(The Shir Joy musicians) Another in-person and online opportunity to celebrate Shabbat! Join B’nai Tikvah of Walnut Creek for a musical service. This unique service, Shir Joy, occurs the third Friday of every week. —– Tonight’s service (January 20) is sponsored by the Membership Committee to welcome our new members and families who have joined…
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The short answer is a resounding NO. You might even say 13 is an auspicious number in Judaism. Gematria is the Jewish practice of assigning a numeric value to each letter in the alphabet. Through this method a word gains numbers and vis versa. For 13 you get the Hebrew word for “one” אחד. In…
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There was a good article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the surge in antisemitism in the Bay Area titled, Even in Bay Area, Jewish residents face ‘drumbeat’ of antisemitism. But you can only read it if you are a subscriber. You can, however, read many articles about the issues on the website of the…
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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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