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Jewish Ferndale celebrated its grand opening on Sept. 17 with art, live
music and food. Jewish Ferndale, launched by Rabbi Herschel Finman, is
a new community gathering place that features Shabbat dinners, vegan
pop-up dinners, Torah classes, an organic garden, art studio, women’s
programs, concerts, counseling, book club, holiday celebrations and
more.
When Finman was asked why bringing Jewish programming to Ferndale
was a top priority, he offered a simple, two-part response. “There are no
other Jewish ‘anythings’ in Ferndale,” he said. “But there are Jews.” •

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The Band Rivers of Light: Julia Bartsch, Brian Yamstein, Daniel Kotsias,
Shual Anthony and Avy Schreiber

Arda Kafafian,
Moriya Aviva and
Stef Earl

Bree Schwartz, Rabbi Herschel Finman’s daughter,
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Dvorah Sorah
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Raizel Kriegsman and
Michael Wolk, the
architect for Jewish
Ferndale

Ferndale Mayor David Coulter with
Rabbi Herschel Finman

