Did you know that we humans have trouble conceiving of something that doesn’t have a name? Once it is named we build around the word. It doesn’t have to have a single definition, but we do need a centering point. So here’s a fairly new word, Christmakah. I think we are still inventing what it…
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(Image by Mike from Pixabay) I don’t remember when Christmas last fell on the first night of Hanukkah! While the holidays have overlapped in past years, I don’t remember this configuration. Does this make it EASIER OR HARDER for you? Please let me know because I don’t want to assume. Email me at dawn@buildingjewishbridges.org I am betting that some…
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New babies are infants for such a short time. For brand-new parents it is a very intense time – and can also be a stressful time. A long time friend of mine is an Infant Development Specialist and is offering this in-person workshop in Oakland. Have a look. ARE YOU A NEW PARENT? Was…
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Whether you’re the Jewish parent or the non-Jewish parent, you’re probably busy. That makes integrating Jewish traditions an additional task – and a time consuming one at that! What can you do? What do you have time to do?? Who is in your home – toddlers, school age kids, teens, just the two of you?…
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I am struggling with fear I feel for all minorities and those with multiple minorities. In my own family are people of color, LGBTQ, immigrants, disabled, Jews – and that’s just reflecting on those closest to me. But hours have passed and we must fight on. The Jewish social justice organization, Bend the Arc, said, in…
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Dear Life, Slow down! The High Holidays followed quickly by Sukkot and Simchat Torah always make me a little crazed. MASSIVE CELEBRATIONS! My synagogue’s sukkah went up the day after Yom Kippur and the next day mine went up. One of the nice things about Sukkot is that it lasts 8 days (here in the USA)….
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