Shabbat for Dead Heads

A Bay Area synagogue will host a Grateful Dead-infused Shabbat service next week. For serious.

Congregation Etz Chayim plans to celebrate a Halloween-y Shabbat weekend with "Erev Halloween Grateful Dead Service" at 6:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. The service, which includes a helpful booklet, will explore spiritual interpretations of the…

Another way to “plug in” for Yom Kippur

Last week I wrote about the "cyber rabbi," Yitzhak Miller, who has started a Web portal for synagogues to stream live services, teach classes and counsel to the curious. CyberJudaism launched just a few weeks ago and promises to be a great resource for congregations and Jewish individuals…