Rabbi Milder of Beth Emek in Pleasanton shared the following thoughts with his congregation on the overlap of Christmas and Hanukkah this year. He doesn’t just explain how it is that the two holidays can overlap one year but not the next, he explains the different calendars. It’s some pretty useful information. As Americans we…
Read More »A synagogue group goes to the ballgame together Does your life have meaning? Tomorrow we will all begin writing 2013 on paperwork. Jewish or not, a new year begins for us all at midnight on December 31. Many of us make resolutions; we will – lose weight, start jogging, clean out the closet, tidy up…
Read More »Time is a human construct. If you read Jewish wisdom you will learn that God exists outside of time. How does this work? I don’t know, since I am time-bound it is hard to grasp. Think of it as if you are a goldfish in a bowl and God is oxygen – existing in the…
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