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February 6 WOI Board Meeting
February 12
- SOLD OUT -
Theatre & Arts Event
February 13
Women's Torah Study
Knitting & Handiwork
February 20
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Sacred Chant - Healing Circle
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Women's Torah Project Events:
February 24
Friday Evening Services
February 26
Sunday School Event
February 27
Rosh Chodesh
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February 29
Wednesday Hike
Save The Date:
March 23 - 25
Annual Women's Retreat
March 26
Women's Dessert Seder
Click here for a complete listing of events happening at Temple Isaiah.
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Women of Isaiah Membership Drive
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Women's Torah Project
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The Women's Torah, the first Torah in history to be created and embellished by an international community of women, and the first to be sewn together in community, will be the centerpiece of a week of study and celebration February 22-29. Scribes, artists and others associated with the creation of the Women's Torah will offer programs at several different venues during this groundbreaking Torah's week-long residence in the Bay Area. Temple Isaiah will host The Women's Torah Project on the following occasions:
Shabbat Service: Friday, February 24, 2012 8 pm Wendy Graff, Director of Kadima's Women's Torah Project, will describe the transformative process of coming together as a group to sew the Torah panels together and how bringing community to that simple and ancient task, profoundly changed personal relationships to Torah.
Religious School Workshop: Sunday, February 26, 2012 Religious School students will have the opportunity to view the Torah and learn about the Women's Torah Project.
Rosh Chodesh Adar Monday, February 27, 7 p.m. For the 90th anniversary of the first bat mitzvah, we will explore Jewish law regarding women and Torah, discuss the history and development of the bat mitzvah ceremony, and point to future directions in women's interpretations of Torah.
Isaiah members are also invited to this event:
Diablo Valley Hadassah with the Women's Torah Project: Thursday, February 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Contra Costa Jewish Day School Join us for Torah viewing, discussion, and an art sale benefiting the Women's Torah Project. Rabbi Jane Litman, Project Director Wendy Graff, and Metal Artist Aimee Golant will be present to discuss the project.
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Women of Isaiah Board Meeting February 6
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Come meet us, come greet us.
We want to get to know you.
Our meetings are open - please join us. We typically have a group of 15-20 women who are serving in Board positions or as event or committee chairs.
Wednesday, February 6, 2012, 7pm in the Adult Lounge
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| If you or someone you know are in need of a Healing Circle, either in your home, at hospital bedside or at Temple Isaiah, please contact Rabbi Shanks by clicking here. |
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Rosh Chodesh Adar - The Women's Torah Project
February 27
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Monday, February 27, 7 pm, Beit Knesset For the 90th anniversary of the first bat mitzvah, we will explore Jewish law regarding women and Torah, discuss the history and development of the bat mitzvah ceremony, and point to future directions in women's interpretations of Torah.
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WOI Dessert Seder
Save the Date - Monday, March 26, at 6:45 pm when Women of Isaiah is hosting
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Women of Isaiah's Annual Women's Retreat
March 23 - 25, 2012
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Watch for announcement and information about registration - coming soon.
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Women of Isaiah Theatre & Arts Series - Upcoming Events
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Ghost Light - SOLD OUT Sunday, February 12, 2012
East Bay International Jewish Film Festival - Le Concert - Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 7:00pm
French/Russian, 2009, 100 Minutes, Russian, French with subtitles
Andrei Filipov refuses to think of himself as a janitor at Moscow's Bolshoi Orchestra. One day, he accidentally intercepts an invitation for the Bolshoi to play in Paris, and starts reuniting his former musicians so that they can play the Tchaikovsky concerto that was outlawed by the government. For the concert, Andrei engages a young violin soloist with whom he has an unexpected connection. Le Concert is a crowd-engaging, emotionally stirring film that will leave you cheering!
Meet at Sweet Tomatoes in Pleasant Hill at 5:30pm for an early dinner and then go to the CineArts Theatre nearby to see the film.
Tickets are $10 per person. Family and friends are welcome.
Order your tickets by February 25th at www.eastbayjewishfilm.org or call the Jewish Federation at (510)-318-6456. Please let me know you are planning to attend so we can reserve seating for dinner. Contact Karen Maas at maas19@gmail.com or 925-376-4835.
Bouquets to Art 2011 - De Young Museum, San Francisco
Wednesday, March14, 8:00am-2:00pm.
The 27th Annual Bouquets to Art will feature 150 floral arrangements by prominent Bay Area designers and garden clubs, to interpret and complement the museum's permanent collection. Bouquets to Art is the largest fundraiser held to benefit the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and one of the country's premier floral events.
We will meet in the temple parking lot and carpool to San Francisco to see the exhibit and have lunch nearby. Free for FAMSF members and one guest. Non-member tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors. Family and friends are welcome.
Order your tickets now online at http://bouquetstoart.famsf.org/ticket-information. Contact Karen Maas at maas19@gmail.com or 925-376-4835 to let me know you are planning on attending and if you have any extra guest tickets.
