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Start 2009 by doing something NEW

 Where do you find interfaith programming? I asked you last week to tell me three places you know of that provide interfaith outreach programs.  The messages I got back were either, I don’t know of any or here’s the name of a synagogue that is welcoming.  This confirms my suspicion that what programs there are,…

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Posted in Life Cycle
Published on January 26th, 2009

Israel in a Time of Crisis

I have been thinking about how to talk to you about Israel when there is no simple statement to be made.  Then I received a beautiful letter that Rabbi Mark Bloom of Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland wrote to his congregation.  I got his permission to share it with you here.  I was particularly touched by…

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Finding a Rabbi for Your Wedding

Of the many kinds of calls that I get, couples seeking a rabbi for their wedding is at the very top of the reasons list.  The caller is more frequently a woman, whether she is Jewish or not.  It could be because the woman is usually planning the wedding day, but I believe it is…

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Planning Your Interfaith Jewish Wedding

NEW LOCATION FOR PROGRAM:  PALO ALTO  What makes a wedding “Jewish”? How can we integrate elements from both our backgrounds? Where will we get an officiant? Do we want a rabbi? What are other couples doing? Where can we get a chuppah (wedding canopy) or a ketubbah (wedding contract)?   Join other interfaith couples to…

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Three New Year Resolutions

Resolutions Most of us will give some thought to New Year’s Resolutions.  Let me suggest three:   1. Spend sometime thinking about what you value in your heritage.  Try writing it down. 2. Tell your partner what you wrote and listen to what he/she wrote.  Try to really understand what is the same and what…

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PJ Library: books for kids ages 6 mos to 5 years

Read to your kids with PJ Library The Jewish Federations are distributing free of charge, age-appropriate Jewish-content books and music on a monthly basis to families with children from 6 months to age 5½. I love this program! Reading to children improves everything – their reading skills, their bonding with you, their listening and learning…

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Posted in Children
Published on December 23rd, 2008