The High Holidays are coming – this year in October – so you still have weeks in which to do some shul shopping to determine whether you’d like to join a synagogue and have a “home” for the holidays and beyond. I’ve often told you to explore the lighthearted services of summer. Look below to…
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Get Jewish Outside!
Summer is a great time to go see different types of casual services. Many synagogues move their services outside. Whether it’s with marshmallows or guitars or both, this is a upbeat, relaxed time of year. Check out some of the interesting options going on. This is a grab bag of activities. If you don’t see…
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Sometimes people who feel they are on the margin of Jewish community because they don’t belong to a synagogue believe that there is not much available for them to do. Wrong! Every week I send out a list of random activities that ANYONE can attend. Here’s a list for the coming weeks. Of course there…
Read More »Shavuot & Community Events for June 2016
Shavuot begins Saturday evening, June 11. Some people will stay up all night, others will choose to so some study in the evening and get to bed by midnight. It’s entirely up to you. Take a look at the variety of Shavuot celebrations below and see if any one of them fits you. EVENTS Friday…
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EVENTS Cooking Jewish Whether You’re Jewish or Not: Shabbat! (Los Altos) Community Yom Hashoah Commemoration (San Francisco) Mimouna! (San Francisco) Community Yom haShoah (Oakland) Marin Community Yom HaShoah VeHaGevurah (Tiburon) Shulchan Shabbat & Shabbat Unplugged (San Rafael) Shabbat Hallelu and Concert (San Mateo) Annual Interfaith Picnic (Lafayette) Cooking Jewish Whether You’re Jewish or Not: Shabbat!…
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Growing Up Interfaith First Person Stories | Current Findings | Best Practices What is it like to grow up in an interfaith family? For the first time we are asking young adults, “What was that like for you?” At this program adults raised in interfaith families will talk about: Taking charge of their Jewish identity…
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