As a progressive left-wing voter, it’s been heartbreaking to see so many liberals fall for the rhetoric of Hamas and the enemies of the Jews. Everyday here in San Francisco, I see more and more evidence of antisemitism and divisive tactics on our city streets. While I do not agree with the horrid right wing Israeli government/settlers forcibly removing innocent…
This is from the Jewish Community Relations Council: On Tuesday afternoon, the Richmond City Council is scheduled to vote on an inflammatory and biased resolution accusing Israel of ethnic cleansing and apartheid in Gaza. You can read the full text of the proposed resolution here. We need you to tell the Richmond City Council: “Vote No on Anti-Israel Resolution R-1”…
What you choose to do right now will be up to you. I start by being unapologetically Jewish, and take that with me as I lie down and as I rise up, I speak of it on my way. If you’ve never done this, you could perhaps look at your mezuzah, kiss it, and decide if you are ready to…
This post serves as an update to my blog post from 10/08/23 : Brutal Attack in Israel: No Coverage in the SF Chronicle in which I described the shock that there was no coverage of this important situation– and my letter to the Chronicle: “I am not writing about something that appeared in your printed Sunday paper this morning. I’m…
This morning as I sat down to read The Sunday San Francisco Chronicle, I fully expected to see a news story about the surprise attack on Israel and the continuing fall-out. I was shocked to see that there was NO COVERAGE in print whatsoever. I wrote a letter to the editor about it. I publish it here, because I have…
In collaboration with The Brandeis School of San Francisco and Mazon – A Jewish Response to Hunger, I am participating in this year’s Annual Honey Sale for Rosh Hashanah– online! Join us in this wonderful tradition: buy your honey and Judaica for the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) and benefit a worthy cause. Use code mazon2023 at checkout on aimeegolant.com –…
Dear Friends, Just to let you know, there’s a new FREE Jewish Calendar with the Barbed Wire Mezuzah I created featured inside. The calendar has mezuzot on just about every page. What an honor to have my work included! To request your free copy, click here. The Barbed Wire Mezuzah was among the first mezuzot I ever created. In…
Join us either in-person or online for my presentation of Spiritual Preparation for the High Holy Days at Unity Spiritual Center SF: Sunday, 9/25/22 – 11 am 2690 Ocean at 19th Ave San Francisco, CA 94132 Livestream: https://tinyurl.com/tinyurl-com-USCSF Passcode: 941321 Yesterday was a exciting day– in which we affixed the new Unity sign at the Unity Spiritual Center of San…
BRINGING ROSH HASHANAH TO THE UNITY SPIRITUAL CENTER WITH SIGNS AND WONDERS Over the past ten years or so, I have been working in partnership with the Unity Spiritual Center San Francisco to bring Jewish teachings, creative art and Judaica into their space. Every few years I have been invited to speak about such topics as: the mezuzah, my art…
Introducing an exciting new book by Jim Cohen, Modern Judaica: Today’s Makers Today’s Sacred Objects, for anyone with an interest in Judaica and sacred objects. I am honored and grateful to say that the Torah Finials that I created for the Women’s Torah Project grace the cover. This book presents some of the most outstanding examples of contemporary Judaica—sacred Jewish objects—that…
As a long-time, San Francisco metal artist and creator of Judaica– the members of the conservative temple, Congregation Beth Sholom honored me, by commissioning me to make a legacy piece in honor of their temple’s milestone centennial anniversary. The custom mezuzah was designed in partnership with the centennial committee– and is totally unique and different from anything I have designed…
Jennifer Cross Gans was a good friend and a good Christian. She was an example of optimism, perseverance and love. She had strong opinions and could be impatient—in a wonderfully persistent way. She was creative and artistic—a writer, a jeweler, a singer. I am honored and grateful to say that I’ve had a long road with Jenny. One of my…