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Announcing Keri'ah B'yachad-SWF Reads Together. Reading To Be a Jew Today by Noah Feldman
Keriah B’Yahad: SWF Reads Together is a new Shabbat with Friends program to build a stronger Shabbat community through the common...
May 13, 2024
Simhah: The Happiness We Make by Sharing
A Passover Message from Rabbi Dov Gartenberg Passover 5784 Since Purim ended, I have been busy with Passover caroling, no kidding. If you...
Apr 20, 2024
Pre-Passover Caroling Home Visits: A Spring fundraiser for Shabbat with Friends NM
Pre-Passover Caroling Home Visits An Original and Tuneful Fundraiser for Shabbat with Friends NM The Passover Seder features the most...
Apr 4, 2024
Announcing the New New Mexico Jewish Journal!
A new independent, statewide online Jewish publication is now launching! After the New Mexico Jewish Link ceased publication in 2022, an...
Mar 17, 2024
On the Rediscovered Klezmer Music from Early 20th Century Ukraine
Selections from the SWF/Klezmer Institute SWFG in Santa Fe on January 20, 2024. Many of you have heard or attended the magical Shabbat...
Mar 2, 2024
Santa Fe New Mexican Carries a Feature on the New Exploring the Jewish Experience Course in Santa Fe
I am pleased to share a recent article in the Santa Fe New Mexican about the Exploring the Jewish Experience (EJE) Course that opened in...
Mar 2, 2024
Making Sense and Spirituality from Jewish Prayer: The SWF Learner's Minyan
Announcing the New Mexico Learner's Minyan (NMLM): Making Sense and Spirituality from Jewish Prayer From the Teacher, Rabbi Dov...
Dec 27, 2023
A Timely Opportunity to Learn about Judaism and the Jewish Experience
The Exploring the Jewish Experience Course Expands to Santa Fe. Explore Judaism in Santa Fe, ABQ, or online starting in January 2024. The...
Dec 25, 2023
Shabbat with Friends NM Plans to Establish Itself as a "Shabbat Cooperative".
The SWF Leadership Team has discussed over this year the nature of our organization. At the beginning of 2023, we established our...
Dec 25, 2023
Exploring the Vision of Shabbat with Friends and Asking for your Support
First in a Series of Eight Hanukkah Messages By Rabbi Dov Gartenberg Hanukkah in Hebrew means dedication. This festival commemorates the...
Dec 8, 2023
Sep 11, 2023
Why SWF Does Not Offer High Holiday Services
Shabbat with Friends NM is introducing our inaugural fall programs. This post gives me an opportunity to explain the place of the Fall...
Sep 11, 2023
What can Shabbat Mean for Us? An Interview with Judith Shulevitz of the Sabbath World
To understand the depth of the Sabbath, I recommend that you read the interview of the author of the book, The Sabbath World, that...
Sep 11, 2023
Is Shabbat with Friends NM a Synagogue?
Friday, April 21, 2023 Dear friends, As the founder of Shabbat with Friends NM, I am frequently asked, “What is Shabbat with Friends...
Sep 11, 2023
Why Does Shabbat with Friends Emphasize the Practice of Shabbat Hospitality?
Shabbat with Friends is all about hosting people for Shabbat. Hospitality is a central act of goodness in the Jewish tradition. Called in...
Sep 11, 2023
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