The upcoming holiday of Tu B’Shevat celebrates the end of winter, the coming of spring and most importantly, it celebrates trees. It is customary to plant trees and eat food which comes from trees during this holiday. The ‘Tree of Life’ is a metaphor often used in Judaism to describe our most sacred book– the Torah. The tree is used…
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Now that the election is over, and I can breathe, it’s time to think about the upcoming holiday season of giving. Every year I attend different shows and usually host an open studio at my place. Of course, as with all things in 2020, this year is different. Just because it is different, doesn’t mean it’s all bad. Instead of…
Hadassah San Diego and AImee Golant Present: October 18, 2020 4 -7 pm RSVP for the zoom event at: dfeinman@hadassah.org. We hope to see you there!
In collaboration with The Brandeis School of San Francisco’s Parent Association 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 mazon2020 at checkout on…
UPDATE: Thanks everyone who participated in the sale/fundraiser. We raised almost $450.00 for Hadassah today!!! __________________________________________________ In my own life, I have never known times as troubling as these. One of the best ways I cope is by giving to causes I believe in. Hadassah is the largest Jewish women’s organization in the world. They have created Hadassah Hospital, which…
These are sad times indeed. I am so fortunate to be alive and able to work from home right now. I really want to give to people less fortunate than me. I believe that if I (along with all of humanity) gives in the way they are able— there will be balance in the world. In Judaism, this concept…
The 10th grade at the San Francisco Waldorf High School has an amazing 3-4 week course on Tanakh during the year long “Explorations in Early Literature” track course. In the track course, they learn the Ramayana, Egyptian Book of the Dead, Gilgamesh, Mesopotamia, the New Testament and more. For Tanakh, students read passages, do pictorial representations of scenes, learn…
Shabbat Shalom everyone! According to Rabbi Gottlieb of Congregation Beth Israel Judea Immigration Reform is echoed in this week’s Torah portion: Shabbat Mattot-Masei This week we read from the final portion of the Book of Numbers, which includes a description of the cities of refuge, to which a person could flee from vengeance which would otherwise be enacted against him.…
As 2019 moves along, I’ve got two new class offerings on the horizon. These workshops coincide with the Jewish Holiday of Shavuot, which celebrates the receiving of the Torah. Join me! June 9th 2019 1 – 4 pm – for Adults Co-Sponsored By Congregation Beth Israel Judea Shavuot Make Your Own Mezuzah Workshop General Information Register online June 10th,…
Tzedakah (defined in Hebrew as justice, secular meaning – charity) is an important part of ‘living’ and ‘engaging’ in Torah, rather than just reading about it in a book. Each of us has unique gifts that we can give to the world. Whether it be volunteering your time, giving money, sharing helpful ideas, getting dirty and giving your elbow grease,…
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