Nefesh Chanukah Guide 5781: How to Light Up Your World

by Bobby Apperson | Dec 9, 2020 | Articles & Links, Community, Events, Featured, Holidays, Shabbat

Hi, Nefesh Kin and Community! Tomorrow night is Chanukah, can you believe it’s already here? Here is a round-up of events, links, and guides for you in this unique year and holiday. Nefesh First Night: GamesJoin us 8:30pm for Game Night with comedian Chris Duffy...

Shabbat Roundup: December 4, 2020

by Bobby Apperson | Dec 4, 2020 | Articles & Links, Community, Events, Featured, Holidays, Shabbat

Shabbat Shalom, everyone! Welcome to the first weekly roundup of news, events, and articles from Nefesh. In this issue: 1. Shabbat Tonight 7pm, 12/4: Friday Poem Shabbat Shalom! Friday December 4, 2020 — 7pm service. Join us tonight for Goodness, Connection,...

I Didn’t Think I Fit in the Jewish Community. Social Justice Brought Me Back.

by Bobby Apperson | Oct 29, 2020 | Articles & Links, Community, Featured, Press, Tikkun

I never thought I’d feel comfortable in synagogue again, but then I found one aligned with my values as a Jewish woman of color. By Luna Garcia, October 16, 2020, Hey Alma: Luna writes about her experience with Jewish inclusion, finding her community in...

Nefesh Community Explores How to Become an Anti-Racist

by Bobby Apperson | Sep 30, 2020 | Articles & Links, Community, Featured, Press, Tikkun

By Esther D. Kustanowitz September 30, 2020 Nefesh and our Tikkun Collective in the Jewish Journal: Rabbi Susan Goldberg “We watched what happened to George Floyd and felt the injustice, despair and sorrow, Nefesh Rabbi Susan Goldberg told the Journal. “It cracked our...

Nefesh in the News: Preparing for the High Holy Days in Pandemic Times

by Bobby Apperson | Aug 28, 2020 | Articles & Links, Press

Shabbat Shalom! Nefesh in the news: the Jewish Journal reports on unique High Holy Day programming* this year. Rabbi Susan Goldberg of Nefesh never imagined celebrating a full year of her community’s existence during a pandemic. Noting she has experienced...

Natural Immersion: Accessible Mikveh for Converts During COVID-19

by Bobby Apperson | Aug 19, 2020 | Articles & Links, Community, Press

Rabbis Susan Goldberg and Nefesh community member Hadley in the Jewish Journal, August 19, 2020: “I just wanted to do whatever would be halachic and possible as soon as possible,” said Hadley Sorsby-Jones, who immersed in Newport Bay last week, with her sponsoring...