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From the Presidents – February 1, 2024
Shalom Everyone! We are now well into winter and the Bay will soon be drenched with back to back atmospheric rivers. Considering how many years of drought we have had recently, it is truly remarkable and a relief how much rain California is receiving right now. This is also the time of year when we […]
Beshalach, Exodus 13:17-17:16, Parashat Hashavua for Shabbat January 27, 2024
This Shabbat is called Shabbat Shira (The Sabbath of Song) for the song of celebration that Moses and the Children of Israel sing after they cross the Sea of Reeds and witness Pharoah’s army drown after the sea closes back on them. Scholars think it is one of the oldest pieces of poetry in the […]
From the Presidents – January 25, 2024
From the Presidents Shalom Everyone! This week we celebrate the festive holiday of Tu B’shvat. Originally a time for assessing tax revenues and tithes in ancient Israel, it has since morphed into a celebration of the first blooming of the trees for the season along with preserving the earth. Several traditions have developed over the […]
Bo, Exodus 10:1-13:16, Parashat Hashavua for Shabbat January 20, 2024
Darkness is a metaphor. We often say we are living through dark times: with seemingly unbridgeable social and political divisions, profound conflicts of values, the war between Israel and Hamas. Hate abounds and antisemitism raises its ugly head. In this week’s Torah portion God brings the final three plagues on Pharaoh and Egypt: locusts, darkness […]
From the Presidents – January 19, 2023
Hello Everyone! We hope all of you had a relaxing and/or fulfilling long weekend honoring Martin Luther King Jr. As a tribute to the legacy of Dr. King, we can acknowledge not only what he accomplished for civil rights in the United States but also his promotion of Jewish values. Along with working with several […]