What are Shabbat with Friends Gatherings?
By Rabbi Dov Gartenberg Tuesday, November 19, 2024 The Shabbat with Friends (SWF) Gathering is the signature program of Shabbat...
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Nov 7
A Prayer for Difficult Times
By Rabbi Dov Gartenberg Composed on November 7, 2024. We turn to You with worry during these difficult times, for ourselves and for...
Nov 1
The Collateral Spiritual Damage of Anti-Semitism
By Rabbi Dov Gartenberg Kol Nidre Sermon in Santa Fe, New Mexico Kol Nidre 5785, October 11, 2024. The Book of Maccabees in the...
Oct 18
A New Approach to Jewish Community
A New Approach to Jewish Community Learn About Becoming a Chaver in Shabbat with Friends Several weeks ago, I shared with you Shabbat...
Aug 30
SWF HaShavua: The Weekly ENewsletter, Friday, August 30, 2024
Above: Ethan Stone and Becca Sheff, hosts of the Shabbat with Friends Musical Gathering at the end of Shabbat on Saturday, 9/07/24 in...
Aug 28
Introducing Shabbat with Friends' Vision of Community.
After two years of leadership deliberations, the SWF Leadership team publishes a draft of our vision of the Shabbat with Friends Community.
Aug 6
HaShavua: This Week at Shabbat With Friends: Behind the Scenes Blog Post by Rabbi Dov
August Shabbat with Friends Gatherings in SF and ABQ. Gemilut Hasadim-Song of Kindness Initiative July 25th 2024 at 5:21 pm MDT
Aug 6
Upcoming SWF Gatherings in August 2024
July 30th 2024 at 8:16 pm MD
Jul 25
Behind the Scenes at Shabbat with Friends NM During Summer 2024
Behind the Scenes at Shabbat with Friends NM during Summer 2024 Thursday, July 25, 2024-19 Tammuz, 5784 Dear Friends of Shabbat with...
Jun 29
Rediscovering the Joys of Shabbat Hospitality
We seek to restore Shabbat hospitality to a central Jewish practice in the liberal Jewish community.
Jun 29
SWF Announcements for July 2024
SWF SMS Campaign During July, we encourage our friends and supporters to sign up to receive SMS text messages from Shabbat with...
Jun 29
Transitions at SWF
We wish to extend our appreciation to Ruthie Maayan, the first president of Shabbat with Friends NM, who stepped down after serving of...
Jun 4
No Bad Jews: Noah Feldman's Take on Jews Today
To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People. Noah Feldman. 2024. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. Review by Rabbi...
May 13
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...
Apr 20
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 4
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...
Mar 17
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 2
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
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...
Dec 27, 2023
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 25, 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 8, 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...
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