Growing up I went to seven different schools – including two high schools. My parents moved a lot. I realized as an adult that I wasn’t really clear on how to create community. But after college I was determined to have what I saw so many others having – a wide circle of friends, acquaintances,…
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The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament in Christian terminology) is often called a dark and vengeful text. One of the most commonly quoted sentences that ‘proves’ this is the one Rabbi Milder is talking about below, Mishpatim. This is another example how many people read the Torah on the simplest level, Peshat. That is, they read…
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A discussion for husbands, boyfriends, partners, fathers and grandfathers Join other men, Jewish or not, to examine interfaith relationships in relation to culture and gender. What are the unique expectations and responses that a man encounters as he creates a home and builds a family life in which his religion is not that of his…
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(Photo from Kol Emeth, Palo Alto) As the years of bad news grind on and the daily news tears at our souls it is easy to be paralyzed by despair. But Judaism teaches us not to surrender. The word I read most frequently after October 7 was RESILIENT. Get back up and forge on. One…
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Join Temple Beth Abraham, PJ Library and Building Jewish Bridges for Purim! While this is a family-focused event, it is truly for everyone! Highlights include food, an adult beverage bar, dancing and two massage therapists offering chair massages!Plus all the kid entertainment- bubble show, face painting, a bounce house and crafts. This is a wonderful…
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Get out your skillets – it’s the month for fried foods! Hanukkah is one of those holidays that have the ADULT version and the CHILD version. Typically it is the G Rated version, the one focusing on bringing light into a dark time, the miracle of the oil lasting eight nights. That oil had brought us…
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