“Nothing is more central to Netivot Shalom than the Torah—reading it, teaching it, studying it, learning it, and living it.” (Celia Concus, 1st Board President, from the 1990 fundraising campaign to purchase our first Torah.) Just as the Torah links us with the story of the Jewish people, the 6 sifrei Torah we have at Netivot Shalom connect us not only with our shul’s story, but also with older Jewish communities…
The upcoming Netivot Shalom May 15-17 retreat at Westminster Woods in Occidental will take place exactly 34 years after our very first retreat on May 15-17, 1992 at Valley of the Moon Camp in Glen Ellen. While the journey from Valley of the Moon Camp to Westminster Woods takes only 1 hour, the journey Netivot…
The ongoing “From Our History” column draws on and condenses the very detailed history of Netivot Shalom by Diane Bernbaum and Joanna Weinberg, founding members. This introductory column not only summarizes their account, but also contains an introduction to that account by Rabbi Stuart Kelman…