The Shofar’s Cries to Arise: Breaking Our Hearts on the Way to Wholeness Rabbi Greg Wolfe’s Rosh Hashannah Sermon https://youtu.be/8Hel-cyi20Y Even in today’s modern world, fires can ravage entire communities, well we know, leaving lives uprooted in the wake of terrible destruction. So you can only imagine, long ago and far away, in the days […]
The Elections are coming and never before has more been at stake. Never before has such anxiety and uncertainty swirled around our national elections. Never before have we needed each other to be in solidarity together to ensure that every voice is heard and every vote counted. I have been meeting weekly over the last few […]
Dear Haverim, When I was a young boy, I dreamed of becoming a veterinarian and coming to UC Davis to study. Well, life can be funny that way. I really did end up coming to Davis, not to study though, but to serve. When I arrived in Davis 25 years ago with Julie, and our […]
L’shanah Tovah, to everyone! Every year in the Fall, our community comes together to observe the sacred Days of Awe, a time of renewal, reflection and recommitment. The High Holy Days are always a tremendous communal effort, requiring so many wonderful individuals in our congregation to join forces to create these special experiences that make […]
There is nothing virtual about it (really!) Dear Haverim, We are excited to share with you a whole host of inspiring experiences that we are offering this year as a part of our High Holy Day observances. But more than anything, we want to work with you to create and share that wonderful sense of […]
Dear CBH Haverim: This has been an unprecedented year which has brought us many challenges and also wonderful opportunities for rethinking about how we can create new and beautiful ways of connecting with one another during this time of the Coronavirus. With the number one priority being dictated by the Jewish value of Pikuach Nefesh, […]
(from Rabbi Greg’s remarks at the Zoom Gala Gala) What a blessing it is has been to have shared this journey with all of you in our wonderful Bet Haverim community for the past 25 amazing years! Where has the time gone? Where has my brown beard gone?! Huge thanks to all those who worked […]
Last week, another serious heartbreak was felt around the Jewish world as a result of the COVID-19 virus. This time the victim was our precious URJ Summer Camps and Israel trips that have now been cancelled due to the dangers posed by continuing to host these activities this summer. These powerful summer experiences provide, every […]
Workshop by Rabbi Greg Wolfe, April 5, 2020 Welcome and Overview: I will share the link to this file so you will have all the information. The old joke goes: Why did the Children of Israel wander in the wilderness for 40 years? Moses refused to stop and ask for directions! Today’s workshop is all […]
These are difficult times. There is no way around it. Sometimes it is hard to hold on to hope, to find our way in the darkness with out a map that can tell us how far we have to go or when we will get there. Or even where “there” is. Yet, like the pinecone […]
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