Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel » Jennie Starr http://blogs.timesofisrael.com The Marketplace of Ideas Wed, 22 May 2013 01:48:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Creative New Avenues Fortifying Jewish Life in the Diaspora and in Israel http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/creative-new-avenues-for-jewish-life-in-the-diaspora-and-in-israel/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/creative-new-avenues-for-jewish-life-in-the-diaspora-and-in-israel/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:23:29 +0000 Jennie Starr http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=110056 Reflections on a Visit with Our Israeli Friends in San Diego’s Partnership 2Gether Project San Diego’s Jewish Federation funds a Partnership facilitated by the Jewish Agency with Israel’s Shaar HaNegev area; Jews in San Diego connect with Israelis there learning from each other, developing lifelong relationships and supporting growth and development in this amazing region [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/creative-new-avenues-for-jewish-life-in-the-diaspora-and-in-israel/feed/ 0 Raising American Jews Through an Israeli Lens http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/raising-american-jews-through-an-israeli-lens/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/raising-american-jews-through-an-israeli-lens/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:18:29 +0000 Jennie Starr http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=97982 My daughter was born, and we didn’t know what Synagogue we’d belong to, or if she’d go to Jewish Day School, but we knew we wanted her to be “Happily Jewish” and strongly connected to Israel from our home far away in San Diego, CA.  We’d do Shabbat at home, celebrate the Holidays with friends [...]

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