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Shabbat Yitro
February 11th, 2012 - 18th of Sh'vat 5772
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Candlelighting 5:15
Havdalah 6:18
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Come celebrate 25 years of
Rabbi Morris J. Allen & 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.
Delivering the d'var Torah during Shabbat services on Saturday, Feb. 11th, will be Rabbi B. Elka Abrahamson, President of the Wexner Foundation and former co-senior rabbi at Mount Zion Temple.
Then, motzei Shabbat, we'll celebrate with a dinner and special program to honor Rabbi Allen & 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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The Saturday night dinner is closed for registration, but please join us for the speaker portion of the evening at 8:30 pm!
Dinner will get started right at 7:00 pm, so if you've made a dinner reservation, please be sure to get here on time to find your seat!
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It is a wonderful thing to announce to the shul where it all began that Magen Tzedek is now officially open for business! Had it not been for this synagogue and the support of the community in its development, I doubt that we would be celebrating this milestone today as it relates to workers, earth and animals. In the coming weeks look for additional information regarding Magen Tzedek, and, if there are food entities which you believe should be made aware of this opportunity, please let them know that these standards are now available.
Rabbi Morris J. Allen
Click here to go to the Magen Tzedek website for more information, including the standards to which products bearing the Magen Tzedek must adhere.
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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! |
 Got An Old Digital Camera Lying Around?
Beth Jacob is accepting donations to help facilitate the upcoming Jewish Lens project.
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Feminist Liturgy:
Learning and Lab
Monday, Feb. 13 & 27
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 both or just one! Monday, February 13: Liturgical Sounds: niggunim, chants, melodies Monday, February 27: Liturgical Body: movement, meditations, mikvah, Torah Yoga |
 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 Shlicha Tzibur will be Rabbi Shosh Dworsky.
Future Dates:
March 17: Jonathan Erlich
April 21: TBA
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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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Add to Your Calendar!
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 Shabbat Enrichment
- This is an "A" ALEPH week
for Shabbat Enrichment - There is NO 8th grade Shalshelet
class this Shabbat
 THIS 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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Help Planthe
Annual Fundraiser
The co-chairs of Beth Jacob's annual fundraiser, Marni Tselos and Holly Brod Farber, invite one and all to help us make our fundraiser (on May 13; mark your calendars) a great success!
Please join us on Feb 21 from 2-3:00 at the Shul for our first meeting!
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Beth Jacob Info:
Service Sheet
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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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Rabbi Liberman on Marriage Amendment
Check out the interview with Rabbi Liberman in the Star Tribune about the Minnesota Rabbinical Association's statement on the proposed Marriage Amendment! Click here to read the article.
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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, April 28
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Telling our Story
Wed., Feb. 15, 7:00- 8:30 pm
A workshop to help us tell our stories succinctly and convincingly. Research following the adoption of marriage amendments in 29 other states shows that discussing discrimination and rights alone has not led people to vote "no." However, real stories about real people have changed voters' minds.
 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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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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J Street: March 24 - 27, in Washington D.C.
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