I love summer and I hate to see it go but I am comforted in knowing that the High Holy Days are coming. I love these holidays – for many non-religious reasons. At the top of my list is going to services in which EVERYONE from my congregation is present. Yup, more than a thousand…
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Children and the High Holy Days
A mom emailed me this question: Our daughter will be attending a public school in our neighborhood this fall. We’ve also finally joined a shul where she will have Hebrew school classes. I’m wondering what to do about High Holidays now that many will fall on “school days.” Do you keep the kids home only…
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I think about two things in August – first I worry that the summer is almost over and I rush to enjoy the out-of-doors as much as possible. Second, I begin to think about the coming High Holy Days. Enjoying the summer DO IT! Go outside! Look at the sky, the trees, the flowers! On…
Read More »Some Yom Kippur options for little ones + More
Sukkot begins just FIVE days after Yom Kippur! I can hardly keep up. So consider this fair warning that you should be thinking about where you’ll be shaking your lulav beginning next Wednesday evening. I’ll send you more info on that after Yom Kippur. May you be inscribed in the book of Life for a…
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Tonight is Yom Kippur, the most attended service in Jewish life. I hope you are not using this as your non-Jewish sweetheart’s first experience of a Jewish service. IF YOU ARE, warn them that the liturgy is very old, written long ago, based on the ancient history of the Jews. Don’t expect this to be…
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If you are in the east bay please note that FREE Yom Kippur services are being offered at Temple Israel in Alameda, the JCC East Bay (Berkeley site), and Chabad of the East Bay. Find them online.
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