Hazak Hazak Ve-Nit’Hazek

Hazak Hazak Ve-Nit’Hazek

When a Torah book is concluded, the assembled call out hazak, hazak, ve-nithazek, be strong, be strong, and may we be strengthened. That is the title and theme of this column. In Parsha Beha’alotcha, Moses learned that others in his camp were making prophecies....

Remembering Arnold Drake, Z”L, on Pride Shabbat

Doctors chats help Santa Rosa rabbi see LGBTQ light:  By Robert Nagler Miller | June 10, 2016, J Jewish News of northern California When Rabbi Mordecai Miller of Congregation Beth Ami in Santa Rosa marched with members of his synagogue at Sonoma County’s Pride Parade...

A picnic for us, a dinner for the Palms

Shalom all, Judi, Fredrika and I enjoyed a lovely picnic at Howarth Park. We discussed a few things *Wednesday, July 7th will be volunteer date at Redwood Empire Food Bank from 10:00-11:30. Reservations required. Judi reported that she helped with food prep at the...

BOOK GROUP READING WAGENSTEIN

Current read for the CBA Book Group is Angel Wagenstein’s ISAAC’S TORAH. (Fiction, Bulgarian, 2000; English , 2008, 304pgs. Translated into several languages.) Isaac — name changed, has very real experiences, is born in pre-WWI in the Kolodetz shtetl...