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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, 2022
- 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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danaevankaplan
- Jun 4, 2022
- 1 min
Memorial Day Service
Thanks to Denny for these photos. Steve, Bob, Dave and others helped to restore our flag before the service. Steve rented a lift to help...
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danaevankaplan
- Jun 2, 2022
- 1 min
Photo from Hebrew Union College Liturgy class early 1990s
Rabbi Binyamin (Benny) Minich of Beit Daniel Yaffa sent me this photo from our rabbinical school years in the early 1990s.
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danaevankaplan
- May 28, 2022
- 1 min
Putting up the American Flag
Steve organized a lift from Home Depot to replace our American flag in time for Memorial Day. Thanks to Dave for his technical expertise....
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danaevankaplan
- Apr 26, 2022
- 1 min
Interview with Eitan and Doron Kotkowski about The Holocaust Memoir The Wiles of Destiny
In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is tomorrow, I am posting this interview with the descendants of Itzhak...
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danaevankaplan
- Apr 21, 2022
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danaevankaplan
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
Mountain Biking in Mazatlan, Mexico
About a month ago, I went on a short get-away to Mazatlan, Mexico. One of the highlights was a mountain biking tour with Rudy Valdez. I...
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danaevankaplan
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
'Hot Biblical Topics' hitting Zoom -- Article published in West Valley View newspaper March 6, 2022
Using “The Bible Now” by Richard Elliot Friedman and Shawna Dolansky as a reference, Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan, Ph.D., will show...
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danaevankaplan
- Sep 25, 2021
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danaevankaplan
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
Shofar Shuttle Day 2
We continued our Shofar Shuttle to 3 more parks, all in Peoria.
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danaevankaplan
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
Shofar Shuttle!
Thanks to our Educator, A I, and our Shofar Sounder, R R, we had a wonderful first day of our Shofar Shuttle. We made 3 stops today and...
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danaevankaplan
- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
How Can We Build a Life of Meaning? Reflections on S’lichot
Published in Ravblog August 26, 2021 https://ravblog.ccarnet.org/2021/08/a-life-of-meaning-slichot/ How Can We Build a Life of Meaning?...
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danaevankaplan
- Aug 26, 2021
- 5 min
Area rabbis plan messages of self-care, resilience during High Holidays
Written by Nicole Raz of the Arizona Jewish News https://www.jewishaz.com/community/area-rabbis-plan-messages-of-self-care-resilience-dur...
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danaevankaplan
- Aug 7, 2021
- 3 min
Two Books That Lifted My Spirits in the Time of COVID JARED GOLDIN
Jared Goldin post on Reformjudaism.org JULY 26, 2021 After 15-months of virus induced veritable lockdown (preceded by a couple of months...
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danaevankaplan
- Jul 15, 2021
- 8 min
Azbigmedia.com says that the West Valley is exploding with economic growth
I was amazed by this article! "Here’s why the West Valley is exploding with economic growth" by Kyle Backer The West Valley is a booming...
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