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Shabbat Bo
January 28th, 2012 - 4th of Sh'vat 5772
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Candlelighting 4:55
Havdalah 5:58
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Wrap in Leather Before Watching the Pigskin!
Sunday, Feb. 5
Join us at 9:00 am for minyan and wrap those Tefillin, followed by breakfast!
Extra Tefillin will be available if you need them;
No previous Tefillin experience necessary!
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 Shir Shacharit
Feb 18th will be the next
Shir Shacharit Shabbat!
Services for the entire shul will start in the Saide Chapel with its close, intimate setting, allowing the room to be filled with our prayerful voices. As we conclude both Pesuke D'zimra and Shacharit, we will make our way to the main sanctuary for Torah reading and the remainder of Shabbat davenning and learning. The Shaliach Tzibur will be Jonathan Erlich.
Future Dates:
March 17: Rabbi Shosh Dworsky
April 21: TBA
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Dreidel Dash Chili Dinner
Team Beth Jacob continues it's streak of winning the "Biggest Team" award at the JCC's annual Dreidel Dash, and with it comes the prize: Beth Gendler's "Maccabean" Chili!
This year's Chili Dinner for Team Beth Jacob members (as well as our co-winners, Team TTSP) will be on
Thurs., Feb. 2 at 6:00 pm at Beth Jacob.
Please RSVP by clicking here if you're coming, so Beth knows how much chili to make!
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Minyan Katan
Next Meeting Feb. 18!
10:45 - 11:10 am in the Nursery Care Room
(for families with children 0 - 4 years of age)
Upcoming Meetings: March 10
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Sisters in the Hood
"Our Jewish Lives Inside and Outside the Jewish Community"
Feb. 12, 5-7 pm
RSVP:
or
or 612-823-9952
We'd love to have you join us for delicious food and good conversation!
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 Shabbat Enrichment
- This is an "A" ALEPH week for Shabbat Enrichment
- There is NO 8th-grade Shalshelet class this Shabbat
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Telling our Story
Wed., Feb. 15, 7:00- 8:30 pm
 A workshop to help us tell our stories persuasively, so others will understand the importance of voting 'no' on the Marriage Amendment.
 Scan Code With Smartphone to Add to Your Calendar! __________________________________________________________________________ Also, mark your calendar: JUST VOTE NO Make History: Defeat The Marriage Amendment Sunday, March 4 2:00 - 5:00 pm Adath Jeshurun Synagogue 10500 Hillside Lane W., Minnetonka 55305  This event will focus on how the
proposed amendment conflicts with Jewish values and what we can do as a community to educate and mobilize others. This event is sponsored by JCA. Scan Code With Smartphone to Add to Your Calendar! |
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Beth Jacob Info:
Service Sheet
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Minyan @ 7:15 am weekdays.
All events at Beth Jacob
unless noted.
This Week
Friday
Kabbalat Shabbat
5:30 pm
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Saturday
For the Jew in the Pew
9:15 am
Kiddush & Kibbitz
During Kiddush
1:00 pm
6:15-10:45 pm
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Sunday
Minyan
9 am
6th Grade Trope
Boot Camp
10 am
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Monday
Monday Night Limud
7 pm
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Tuesday
Parashat HaShavuah
4-5 pm
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Wednesday
Bracha and Bagel
After Minyan
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Thursday
Dreidel Dash Chili Dinner
6:00 pm
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Next Friday
USY Winter Shabbaton
7:30 am
Kabbalat Shabbat
5:30 pm
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BJUSY & Kadima
Snow Tubing!
 This Saturday night Meet at 6:15 at Temple of Aaron;
to sign up now,
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The Jewish Theological Seminary &
Beth Jacob Congregation
Present:
Am I A Good Jew?: #3 of 4
(New learners always welcome!)  On God, Revelation, Being Jewish,
Who Wrote the Torah, and Why Knowing What You Think Can Change Your Life!
Mon., Dec. 30
at 7:30 pm
Refreshments at 7:15
Featuring JTS Rabbinic Fellow Rabbi Abigail Treu
Explore questions related to Jewish identity when Rabbi Abigail Treu leads a four part educational series. She will tackle difficult ideas such as belief in God, how doubts about tenets of Judaism affect personal identity as a Jew, and explore ways we can grow as Jews - intellectually and spiritually.
