If you are on my email list you just received an invitation to request a pair of free tickets to see a film at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. As a partner with the Film Festival, Building Jewish Bridges always receives a couple of free tickets that we offer to our folks on the…
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Guess what’s back? The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival! Once again we can sit in a theater, elbow to elbow with other Jews and Jewish-adjacent friends & family. This year Building Jewish Bridges is co-presenting Sons of Detroit. About the Film: Jeremy Xido is a world-traveled artist who finds he is missing something. When he…
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I’m so happy that the 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (July 20 – August 6 in the Bay Area) is including The Prince of Egypt! We’re proud to be co-presenting The Prince of Egypt. SFJFF invites audiences to rediscover this classic for its 25th anniversary. This animated adaptation of the Exodus story features an…
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(Image from Song of Names) The East Bay International Jewish Film Festival will run from Feb. 26 to March 15. The films are divided into 8 categories (sections) so that you can jump to Historical Dramas, Family Friendly, Mysteries, Documentaries, etc. There are some hard to find, FABULOUS films! A few of my favorites are: The…
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(Image by Deborah Breen Whiting from Pixabay) I’ve had people specifically tell me that they are visual learners and that reading is not easiest learning method. Luckily there are hundreds of films from which you can learn A LOT about Judaism. One site that is particularly fun is Rabbi at the Movies. It’s a mini course just to…
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Yes, the Jewish world is pretty much holiday-free during the summer. There are some fast days, but as you can imagine, people don’t start practicing Judaism with fasting. So if you’re getting started, or ramping up, your exploration of Judaism, what is good to do in the summertime? Visit your local Jewish community center. The…
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