Keeping Faith in Challenging Times - Rabbi Mona Alfi, Congregation B'nai Israel in Sacramento
Release Date: 01/13/2026
California Voices
Mike Wolcott has been a journalist for nearly 50 years; he grew up on the family farm in Tehama County, and wrote his first news story as a professional journalist when he was 16. What followed was a career as a sports reporter/columnist for distinguished newspapers all over Northern California, spending the last 7 years as the editor of one of the few remaining newspapers in the north part of the state that publishes a print edition 7 days a week. Mike shares his stories about running a newspaper in a 'purple' part of California, being the world's eyes and ears while covering the disastrous...
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On our DEBUT podcast episode, Rabbi Mona Alfi, Senior Rabbi at Congregation B'nai Israel in Sacramento, talks about her personal faith and spiritual journey, the challenge of keeping faith during difficult times, and our human desire to find a deeper 'moral vocabulary.'
info_outlineOn our DEBUT podcast episode, Rabbi Mona Alfi, Senior Rabbi at Congregation B'nai Israel in Sacramento, talks about her personal faith and spiritual journey, the challenge of keeping faith during difficult times, and our human desire to find a deeper 'moral vocabulary.'