A dear friend of mine is offering a Baby and Me group – one of those memorable parenting steps that help new parents to understand and adapt to the brand new world of PARENTHOOD! Here are the details. Baby and Me Are you a new parent? Was your baby born between February 1, 2023 and…
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(Image: Beth Emek Story Shabbat) I attended a Zoom meeting this week that included a person from Australia! Of course I had to look up the time difference. The Aussie was 17 hours ahead of California. The pandemic brought us the curse of being apart and the blessing of being able to be anywhere! On…
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This is the kind of email I LOVE to receive. Hello Dawn! I went to my first Shabbat services today since I was a little kid, as we discussed. I was beyond nervous all morning and honestly, almost pulled out of the parking lot as soon as I got there because I was so anxious….
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What does summer call for? FUN! So off to the movies at the 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival! We’re proud to co-present Rabbi on the Block, July 20 – August 6 in the Bay Area. A Black rabbinical student combats racism, misogyny and gun violence by caring for her community on the South Side…
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I’m so happy that the 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (July 20 – August 6 in the Bay Area) is including The Prince of Egypt! We’re proud to be co-presenting The Prince of Egypt. SFJFF invites audiences to rediscover this classic for its 25th anniversary. This animated adaptation of the Exodus story features an…
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I really enjoyed this communication from Rabbi Larry Milder of Beth Emek in Pleasanton. It’s a bit of Jewish and American history for the 4th of July. Jews have fled to many countries and in America we did indeed find a country where we are allowed to practice our tradition. What Independence Day Means to…
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