Israeli zoom dancing in December

by | Dec 1, 2020 | Israeli Dance

Hi dancers. I didn’t even eat a real Thanksgiving dinner, but I need exercise anyway. Have to make room for latkes. Our following meeting, Dec. 16, will be the 7th night of Chanukah, we can light candles on zoom.I guess we should do the one Chanukah dance then,...

CHANGING FACE OF THE JEWISH COMMINITY

by | Nov 27, 2020 | President's messages

Two weeks ago, several members of our congregation and I attended a virtual conference entitled, “Kol Tzedek: A Conference on Racial Justice,” presented by United Synagogue, our umbrella organization. It was an exceptional 6-hour experience.   The focus of...

A THANKSGIVING MESSAGE

by | Nov 26, 2020 | Rabbi’s Remarks

Dear Friends,Without doubt, this has been an “interesting” year. I mean this in the sense of the old curse, “May you live in interesting times!” In many ways the thought of celebrating a festival of Thanks” may seem ironic. Our hearts are...

A NOTE FROM LYLA NATHAN

by | Nov 8, 2020 | Social Action Scoop

Once again we have suffered through another fire and evacuations and power outages. It is hard to believe that fall has become such a frightening time in Sonoma County. As November is upon us we are all hoping for rain. Sooner than later. The SAC has continued to plug...

Dancing on Zoom every two weeks

by | Oct 23, 2020 | Israeli Dance

Hi dancers, we meet every two weeks in an informal way. We keep discovering ways to improve our technological expertise. We figured out shared sound, so the music quality is good. Mark put up a bright light in the room, and the camera is a lot happier now. I think it...

Lot’s Wife as a case of Universal Justice

by | Oct 5, 2020 | Rabbi’s Remarks

“Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice.” —Proverbs 24:17 The book of Genesis describes the wickedness of five cities, Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboim, and Zoar. Despite Abraham’s pleading and God’s...

Racism and Social Justice

by | Sep 3, 2020 | Social Action Scoop

The committee on Racism and Social Justice has created a resource list for our membership. This list includes articles, videos, podcasts, books, etc. We hope it provides our congregants further enrichment and education on important social issues. We encourage...