Posted by: meredith
on May 4, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 9:00 pm, Congregation Kol Shofar
On Shavuot, the Israelites received the Torah on Mount Sinai. Come celebrate and learn with us! Join Congregation Kol Shofar and the Osher Marin JCC as we rejoice together. See up close the new Contemporary Jewish Museum Torah freshly scribed by Julie Seltzer as it makes its tour through the community.
Cantor David Margules will lead us in Havdallah, followed by learning sessions led by Rabbi Michael Lezak and Rabbi Chai Levy. Dairy treats will be provided.
Posted by: meredith
on Apr 5, 2012
Join Rabbi Michael Lezak and visiting artists, thinkers and activists as they share stories and insights from their relationship with Israel and Israelis.
3 Sundays, 9:30 to 11:30 am, beginning April 22
•April 22, Library: New bridges are being built: Young adults Jews in Israel and in the Bay Area
Barak Loozon, Director for Young Adult Engagement with Israel, Israel Center
•April 29, Hoytt Theater: From Sderot to Jerusalem*
Performance, Micha Bitton, an artist from the city of Sderot, Israel
•May 6, Library: Srugim: Modern Orthodox in Israel
Michal Kohane, Director, Israel Center
Please note: The performance on April 29 is part of a bigger campus-wide celebration of Israel involving the JCC and Brandeis-Hillel. Israel in Marin will run from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm and offer a tour of the food, culture, art, literature, music, and spirit of Israel. Learn about Israel through hands-on activities and games, a "shuk" (marketplace) selling Israeli goods, and an archaeological dig. Watch the film Holy Land Hardball and hear from the author of Pitching in the Promised Land—about the one year that Israel had professional baseball. For more information, visit http://www.marinjcc.org/events/2012/04/29/jewish-life/israel-in-marin-cultural-festival/
The Israel Center of the San Francisco based Jewish Community Federation provides a variety of opportunities for meaningful Israel experiences and engagement. RSVP to Pete at pete@rodefsholom.org or 479.3441 for any of these classes.
Posted by: meredith
on Dec 2, 2011
Gain basic literacy and satisfy your appetite for Jewish cooking in four sessions over the course of the year. Each class, located at different sites across Marin County, will serve hands-on cooking, excellent noshing, a pinch of Jewish learning, and cupfuls of laughter shared by a range of dynamic, experienced instructors. Need not be Jewish to join.
• December 6: Flipping Latkes with a Chef and a Rabbi @ Congregation Rodef Sholom. Jeff Kirshbaum is head chef of the Mitzvah Kitchen at CRS; and if you’ve never experienced Rabbi Michael Lezak in a kitchen, you’re in for a treat! • March 22, 2012: Passover Made Easy with Dawn Kempler @ Congregation Kol Shofar, 215 Blackfield Dr., Tiburon. Not everyone who holds a Seder grew up with Passover traditions. Dawn will share tasty Passover recipes, shortcuts, and tips for engaging children (and spouses) of all ages in the holiday. • May 2, 2012: The Perfect Brisket with a Chef and a Rabbi @ Congregation Rodef Sholom. Same cast of characters, Rodef Sholom kitchen, new stories.
$20 per class for drop-in (includes materials); register at www.marinjcc.org/cjp or 415.444.8000. Offered in association with the Osher Marin JCC and Congregation Kol Shofar.
Posted by: meredith
on Nov 4, 2011
But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
— Jeremiah 29:7
Some things are not well in our cities.
Last weekend, my daughter Zella and I joined a dozen members of Rodef Sholom for a Bay Area Wide conference called “Reclaiming our Citizenship: Taking Responsibility for the Common Good.” Together with 400+ other people from around the greater Bay Area, we heard stories about how the economic downturn is impacting families. It was a mighty day of learning. We celebrated some of our political victories, including one right here in San Rafael, we learned about some of the issues facing the state (like the 20% high school dropout rate and what that means for our future) and ultimately we strategized about actions that we could continue to take on local and regional levels.
What was most inspiring about this day was the sense I got in the small group and large group meetings was a hunger to bring more shalom to our cities and counties. What could we learn from one another’s challenges? How could we emulate one another’s successes? And how might we work together across class and cultural and geographical lines to increase our civic responsibility for our cities and counties.
With all of this in mind, I want to invite you to a conversation about the economic future of our state that we are hosting at Rodef Sholom on Tuesday, November 29th from 7-9 pm at Rodef Sholom. We will be sharing what we learned and talking about issues around immigration, workforce, education funding and more. Please join us to learn more about these issues, share your concerns, and begin to think about how we might act together to bring more shalom into this county and into the lives of the people who live here, including our own families.
To RSVP or ask questions, contact Judy Bloomberg at jbloomberg@immigrationvisalaw.com or Meredith Parnell in the front office at 479.3441 or meredith@rodefsholom.org.
Posted by: meredith
on Oct 6, 2011
But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.— Jeremiah 29:7
Reclaiming Our Citizenship: Taking Responsibility for the Common Good
Sunday, October 23, 2011 – 1:30 to 6:00 pm
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
1111 Gough St., San Francisco, CA 94109
Please join Rabbi Stacy Friedman, Rabbi Michael Lezak, other Rodef Sholom congregants and members of the Marin faith community for a conference organized by Marin Organizing Committee (MOC) and its sister organizations.
At this conference we will:
• Hear stories of how the economic downturn is impacting families and communities;
• Learn together about underlying structural challenges facing the State of California;
• Reflect on what faith traditions teach about community, economy and the common good; and
• Strategize toward local and regional opportunities to engage and change public policy.
We are excited to be joined by a number of guests including:
Steve Levy with the Center for the Continued Study of the California Economy
Dr. Dowell Myers, author of Immigrants and Boomers from the Univ. of Southern California
Joe Mathews, co-author of California Crack-Up: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It
Ernesto Cortes, Jr., national co-director of the Industrial Areas Foundation
Come hear what local communities and congregations are doing across the Bay Area and Northern California, and engage with others to build the capacity to act locally and regionally for long-term sustainable action in the public square.
This nation is not ruled by the majority, it is ruled by the majority who participate. — Thomas Jefferson
Through the efforts of our Kulanu/ Inclusion of Those with Disabilities Committee, Rodef Sholom has been acknowleded as an accessible congregation by the National Organization on Disability. 