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Bonai Shalom First Friday – June 6th

Bonai Shalom First Friday – June 6th

With humor, heart, and deep spiritual insight, Rev. Pedro Silva invites us to consider what it means to hold grief in one hand and joy in the other—and how cultivating that duality is part of being fully human. Register by Monday June 2nd to attend!

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First Friday on Thursday with Professor Merav Ben David

First Friday on Thursday with Professor Merav Ben David

In late fall of 2009, I was sitting for an interview with National Geographic on the bow of a Coast Guard Icebreaker in the Arctic Ocean. I was the chief scientist on an expedition to study polar bears. According to NASA’s predictions, we were supposed to be breaking solid ice. Instead, we were motoring at full speed: at a time the sea was supposed to be frozen, there was no ice to be seen.

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Refugees and Asylum-Seekers: Then and Now – First Friday

Refugees and Asylum-Seekers: Then and Now – First Friday

Join Congregation Bonai Shalom and Sandra Saltrese-Miller, an immigration lawyer, for December First Friday, December 7 as she discusses the history of American asylum law and current key policy issues relating to refugees, asylum seekers, and birthright citizenship.  

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June First Friday: Jewish Genealogy

Jerry Pinsker to Speak About ADL for First Friday at Bonai Shalom

What’s Jewish About Jewish Genealogy? Friday, June 3rd at 6:00 pm Presented by Jewish Genealogist Ellen Kowitt Reciting names and documenting family relationships are Jewish traditions found throughout The Torah and have played significant roles in the life cycles of Jews from ancient times to the present. Modern resources and …

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