What is it really like growing up in an interfaith home? Ask a few people who did and you’re likely to hear a variety of stories. Where there things their parents did that they would do differently? Sure. Do they grow up to identify as Jewish? Not always. What makes one person feel Jewish and…
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Growing up in an Interfaith Home
Did you grow up the child of an interfaith couple? Have you wished you could talk to other people who shared some of your same experiences? Are you raising children in a home with one Jewish parent and one non-Jewish parent? Have you ever wished you could ask a person from an interfaith home how…
Read More »Welcoming Your Jewish Baby Whether You’re Jewish or Not
Time for another new mamas group. If you are a new mama consider joining me. If you know a new mama, tell her about this group. Welcoming Your Jewish Baby A group for Moms and babies 0-6 months In Oakland Five sessions, starting October 29 (We will jump over Thanksgiving week) Wednesday afternoons 1:30pm to…
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 »Participating in Jewish Life!
How can the engaged Jewish community reach out to the unaffiliated and invite them to explore Judaism? Building Jewish Bridges has a wide range of opportunities. For synagogues In February Building Jewish Bridges partnered with Project Welcome to offer Increasing the Warmth of Your Welcome, a workshop that helps synagogues enhance their websites, bulletins, membership…
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