“There is no moral distance … between the facts of life in San Francisco and the facts of life in Birmingham. -James Baldwin, Take This Hammer (1965) ‘…After that, you shall be called City of Righteousness, Faithful City…’ -Isaiah 1:26 Every Friday morning, a group of volunteers from The Kitchen (a congregation founded […]
“From out of the meitzar, from out of a very narrow or confined space, I called out to God. You God answered me from a place of vast expansiveness.” -Psalm 118:5 It’s two days before Pesach here in Marin County. The Mitzvah Kitchen volunteers at Congregation Rodef Sholom are feverishly preparing matzah ball soup, brisket […]
Sixty 15 year-old Jewish campers from L.A. are on a three-day hike through the Santa Monica Mountains. No mattresses. No stereos. No showers. No hair dryers. Not an easy task for these pampered kids from the Valley and West L.A. It’s their last summer as campers. The summer before they become Counselors-in-Training. They stay up […]
