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Temple Isaiah

Rabbi Jill Perlman will take over as senior rabbi of Temple Isaiah in Lafayette in July, replacing interim rabbi Steven Chester, who has led Isaiah for a year following the retirement of longtime leader Rabbi Judy Shanks.
Posted inBay Area, News

New rabbi in East Bay has a thing for Temples Isaiah

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 7, 2019June 10, 2019
The 10 adults who became b’nai mitzvah at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette on Dec. 8, along with Rabbi Alissa Miller (bottom left), Cantor Leigh Korn (top left) and Rabbi Jay LeVine (top right) (Photo/Michael Fox)
Posted inJew in the Pew

Called to the Torah for the first time — as adults

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 19, 2018December 19, 2018
Rabbi Judy Shanks stands in the center of an unrolled Torah scroll on Simchat Torah at Temple Isaiah of Lafayette,
 (Photo/Courtesy Jen Boxerman)
Posted inNews

Next up for retiring Rabbi Judy Shanks? It’s a mystery (maybe)

by Rob Gloster March 19, 2018March 20, 2018

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