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...

Big Names Coming to Santa Rosa

by | Aug 24, 2020 | Israel Affairs

  Big Names Coming (virtually) to Santa Rosa to help us Celebrate 5781 Voices of Israel: Our People and Our Homeland Webinar Series Sponsored by the Israel Committee Our Webinar Series kicked off on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 10 am with the cartoonist of Dry Bones, Yaakov...

Dancing on Zoom

by | Aug 24, 2020 | Israeli Dance

Hi dancers, I’ve missed everyone… I have attended some large and fancy zoom dance events, but I mostly don’t know the people, or the dances either. I have finally solved enough technical issues to host an informal zoom reunion, which can be repeated...

Coping with Covid

by | Jul 24, 2020 | Rabbi’s Remarks

It’s hard to believe that the Corona Virus Pandemic has become a daily reality for close to five months. Who ever could have imagined how profoundly it would affect our lives? Routine activities like dining out, getting a haircut, going to a school, attending a...

Looking at Civil Rights and Social Justice

by | Jul 22, 2020 | Rabbi’s Remarks

We hope everyone has a chance to attend the Social Action and Adult Education series by Benjamin Mertz, on Civil Rights and Social Justice. It takes place Thursdays, July 16, 23 and 30 at 7:00 p.m. The first session was very eye-opening, and I would like to share this...