by Kitchen Committee | Feb 3, 2015 | Kitchen Committee
Thanks to the willing hands of Ahuva Simon-Sa’ar, Judy Stern and Janet & Jeffrey Stein-Larson there are now over 200 Hamantashen, with the traditional prune/raison filling, in our CBA freezer!!! What are Sunday February 8th baking plans? Will it be apricot...
by Rosh Chodesh | Feb 3, 2015 | Rosh Chodesh
All Jewish women are invited to celebrate the new month of Adar with ritual, song, and a really intriguing theme: What Can You Do to Become a Great Ancestor? Wouldn’t you love to read a first-person account of your great grandparents’ lives? Who...
by Leanne Schy | Jan 22, 2015 | Israeli Dance
Let’s have a discussion about what dances you’d like to learn. I keep talking about having a formal beginners’ section of the class, probably 7 to 7: 30, with a half hour of warm up dances before and mixed harder and easier dances afterwards. Since...
by Social Action | Jan 14, 2015 | Social Action Scoop
I want to thank everyone for giving so much to our community and the larger community this year. We continue to be very active supporting programs that help people in need of healthy food by going to the Redwood Empire Food Bank monthly, filling bags of whatever fresh...
by Kitchen Committee | Jan 14, 2015 | Kitchen Committee
It takes a community. We have people who go above and beyond for these potlucks because they love to cook. We have Ahuva, who comes in at least once a week in our kitchen to make soups, couscous or cooked vegetable dishes that can be served on Shabbat. Irwin comes in...
by Rosh Chodesh | Jan 13, 2015 | Rosh Chodesh
The Rosh Chodesh Shevat gathering of Jewish women (all are welcome!) will occur on Monday, January 19 at 7pm in the Beth Ami Social Hall. We’ll be kicking off Shevat, the month that starts a new year for trees, with guest speaker Laura Campbell of the City of...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Jan 13, 2015 | Israel Affairs
Honest Reporting Media Bias Workshops a Stunning Success The Israel Committee members were nervously optimistic. Yes, a lot of people are interested in Israel. Yes, a lot of people note a wide gap between the media’s treatment of Israel and other countries. Still, we...
by Leanne Schy | Dec 31, 2014 | Israeli Dance
Don’t forget to come back to dancing after the winter break. We revived a lot of dances in the process of remembering the dances that Lee taught, and we’ll add a new one as well. Here’s a photo from Lee’s memorial dance, which turned into a...
by President | Dec 29, 2014 | From the Board
I am honored to represent our community as President of the Board of Directors and want to take a moment to thank our Board members and staff for helping me transition into my new position. I truly could not have stepped into the presidency without all of the support...
by Rabbi | Dec 29, 2014 | Rabbi’s Remarks
My dad, Rabbi Meyer Miller, was ordained at the Jewish Institute of Religion (the Reform Rabbinical School in New York City). I grew up a P-K (preacher’s kid). At that point in social history, attending services wasn’t a choice. I remember chomping at the bit for...
