I’m quite fond of Rabbi Raffi Asher of B’nai Tikvah in Walnut Creek. I have known him a long time. He is very tall and always seems to bend slightly forward to come closer to short people like me. I like what he wrote about the High Holiday experience – I’m a fan of the film…
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Remembering 9-11
Dear Friends, Eight years ago we all ran to the television or the radio as we learned the news of the planes hitting the Twin Towers in New York. It was a morning of shock and fear. I know for a fact that at least one person on this list was one of the…
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Dear Chevreh, Rabbi Menachem Creditor shared these memories and thoughts on that Sept. 11, eight years ago. I remember leaving class at JTS that Tuesday morning and going downstairs to move my car. A friend was in the elevator when I got in and asked, “did you hear about the planes that flew into the World…
Read More »Elul: a month of preparation
I love the Jewish month of Elul; we are in Elul now. Much as I hate to see the summer fade I love the renewal of communal life that comes with the fall. Now the synagogues rev up, there is the bustle to prepare for the holidays, the round up of volunteers who help with…
Read More »How I Decided to Raise My Kids Jewish
How I Decided to Raise my Kids Jewish How do non-Jewish parents decide to raise their children as Jews? What are their concerns? Once the decision is made, how did they make it happen? Did they retain their own religion? How do they share their identity with their children? Come hear a panel of non-Jewish…
Read More »Gay, Jewish and Interfaith in the Bay Area
About 2 percent of Americans are Jewish. Somewhere around 10 – 15 percent are gay, lesbian, transgendered, bisexual. So how easy is it to be Jewish & gay and find another gay Jew? You do the math. It won’t surprise you to learn that most LGBT Jews are in interfaith relationships. There are things about…
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