Resolutions Most of us will give some thought to New Year’s Resolutions. Let me suggest three: 1. Spend sometime thinking about what you value in your heritage. Try writing it down. 2. Tell your partner what you wrote and listen to what he/she wrote. Try to really understand what is the same and what…
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Things to do in August
August time August is here and that always signals the end of summer. That means you have just about a month to do some shopping around if you want to join a synagogue this fall. If you want a buddy to go with you, just email me. I’ll set it up – I have…
Read More »Everyone is going to the SF Jewish Film Fest!
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival runs July 24 to August 7 We’ll all going to the movies! Come along. All around the bay synagogues and agencies are co-presenting various films in the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. I am co-presenting Strangers, a romantic & troubling film in French, English, Hebrew and Arabic about…
Read More »Let’s go to the Movies!
Summertime, new movie releases and the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival! The outreach programs in the bay area are all co-sponsoring Strangers a film about an Israeli – Palestinian love affair. Now I know that seems like an odd choice as an “interfaith” film – it wasn’t our choice. The Film Festival people suggested…
Read More »Passover Food
Let’s begin with the non-traditional dishes. I took a cooking class with a friend on Moroccan Cooking, here in Oakland from a gal named Dara who has The Sage Table. When I looked at the recipes she had taught us every single one is kosher for Passover with one small easily modified exception. Lucky me….
Read More »Passover: The Set Table
The ultimate Jewish holiday: Passover! Whether you’ve never had a seder or you consider yourself a pro, you’ll learn something at this workshop.. We’ll literally have a set table – with all the elements identified and explained. We encourage you to bring ideas and practice from your own tradition and family. We’ll have sample foods…
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