Working on Chanukah plans

by | Oct 25, 2021 | President's messages

Our Staff and volunteers are working together to plan two large Chanukah parties with food and activities for all. The plans are to ensure that everyone is safe and can come on the campus during Hanukkah to enjoy the season. The congregation’s vaccinated adults’...

Latkes for every night– part two

by | Oct 24, 2021 | Kitchen Committee

Latkes, latkes, we like latkes. Not just a little but a lot of latkes. That’s why the Kitchen Committee has so many different latke recipes… too many for one post. This is part two, but you might prefer to keep them in a pdf available here Latke recipes...

Latkes for every night- Part One

by | Oct 24, 2021 | Kitchen Committee

Latkes, latkes, we like latkes. Not just a little but a lot of latkes. That’s why the Kitchen Committee has so many different latke recipes… too many for one post. This is part one, but you might prefer to keep them in a pdf available here Latke recipes...

A dancing update: Zoom continues

by | Oct 24, 2021 | Israeli Dance

I have been keeping some track of folk dance groups that have resumed in-person dancing. I know of a group (Udy’s) in the Santa Cruz area that dances outside on a deck without masks. Most groups seem to have resumed in-person dancing but with masks, and also...

The Book Group reads Etgar Keret

by | Oct 24, 2021 | Beth Ami Book Club

Israeli contemporary author Etgar Keret, mainly known for his short stories,wrote his 1st non-fiction book, a memoir, called THE SEVEN GOOD YEARS.It is the next read for our CBA Book Group.Short, quick, and full of jokes.Sometimes dark humor.We borrow a box of 12 from...

GENESIS: A TIME TO BEGIN

by | Oct 24, 2021 | Rabbi’s Remarks

Now that we have turned back to the beginning in the Torah, there is no better time to begin taking a look at traditional Jewish study. Join in or simply observe our Rashi Study: Weekday mornings, Sunday – Friday 7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Also streamed and recorded...

SOCIAL ACTION PROJECTS

by | Oct 24, 2021 | Social Action Scoop

Volunteering at the Redwood Empire Food Bank with the Social Action Committee will be Tuesday, November 16. The setup is outside under a large tent. It is very well organized and felt very safe with 2 to 4 people working together. We volunteer a 2 hour stint from...