Shabbat  Beha'alotcha
June 9th, 2012 - 19th of Sivan 5772
 
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Mincha @ BJC
Looking for a way to end the day with prayer instead of exhaustion? 
Want to be with community members and support those saying kaddish? Give yourself and others "The Gift of Mincha," a soulful 30-minute minyan Monday and Thursday evenings at 6:45 PM at Beth Jacob, beginning on June 18th.
Led by Rabbi Amy Eilberg.
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Add Your Voice for Israel
Israeli FlagPlease join me in calling on the Presbyterian Church to vote against divesting  from companies doing business with Israel at their General Assembly this month. Divestment only pushes us further from a two-state solution that will allow both Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace side-by-side. 
-Rabbi Morris Allen 
 
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 Sisters in the Hood

 

 

"Should I Laugh?: The Complexities

of Ethnic Humor."

 

 

 

 

Sunday, June 10, 5-7 pm

 

 

 
Please bring a dairy or pareve dish to share!

RSVP:
Margie Newman at [email protected]
or 612-532-7238
 or
Leslie Morris at [email protected]
or 612-823-9952

 

We'd love to have you join us for delicious food and good conversation!
Minyan KatanMK
  

10:45 - 11:30 am

      

in the Nursery Care Room

 (for families with children 0 - 4 years of age)

 

Next Meeting:  June 16 

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Summer Shabbat morning

Program for K - 5th grade

10:30 - 11:30 am

 

Join together with your friends making Shabbat morning a fun and prayerful time! 

 

June 2 - Aug. 4

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Shir Shacha
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Next Date:
June 30
 
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 davening and learning. The Shaliach Tzibur will be Rabbi Shosh Dworsky.
 
If you have questions, please contact Ann Silver.
 
Future dates:
July 14 - Mara Benjamin
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Hebrew Poem of the Week 
 

Jonathan Paradise publishes a Hebrew Poem of the week by e-mail; if you would like to receive a Hebrew "Poem of the Week" with commentary from Paradise, e-mail him here: 
[email protected].


Click below for this week's poem:
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Social Justice
Action Opportunities

 Beth Jacob/JCA Marriage Amendment Phone Bank
These sessions are 3 hours long (6:30 PM-9:30 PM) and begin with an excellent training. Many congregants have already begun this work. You will have an opportunity to sign up on line or at shul to take on this work.
Dates:
  • Sun., June 10, 1821 University Ave. W #S-137, St. Paul
  • Thurs, June 21, 1629 Hennepin Ave. # 200 Minneapolis
Door Knocking
Beth Jacob will have several door knocking opportunities during the summer so that we can share our perspective on the amendments with our neighbors in our own neighborhoods and in the shul's neighborhood in Mendota Heights.
 
Phone Bank Opportunities: Voter ID Amendment
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 6-9 PM through June.
705 Raymond Ave. #100, St. Paul, MN 55114

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Road Construction
There are road construction projects underway that may affect your trip to shul, particularly if you come through the intersection of 35E & Hwy 110. There are projects on Lexington near Mendota Rd and on Hwy 13 as well. 
 
For Mendota Heights construction info, go here.
For MN-DOT current highway conditions, go here.
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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.  

 

 

 

 

Open Torah

Parashat HaShavuah: Tuesday Afternoons

With Rabbi Allen - 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Study of this week's Torah portion. 
 

Bagels

 
 
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

 

For the Jew in the Pew 

With Rabbi Liberman

9:15-9:55 am Saturdays

A Shabbat Morning Torah Conversation

May 26

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Host a Biker

This summer, Hazon is offering opportunities for people across the US and Israel to "grab life by the handlebars" and join one of 4 Jewish environmental bike rides. The most ambitious ride is the 10-week Cross-USA ride from Seattle, WA to Washington, DC. The half-way point of the Cross-USA ride is right here in St. Paul! Beth Jacob and the St. Paul JCC are working together on learning and volunteer programs for the riders; more on that later. Now, we are looking for host families to provide a soft bed, a hot shower, and a warm Minnesota welcome to a road-weary cyclist from Thursday afternoon, July 12 - Sunday morning, July 15. Contact Beth Gendler at the St. Paul JCC to volunteer!
 
Beth Gendler     651-255-4736
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Are you a Match?
A man, who, in every other way is a healthy and fit 62 year old, has been dealing with two difficult forms of cancer. After responding well to his treatment for Multiple Myeloma, he has recently been diagnosed with Leukeumia, a rare side-effect of the chemotherapy. He will need a stem cell transplant, and the stem cell center at Stanford University hopes to find a close match within the next few weeks. In this patient's case, it is likely that a match would have Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. However, donors with all possible backgrounds are needed for the international registry.

 

Donating stem cells is simple, and absolutely harmless to the donor. If you want to see if you're a close match who might be able to help this patient (and/or anyone else worldwide who might need a stem cell transplant), you can sign up for the worldwide registry at http://marrow.org.

 

Once you receive your cheek swab kit, you will swab your inner cheek and mail the swab off to be registered in the worldwide pool of stem cell donors. To qualify to register, you must be age 18-60 and in good health.

 

This diagnosis is still new, but in order for this patient to have the best shot at beating Leukemia, he will move quickly into treatment. Please consider joining the registry and sharing this request with others, particularly within the Jewish community. If you are not a match, you could save the life of someone in a similar situation. 
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