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Rabbi Nancy Wechsler (center-right) is retiring from Congregation Beth Shalom, a small Reform synagogue in Carmichael, just outside of Sacramento. (Courtesy)
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Sacramento area synagogue honors retiring Rabbi Nancy Wechsler

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 26, 2026May 29, 2026

Updated at 4 p.m. After 23 years at the helm of Congregation Beth Shalom, a small Reform synagogue in Carmichael outside Sacramento, Rabbi Nancy Wechsler is stepping down from its […]

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Seniors: Jewish Retirement Residence – Readers’ Choice 2025

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein walks to the Senate Chambers at the U.S. Capitol Building, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Anna Moneymaker-Getty Images)
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Of course Dianne Feinstein doesn’t want to go. Neither did Moses.

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward May 8, 2023
Scientist-turned-artist Larry Lagin at Bothwell Open Studios (Photo/Vanessa Thomas)
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Nuclear scientist-turned-artist explores Holocaust

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Rabbi Judy Shanks stands in the center of an unrolled Torah scroll on Simchat Torah at Temple Isaiah of Lafayette,
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Next up for retiring Rabbi Judy Shanks? It’s a mystery (maybe)

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Looking forward to retirement — or work ’til you plotz?

by Dr. Jerry Saliman March 6, 2018March 6, 2018
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Three pieces of advice for retirees baffled by new tax bill

by Ira Fateman December 27, 2017
Michael Zimmerman in front of Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation, the synagogue he belongs to in Ajijic, Mexico (Photo/Carol Kaufman)
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These Bay Area retirees are finding tranquility, and Judaísmo, in Mexico

by Carol Kaufman September 29, 2017September 27, 2017
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Retirement planning in the Trump era: same as it ever was

by Ira Fateman August 14, 2017August 14, 2017

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