jewish…
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Adar: Increasing Our Joy
Has anyone mentioned that Life is Hard? Yeah, I thought so. But we are now in the month of Adar. The Talmud states that Jews are to “increase our joy” during this month. We are urged to find happiness and celebration. So where does happiness come from and can we “pursue” it? According to the…
Read More »Community Purim Carnival!
PJ Library, Temple Beth Abraham and Building Jewish Bridges are thrilled to invite you to a fun filled Carnival! We will have: * Bounce house * Face painting * Balloon twisting * Purim crafts * Hamentashen Cookie decorating * DJ, dance floor, and prizes * Games and prizes * Delicious triangle treats and Adult beverages…
Read More »Warning: Difficult topics ahead.
Right now the sun is out and I can hear birds singing. I’ve been thinking about what to say to you for a couple weeks. Shortly after Oct. 7th a friend gave me a bracelet with the name and age of one of the hostages – Itzhak Elgarat. I looked him up online. He had no…
Read More »Hard Times Often Produce a Jewish Holiday – this one is Purim
So much of Jewish programming in the US is holiday oriented. That’s rather perfect because Judaism has SO MANY HOLIDAYS! Coming right up is Purim. It begins at sunset on March 13th. Purim is typically offered up as a sanitized story. The true story is quite dark. All the Jews are marked for death. A Jewish…
Read More »Surviving as a Jew and an Outsider
This is a very hard four years facing us. The way to survive is to stay focused and plan how we will uphold our values. Do you want to protect immigrants, trans folks, minorities? Many of the synagogues have stepped up their activism. Surviving as a Trans Individual If you love someone who is trans (including…
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