War Horse - Curran Theatre - San Francisco
Sunday, August 26, 2:00pm
War Horse is an epic and intimate story about a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, who was brought to France from the cavalry and became involved in the crossfire of World War I till it ended up in a deserted land. Young Albert then embarks on a dangerous journey, too dangerous for his age, to find and save his horse and bring it home.
The Times of London calls it a "sweeping drama of extraordinary power.
More information at http://shnsf.com/shows/warhorse Tickets are $82.00 per person and are located in the mezzanine. Tickets are limited - Order Now.
Please use the order form below. All tickets are non-refundable and non-changeable. I will arrange an optional group dinner to follow. Questions: Contact Karen Maas at maas19@gmail.com or 925-376-4835.
Upcoming Events:
Ghost Light - Berkeley Rep - February 12th - Sold Out
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento - Judy Chicago Exhibit- April 11th
De Young Museum - JeanPaul Gauthier Exhibit - Early May
In Paris - Berkeley Rep - May 12th - Only 2 tickets left
Les Miserables - July
Ruth Bancroft Gardens - Sculpture in the Garden - July
Theatre and Arts Series Order Form
Name:________________________________________________________________
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Email:_____________________________________ Phone:_____________________
Event:
In Paris, Saturday, May 12, 2:00pm ____tickets @$76.00 =______
War Horse, Sunday, August 26, 2:00pm ____tickets @$82.00 =______
Enclosed is a check for $________
Checks payable to: Karen Maas Mail form and check to: Karen Maas 125 Fernwood Drive, Moraga, CA 94556 Questions: maas19@gmail.com or call 925-376-4835 |
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Women's Torah Study February 13
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 Please join a dynamic group of women who want to study Torah texts with special emphasis on the place, roles and stories of women in our tradition. Using the Women's Torah Commentary created by the Reform Movement, we augment our learning with commentaries by a wide variety of sources and authors, including literature and poetry.
We meet at 10:30am in the Adult Lounge.
No experience necessary!
We need a minyan, 10 women, to create our group each month. Please RSVP to Nina Jones, Clergy Assistant, Ninaj@temple-isaiah.org, to let us know you will join us on February 13th. If we do not have 10 women we will send an email on the Friday afternoon preceding the scheduled session.
We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!
Rabbi Judy Shanks
Upcoming Dates:
March 12, 2012
April 9, 2012
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For all those in need of healing... for the places in each of us in need of healing... for yourself... for our community... it's always a good time to be part of a healing circle - Now meeting monthly  at Temple as well as in congregants' home or even at hospital bedside in times of need.
Our monthly sessions usually meet on a Monday evening in the Beit Knesset from 7:00 - 8:45 pm Beginners Always Welcome!
Personalized in-home/hospital Healing Circles can be arranged through Rabbi Shanks and the Angel Network:
If you or a loved one are in need of a healing circle, please contact Rabbi Judy Shanks. If you would like to add a name to our list for healing prayers, please email it to Jan (jtrzesniewski@hotmail.com) or Jeanette (jeanetteg2@sacredhebrewchant.com ).
For more information about healing circles & chanting please visit: SacredHebrewChant.com where you can also listen to some chants & join the growing list of volunteers for the Healing Circles Project.
Upcoming Dates: Monday Evenings:
March 19, 2012 - Temple Isaiah: Beit Knesset
April 30, 2012 - Temple Isaiah: Beit Knesset
May 14, 2012 - Temple Isaiah: Beit Knesset
June 18, 2012 - Temple Isaiah: Beit Knesset
A Project of Women of Isaiah and Angel Network
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| Last Wednesday Hikes February 29 | |
If you like to hike you will enjoy hiking with the Women of Isaiah on the last Wednesday of  the month. We will explore the region's vast variety of hiking trails while getting to know each other. Most hikes will be rated as moderate but an occasional easy, difficult, and strenuous or very difficult could be included.
Each one will be rated and will typically last about 4 hours.
Our February hike will be at Del Valle in Livermore. FUTURE HIKE DATES:
03/28/12: TBA
04/25/12: TBA
05/30/12: WOI Last Wednesday Hiker's 2nd Anniversary. TBA
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Knitting-Handiwork Group February 13
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Join us February 13th at 7:00 pm in the Library for an evening of knitting and other needlework.
You can begin or complete a project, get help with any knitting/handiwork problems or offer assistance to others. Work on your knitting, needlepoint, crochet, embroidery, or any other handiwork projects. We welcome everyone from beginners to experts.
Make new friends, share knitting-handiwork news and have fun with us.
Monthly on Monday evenings at 7:00 pm usually in the Library.
Future dates:
March 19, 2012
April 16, 2012
Contact: Margie Kaplan
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Visit Temple Isaiah's newly remodeled Gift Shop,
for all of your Judaica needs.
________________________ Women of Isaiah Online Gift Shop is Open 24/7 
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