Reb Moshe, Author at Coastside Jewish Community

Message from Rabbi Moshe

Posted on January 10, 2025January 17, 2025 by Reb Moshe

NO CJC SHABBAT SERVICE TONIGHT – Our next Friday night service is in three weeks. Until then we’ll be celebrating Shabbat on Saturday mornings.

“MY HEAD AND MY HEART” A Shabbat message from CJC Member Laura Alster-Martin
For years, or should I say decades, I avoided thinking, learning, and talking about Israel. While part of me felt a yearning for Israel, I couldn’t handle what I perceived as “My People” being unjust to the Palestinian People. I saw the situation as hopeless, and felt alone. So I stuck my head in the sand. The irony, is I now think I was only alone because so many of us were keeping our heads in the sand.

The Jewish Renewal Movement: What Can We Learn From It?

Posted on January 2, 2025January 4, 2025 by Reb Moshe

Wednesdays, January 8, 15 & 22 There was a great deal of interest in our series last month on Neo-Hasidism. This is a follow-up 3-part series to examine the Jewish Renewal movement’s impact on Jewish life in America and its significant impact on our own community. We will be joined by several accomplished Renewal rabbis, […]

Family Circle

Posted on September 19, 2024January 9, 2025 by Reb Moshe

We have completely revamped our Family Circle program from what it’s been in previous years. We now have a well-rounded curriculum through Shalom Learning which includes Hebrew language, Jewish values, holidays, and more. And we have engaged a local musician/educator from Tkiya, who specializes in creating joyful Jewish connections thru participatory music experiences. We also […]