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		                            <span class="slider_description">Tu B'Av, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Av, is a joyful Jewish holiday that many people don't know about!  Tu B'Av celebrates love, unity, and new beginnings. In ancient times, its observance included matchmaking events in orchards and vineyards. Today, it's often likened to a Jewish Valentine’s Day, symbolizing hope, reconciliation, and the power of love and connection in Jewish tradition. Join Molly Bajgot for a special song circle on Abundance Farm!</span>
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		                            <span class="slider_description">Join us as we co-create a progressive inter-generational Jewish community.</span>
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		                            <span class="slider_description">CBI offers many ways to worship. You can find anything from meditative earth based healing circles to egalitarian orthodox minyans.</span>
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		                            <span class="slider_description">A Jewish food justice farm, outdoor classroom, and community building space.</span>
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		                            <span class="slider_description">A nature-based early learning community for children ages 2–5.</span>
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		                            <span class="slider_description">A fresh approach to Jewish education. We engage our students' neshamot (souls) and empower them to engage with Jewish tradition as a lens for awe and as motivation and guidance for action in the world.</span>
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A Letter From Rabbi Jacob Fine: Linking Ancient Grief and Today's Urgency on Tisha B'Av

Tisha B’Av comes at a moment of so much acute suffering in our Jewish community and in our world.... Among Eicha’s many anguished cries, one theme echoes with particular pain this year: hunger. “The young children ask for bread,” we read, “but no one gives it to them.” (Eicha 4:4)

Eicha’s descriptions of hunger reverberate painfully as we witness an ever deepening, devastating and dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where far too many—especially children—face widespread starvation and despair. Regardless of politics, borders, or blame, we can never turn away from human suffering. Our tradition commands us: “If there is a hungry person, one must feed them.” (Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De’ah 250:1) At this moment we call on Israel’s leaders, our fellow Jews, to take responsibility in bringing about a solution. Read more. 

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