One rabbi’s message to her congregation about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Shanah Tovah! Just before Rosh Hashanah, we heard the news of the death of a modern Jewish hero, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She lived her life as a proud Jewish woman. Justice Ginsburg worked tirelessly, throughout her career, for gender equality and women’s rights. Having faced sexism…
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I didn’t marry my Jewish fiancé and it worked out OK. Dear Dawn: I hope you remember me; I wanted to tell you what happened after my fiancé and I met with you several years ago. I am Catholic and he is Jewish. We wanted to figure out how to raise children in an interfaith marriage….
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In the past I have looked for basic Judaism classes that are near the person who is asking about them. But in a Covid world we are ALL online. So this online class with Rabbi Ruth Adar is an excellent option. Rabbi Adar teaches a one year (three semester) class. How it works is this,…
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Today I received this beautiful message, sent to the members of B’nai Tikvah by their rabbi, Rabbi Jennie Chabon. I’m sharing her words with you because we are all challenged by these hard times and are grieved to not be able to be together for the High Holy Days. *** The smoke is less intense…
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(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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