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Shabbat Beshalach
February 4th, 2012 - 11th of Sh'vat 5772
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Candlelighting 5:05
Havdalah 6:08
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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!
No previous Tefillin experience necessary!
Extra Tefillin will be available to use for those who need them, or to purchase if you wish to have your own set.
If you have unused Tefillin, we do accept donations!
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* Speaking of pigskin, download the
study sheet from the Rabbinical Assembly to learn more about Jews and pigskin, and Jews and sports!
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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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Hamentaschen Baking
Sunday, February 12 and 19
10 am - 2 pm
 Come help bake hamentaschen, and solve the mystery of how circles of dough turn in to triangular cookies! Also, we're selling Hamentaschen again this year; Orders by reservation only! |
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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
Please bring a dairy or pareve dish to share!
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 a "B" BET week
for Shabbat Enrichment - There IS 8th grade Shalshelet
class this Shabbat
 Next week is Yom Meyuchad: Israel; a special day for all Shabbat Enrichment, focused on Israel! Please make sure to be here by 10:15!
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Beth Jacob Info:
Service Sheet
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In This Issue:
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More details about calender items can be found by clicking the links.
Minyan @ 7:15 am weekdays.
All events at Beth Jacob
unless noted.
This Week
Friday
USY Winter Shabbaton
5:30 pm
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Saturday
Jesse Schwartz
Bar Mitzvah
Kiddush & Kibbitz
During Kiddush
1:00 pm
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Sunday
Minyan
9 am
World Wide Wrap
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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Next Friday
Kabbalat Shabbat
5:30 pm
Community Dinners
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Rabbi Allen In Mendota Heights Patch!
The Mendota Heights Patch interviewed Rabbi Allen about 25 years of Beth Jacob and its relationship to the local community; Click here
to read the article!
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The Minnesota Rabbinical Association has issued a statement regarding the proposed Marriage Amendment; Click here to view it.
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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! |
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. 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
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!
Feb. 4, 25; March 10; April 14, 28; May 5, 26
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Ghost Stories
This Sunday, February 5
Free and open to the community
Five outstanding local writers, Carolyn Holbrook, Mai Neng Moua, Margie Newman, Marcie Rendon and Joan Maeda Trygg, present Ghost Stories, an exploration of historical trauma as seen through the eyes of the writers and their families who live with its after-effects.
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