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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Saturday, July 25 Castro Theatre Be'chol Lashon is delighted to co-sponsor Zrubavel, the first feature-length Israeli drama by Ethiopian-Israeli filmmakers that centers on a multigenerational family of Ethiopian émigrés. Stay for a reception following the film. Click here for more information.	6th Annual Be'chol Lashon Retreat Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4, 2009 Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma You are invited to the 6th Annual Bay Area Be’chol Lashon Retreat for ethnically and racially diverse Jews, family, and friends. The Shabbaton, which coincides with the start of Sukkot, begins with a community Shabbat dinner on Friday, October 2 and ends after lunch on Sunday, October 4. Check back for registration information.	Monthly Meeting of Diverse Jews Wednesday, July 1 7:30-9 PM Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services Headquarters 120 West 57th Street Join the New York group for Jews from ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds for its monthly meeting. Contact Judy Levitan to RSVP for the meeting. Co-sponsorship between JBFCS and Be'chol Lashon.
June Newsletter	News	Camp Be'chol Lashon
Japanese-Jew Doesn't "Oy Veh" So Much Since Obama By Francesca Biller-Safran Huffington Post June 4, 2009 "Oy Veh," I used to lament. "No one accepts me; I am neither a truly Japanese or Jewish soul, so I will just sit here alone in the dark, eating a knish in my kimono." Read on... • June 2009 Newsletter	Introducing America's First Black, Female Rabbi By David Kaufman TIME June 6, 2009 The path to the pulpit has been as colorful as it has been unusual for Alysa Stanton, 45, America's first-ever female African-American rabbi. Read on... • Full coverage: First African-American Female Rabbi to Take N.C. Pulpit	The first annual Camp Be'chol Lashon was held June 21-28 at Walker Creek Ranch in Petaluma. Check back for a slideshow and recap of the week's events.