(Image from My Jewish Learning. Their recipe here.) Join me, Dawn, for a free class that my friend Laurie is offering on making Honey Cake! We’ll all be on Zoom and I hope to see your face in one of the little squares. Go sign up and email me at dawn@buildingjewishbridges.org that I’ll see you. …
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After my last post in which I bemoaned the challenge of High Holy Day services without in-person community I had some interesting interactions. First I heard this from a friend on this list: I’m not gonna lie – no way am I looking forward to the high holidays this year. My husband and I have…
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I got a reality check last week, a synagogue email offered etrog and lulav kits for sale. Yup, the High Holy Days are only a month away and on their heels, Sukkot. I adore Sukkot and always have a sukkah. I love having guests in my sukkah and have introduced lots of amazing people to…
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Rabbi Annette Koch‘s drash (teaching) on this week’s Torah portion, Shoftim, brings ancient truths to modern conditions. Rabbi Koch is the spiritual leader of Temple Israel in Alameda. When my father spoke about the horrors of being a prisoner in a Russian forced labor camp on the Finnish-Russian border during World War II, he…
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Live streaming High Holy Day Services are available all over. Here’s the list of what I have so far. If your synagogue will offer virtual High Holy Day services and you don’t see it listed here, please email me – dawn@buildingjewishbridges.org. Send me a link to your synagogue’s information. Thank you! B’nai Emunah, San…
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(Image: Beth Am in springtime) Shortly after Governor Newsom shut down California in March I received a beautiful note from one of “my” folks. I asked for her permission to share it. She gave me permission but in the pandemic, racial upheaval and fires I forgot. I came across it today. I wish that it…
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