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Surf City Synagogue- This is the Year!
10 Books for the New Year:
“As a Driven Leaf”, Milton Steinberg
-Historical Fiction about questioning faith, deeply personal, emotional and philosophical.
“The Jew in the Lotus”, Roger Kaminetz
-An account of the first meeting between a number of Jewish thinkers and the Dhali Lama.
“Who wrote the Bible?” Richard Friedman
-The historical background of our religion’s central text.
“The Red Tent” Anita Diamant
-Historical fiction on the life of Dinah, daughter of Isaac.
“Jewish Meditation”, Aryeh Kaplan
-A great ‘how-to’ book for those who seek a new dimension for growth.
“The Sabbath”, Abraham Joshua Heschel
-This book will change the way you look at Shabbat.
“9 Questions people ask about Judaism”, Telushkin and Prager
-Great basic primer on some of the tough questions in Judaism.
“The Lonely Man of Faith”, Rav Joseph Soloveitchik
-Why human beings feel alone: a melding of existentialism and Jewish philosophy. It is a short book, but this is not a ‘beach read’.
“The Jews in their Land in the Talmudic Age” Gedaliah Alon
-History of the Talmudic period, a compendium of Talmudic history, a personal biography of our most revered rabbis, and a piercing piece of scholarship.
“Commentary on the Torah” Richard Friedman
-The most readable commentary I’ve come across.
10 Volunteer projects in Orange County for the New Year:
Second Harvest Food Bank
426-A West Almond, Orange , CA
714-771-1343
info@feedoc.org
Children’s Hospital of Orange County
455 S. Main St. , Orange CA
714-532-8889; Contact Patricia Dooley
pdooley@choc.org
Jewish Family Service of Orange County
1 Federation Way Suite 350 Irvine , CA
949-435-3460
info@jfsoc.org
CASA of Orange County (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
1615 E. 17 th St. Suite 100 Santa Ana CA
714-619-5155
volunteer@casaoc.org
Bridges to Higher Education Program
1575 E. 17 th St. Santa Ana CA
714-619-0254
swhittenberg@orangewoodfoundation.org
YMCA- ARK , Services for Abused Children
12831 Newport Ave., Suite 250 Tustin CA
714-838-0181 x112
mlorey@ymcaoc.net
City of Huntington Beach Legal Aid
800-693-5209
City of Huntington Beach Senior Citizen Events Volunteers
714-960-2478
City of Huntington Beach Youth Shelter
714-847-5437
Tutor a Homeless child in Long Beach- School on Wheels http://www.schoolonwheels.org/volunteer.html
clee@schoolonwheels.org
For more opportunities contact volunteermatch.org
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