Sherith Israel and the Bureau of Jewish Education run a program series called Exploring the World of Judaism. I’ll be speaking on Jan. 23, 2011 at 10am about interfaith marriage in the Jewish community. It runs two hours and you’ll have plenty of time to ask questions or bring up your own experiences. All in…
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Basic Judaism classes coming this spring
Taking a basic Judaism class together is a great way to establish a shared understanding of Jewish traditions and practices. I encourage couples to take a class together and to spend time discussing what they learn. The Course (and by that they mean an introduction to Judaism) With Emanu-El Clergy “The Course” is a pathway…
Read More »Hanukkah in the Newspaper
Here is an article about Hanukkah in the Alameda Sun. The Sun asked Temple Israel to send them a photo of a child celebrating the holiday. The photo chosen was Kira, the daughter of an interfaith couple at the synagogue. How cute is she?! http://www.alamedasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7871&Itemid=10
Read More »Interfaith Families in the News
The San Francisco Sentinel picked up a story from the J Weekly on interfaith families. Building Jewish Bridges is in it. Take a look.
Read More »A Terrific Latke Recipe
(I don’t have a photo of my own veggie latkes so I’m using an image from Chabad. You can find Miriam Szokovski’s recipe on the Chabad website here. I’ll be trying hers this year!) Garden Vegetable Latkes My wonderful co-presenter at the Chanukah cooking program, Paige, brought this delicious recipe to the workshop. It…
Read More »Christmas in a Jewish Family
Yes, there are Jewish families that celebrate Christmas. What does that mean? To them, to other Jews, to their children, to their non-Jewish family members? Let’s look at the facts and the fictions around this sensitive subject. This is one of the workshops offered at the Hanukah for Adults evening at the JCC of the…
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