When your child marries someone not Jewish you may adore your new daughter/son-in-law but still worry about how you should be interacting with them as a Jew. You may worry, will my grandchildren be raised Jewish? Will I say the wrong thing if I express my feelings? Or you may feel they are ‘overdoing’ the…
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Photo Exhibit: Scattered Among the Nations
(Image copyright, Bryan Schwartz, 2001, all rights reserved, and may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of the artist.) Temple Sinai in Oakland will display dozens of large format, color portraits of Jews from seven of the world’s most isolated Jewish communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Scattered Among the…
Read More »What do Jews Look Like?
What do Jews Look Like? Black Jews, Asian Jews, Latino Jews, we tend to see them as exotic, from somewhere far away. But there are Black Jews, Asian Jews and Latino Jews sitting right next to you – in synagogue, in a restaurant, at the theater, on a park bench. Rabbi Mates-Muchin, a Chinese Jew,…
Read More »50% Jewish? 100% Welcome!
Are you 50% Jewish? Or are you 100% Jewish recognized 50% of the time? Or 25% Jewish and 100% proud? Come meet other fascinating fractions in a welcoming environment to do the math. Join us for a casual dinner and conversation at a restaurant in Mountain View. Register here and we’ll reply with the restaurant…
Read More »Let’s go to the Movies!
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival for 2011 kicks off on July 21. Building Jewish Bridges is co-presenting two films. The Names of Love What happens when a tightly-wound Jewish scientist falls for a young Algerian sexpot in modern-day France? Cultures, mores and tragic histories collide-to surprisingly humorous effect. By hook, by crook and by…
Read More »Enhancing the Seder Experience for Everyone at Your Table
Got hungry preschoolers and scholarly elders at your seder? How about Jews, Christians & Muslims? Bored teens and eager ten year olds? This is the workshop for you! We’ll offer many ways of engaging everyone at your table. We’ll also share an assortment of Hagadot (books for the seder) that you can peruse. April 10…
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