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Shabbat Tazria-Metzora
April 28th, 2012 - 6th of Iyyar 5772
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Walk for Israel and
Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration Sunday!
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Two Classes Return This Shabbat
The classes listed below return this week, and on selected dates in May. New students always welcome!
 For the Jew in the Pew A Shabbat Morning Torah Conversation
With Rabbi Liberman
9:15-9:55 am
April 28; May 5, 26
 A Bible Shiur:Our Final Two Matriarchs,
Leah & Rachel
With Rabbi Liberman
In the Library after Kiddush
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Save the Date!
Beth Jacob's Annual Fundraiser
Sunday, May 13, 6:30 pm
 Be prepared for an fun-filled enchanted evening with wine and appetizers, Ruach Raffle of silent auction-type items and a live auction! We guarantee there will be magic in the air... Click here to purchase tickets now BEFORE the price increase on May 3! 
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in the Nursery Care Room
(for families with children 0 - 4 years of age)
Next Meetings: May 12, June 16 |
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Jewish Lens Pictures
Beth Jacob's pictures from the Jewish Lens Project are now up on our website! Click here to check them out, and thanks to all the people who submitted photographs!
Also, be sure to look for the 7 Beth Jacob finalist photos selected by the committee at the
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 Shabbat Enrichment
A school community of learners
- It is an "B" week for Shabbat Enrichment.
- There is 8th-grade Shalshelet class this Shabbat.
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Help Beth Jacob Buy Vegetables for Kiddush
Beth Jacob is looking for donations to contribute to the purchase of CSA shares from Martha & Geoffrey Black, local farmers who are members of Beth Jacob. The 3 shares we would like to purchase from their Avodah Farm would be used to provide produce for Kiddushim over the summer. The cost of each share is $550. If you would like to contribute, click here or contact Cynthia Launer at cynlauner@earthlink.net or 612-824-7165Beth Jacob will also be a Avodah Farm CSA pickup site for those who would like to buy a share personally! |
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Minyan @ 7:15 am weekdays.
All events at Beth Jacob
unless noted.
This Week
Friday
USY Spring Kallah
Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 pm
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Saturday
Sarah Glaser Bat Mitzvah
For the Jew in the Pew
During Kiddush
1:00 pm
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Sunday
Minyan
9:00 am
Nominating Committee
10:00 am
Kesher Committee
10:00 am
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Monday
Monday Night Limud
7:00 pm
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Tuesday
4-5:00 pm
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Wednesday
After Morning Minyan
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Thursday
Kadima Leadership Council Meeting
6:30 pm
Beth Jacob Board Meeting
7:00 pm
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Next Friday
Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 pm
BJUSY FFKS
6:00 pm
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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.  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
April 28; May 5, 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!
April 28
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Pre-K thru 6th grade Israel Program
Sunday Morning, April 29
10 am - 12:15 pm
Attention all St. Paul Pre-K thru 6th graders from Beth Jacob, Mount Zion, Talmud Torah, and Temple of Aaron- Join us as we celebrate Israel with this final joint education program of the year: The Freedoms and Challenges of Israel!
Each Class will explore 3 different places and challenges of Israel and the beauty within!
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Twin Cities Celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut Sunday, April 29  Minneapolis and St. Paul Jewish communities will come together in St. Louis Park on Sunday, April 29 to celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day. Activities will include a walk, musical entertainment, a marketplace and traditional Moroccan food. The Twin Cities are one of numerous communities around the U.S. hosting a walk to honor Israel's Independence.
A solidarity walk will kick off the festivities - rain or shine - at 1:00 p.m. in Nelson Park, next to Peter Hobart Elementary School, 2500 Georgia Avenue South in St. Louis Park. Participants will walk along the North Cedar Lake Regional Trail ending at the Minneapolis Sabes Jewish Community Center (JCC), 4330 Cedar Lake Road South. The celebration will continue at the Sabes JCC - inside and outside - with music, dancing and activities for children of all ages. Free parking with shuttle service to all events will be available at both Beth El and Temple of Aaron. Shuttle service will run from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., ending at 4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For information regarding event sponsorship, vendor participation or volunteering, please contact: MNWalkforIsrael@gmail.com or Dan Mogelson at 651-695-3189. 
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Pacific Intercultural Exchange (PIE), a nonprofit agency, is currently searching for a Jewish host family for a Jewish exchange student from Belgium who is due to arrive in August. Lisa is from Belgium. She is a native French speaker who also speaks English, she has medical insurance through the program, and her own spending money. Lisa enjoys dance, reading, going to the movies, shopping & travel. She would be most comfortable being placed with a Jewish family. A host family provides a room, meals, and a caring environment for their student. Lisa would attend the local public high school where her host family resides from September through June. For more information about the program, please contact Mary Armstrong at 952-236-0745, email: maryarmstrong@pieusa.org.
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