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danaevankaplan
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
RELIGION Temple Beth Shalom announces fall education offerings
Dana Evan Kaplan, Rabbi at Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley, 12202 N. 101st Ave., will conduct four diverse educational forums in...
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danaevankaplan
- Sep 21
- 1 min
Peoria Arizona Pioneer Park at Sunset
When we arrived When we were leaving
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danaevankaplan
- Sep 21
- 5 min
Arizona Jewish News Articles on Rabbis' Sermons
These additional photos were not in the original article. I put the quote in the article attributed to me in bold. It is towards the very...
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danaevankaplan
- Sep 16
- 1 min
High Holy Days set at Temple Beth Shalom Glendale Star
High Holy Days set at Temple Beth Shalom By Glendale Star Staff 20 hrs ago High Holy Days are coming to Temple Beth Shalom. Pictured,...
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danaevankaplan
- Sep 15
- 1 min
Rabbinic Photo from the Past
Can you figure out where this is and who they are? My thanks to Uri Gobey for this photo from a distant mirror.
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danaevankaplan
- Aug 15
- 1 min
Arizona Desert Fruit Rats Overeating in my Car!
I took my car in for its yearly inspection and Joe, my wonderful mechanic from Desert Star Auto https://desertstarauto.com/ in Surprise,...
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danaevankaplan
- Aug 1
- 3 min
In Memory of Rabbi Martin I. Hinchin
Rabbi Martin I. Hinchin was a forward-looking Rabbi at Temple B'nai Israel in Albany, Georgia beginning in 1946. I wrote about him in my...
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danaevankaplan
- Jul 12
- 1 min
Rabbi Donniel Hartman Speaks on Zionism and Power
Rabbi Donniel Hartman Spoke on Zionism and Power this morning. As with the other lectures, the institute provided us with a folder filled...
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danaevankaplan
- Jul 5
- 1 min
First Day at The Hartman Institute Rabbinic Torah Seminar
The theme of the Rabbinic Torah Seminar for Summer 2022 is Overcoming the Moral Status Quo: A Torah of Human Agency The Shalom Hartman...
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danaevankaplan
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Visiting the Jaffa Flea Market
I am staying in an Airbnb in Jaffa until tomorrow. I visited the Shuk HaPishpishim, the flea market. I found an old Israeli telephone...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 22
- 1 min
On the Lebanese border
We reached the Lebanese border. From the Galil Mountain Winery, you can see the border. The Israeli border base is straight ahead. In the...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 20
- 1 min
4 Unidentified Animals block our path... What are they?
Today -- Monday June 20th 2022 -- we went hiking in The Nahal Kaziv and Monfort Fortress trail. In Hebrew, נחל כזיב ומבצר מונפורט. After...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 16
- 1 min
Visit to Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem
I received my rabbinic ordination from The Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, abbreviated as HUC-JIR. HUC-JIR has three...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Tel Aviv Morning
Here's the view from the porch at 6:25 a.m. looking Northeast. Just after sunrise looking Northeast from the hotel. The last few days...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Taking the Train to Jerusalem
I will be spending 2 weeks studying at the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem but I wanted to go early in my trip to see the holy city. Going...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 11
- 1 min
Tasting my first Sabich סביח
I was hoping for my first falafel in Israel in 28 years but I was convinced to try Sabich instead. I was very happy with that decision....
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 10
- 2 min
First Night in Tel Aviv
My first night in Tel Aviv. After a delicious dinner of Couscous, I walked around for a few hours. I saw the Dizengoff and the Gordon...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 9
- 1 min
Is God testing me?
My friend Lonnie dropped me off at Newark airport for my flight to Tel Aviv. This will be my first time in Israel in many many years and...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 4
- 2 min
Induction of New Board Members, Reading from "Rabbi's Torah", Visit of Student Rabbi Aria
It was a wonderful Shabbat with the induction of several new board members, special prayers in celebration of Shavuot, and the reading...
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