If a member of my email list asks me to share an event I will do everything I can to do so. Here are a couple of additions that you may be able to attend. First, a lovely woman with a fascinating story is deeply involved in her Danville synagogue, Beth Chaim. She emailed me that there…
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(Menorahs burning photo from Beth Emek) You may be doing Hanukkah from home, or you may be ready to venture out. I’ve got both options for you below. I had a wonderful chat with the receptionist at Rodef Sholom today. I’ve referred a couple to her shul and I wanted to verify the date of…
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I have meant to share this with you for some time. Working with Dr. Bruce Phillips to prepare a lecture for the Union for Reform Judaism we presented data from our interviews with adults from interfaith families. Our Jewish world – in this case the Reform movement – is woefully lacking in honest assessment and…
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Hello my friends, I’ve been asked to spread the word about this special event for Black, Indigenous, People of Color. If that’s YOU, you can get more information and and RSVP here. BIPOC Chanukah 5783 Join Project Shamash and Kehilla Synagogue for BIPOC Chanukah 5783! This family-friendly event is an affinity space for self-identified…
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A few years ago I was running a group for the non-Jewish spouses in my synagogue – JUST the spouses, no Jews. They were able to complain and rejoice, to question and answer each other. It was a powerful time for all of us. I loved learning from them. One woman in the group complained…
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I love Thanksgiving. I was born on Thanksgiving Day and grew up with the story of my dad trying to take a Thanksgiving dinner to my mom in the hospital. I loved having my grandparents all arrive to enlarge our gathering. We had that canned cranberry jelly and we kids decorated our fingertips with the black…
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