JOIN US ON MONDAYS at 7:30 PM
January 30, 2012
March 12, 2012
Note: Regular Monday night classes will not be held so that people may attend the above program. They will resume next Monday at 7:00 pm.
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Come celebrate 25 years of
Rabbi Morris J. Allen and Beth Jacob Congregation creating community together!
 On February 10th and 11th, 2012 (17-18 Sh'vat 5772), our congregation will honor Rabbi Allen, Dr. Phyllis Gorin, and our shul. After Kabbalat Shabbat services on Friday eve, February 10th, congregants will gather in each other's homes for Shabbat dinners. All member households will have the chance to welcome guests or to be guests.
Delivering the d'var Torah during Shabbat services on Saturday, February 11th, will be Rabbi B. Elka Abrahamson, President of the Wexner Foundation and former co-senior rabbi at Mount Zion Temple.
 Then, motzei Shabbat, come to a dinner and special program, 7:00 p.m., Saturday February 11th, to honor Rabbi Allen, Dr. Phyllis Gorin, and their outstanding leadership contributions to our community. Our special guest speaker will be Samuel Freedman, talking about "The Vital Center in Polarized Times." Mr. Freedman is the religion columnist for the New York Times. He is the author of six books, including Jew Versus Jew, which was awarded a National Jewish Book Award.
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If you would like to attend the dinner please RSVP after Shabbat, preferably by clicking here. The sooner you reserve, the better your chance of attending the dinner. Given the limitations of the kitchen and the space in the synagogue we cannot serve more than 275 people at the dinner. Please understand if we run out of space and join us for the speaker portion of the evening at 8:30 pm, and for Shabbat morning services beginning at 9:00 am!
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Dinner will be $18/person, max. $54/household.
Click here, or call the office, 651-452-2226, by February 6th.
To be listed in the program as a contributor we must receive your check or online rsvp by February 3rd. We also want your photos of Rabbi Allen and Phyllis Gorin for inclusion in the evening's slide show...submit by Feb. 1st to Frances Fischer.
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Adult Jewish Learning
Monday Night Limud
7:00 Pre-learning Schmooze and Munch
7:15 Class Begins
 Talmud Class With Rabbi Allen Study the words and thoughts of Rabbinic tradition as a living text in our modern world. No Class on Monday, January 30th Feminist Liturgy: Learning and Lab Liturgical words, sounds, and movements Facilitated by Sharon Jaffe Each session begins with a short discussion of feminist liturgy and a focus on words, sounds, or movement. Experiential Education style. Come to all or just one! Mon., February 13: Liturgical Sounds: niggunim, chants, melodies Mon., February 27: Liturgical Body: movement, meditations, mikvah, Torah Yoga  Parashat HaShavuah: Tuesday Afternoons With Rabbi Allen - 4:00 - 5:00 pm Study of this week's Torah portion.
Bracha and Bagel: Wednesday Mornings With Rabbi Liberman - after Minyan Study short passages from our rabbinic tradition, including the Mishna and the Talmud. Join together for a 10 minute Shiur and light breakfast.
Shabbat Learning
 Kiddush & KibbitzA community parasha study over Shabbat Kiddush
Join together with fellow congregants in the Social Hall,
enjoying your Kiddush lunch and engaging in study
of the following week's Torah portion.
For the Jew in the Pew
With Rabbi Liberman
9:15-9:55 am Saturdays
A Shabbat Morning Torah Conversation
Jan. 28; Feb. 4, 25; March 3, 10 , 31; April 28; May 5, 12, 26
A Bible Shiur: Our Final two Matriarchs, Leah and Rachel
With Rabbi Liberman
In the Library after Kiddush
Join us for a close look at these two sisters and their ancestral roles, and how they continue to inform our own lives today. The Women's Torah Commentary will be used as a primary source. New students always welcome!
Jan. 28; Feb. 4, 25; March 10; April 14, 28; May 5, 26
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Time to ENGAGE!
Enjoy the company of great teachers and great conversations! Choose cerebral, hands-on, or one of each! A few class examples:
To view all classes or get a registration form, click here.
For more information contact Beth Friend at 651-255-4735 or bfriend@stpauljcc.org.
ENGAGE! is a project of the St. Paul JCC and the Talmud Torah of St. Paul
with support from the UJFC.
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