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December 29th, 2012 - 16th of Tevet 5773
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Only 3 Days Left!
"Can't Light a Shammos without a Match"
 An anonymous Beth Jacob member has promised a $100,000 "Shammos" matching gift if the shul community can raise $50,000 in new contributions (not part of the Annual Sustaining Contribution) by December 31. We've reached $45,000, and we need your help to reach our goal! How can you help?
As we near our financial goal, it is important for us to engage a wide base of grassroots support. Including those who have made a pledge to contribute, we have more than 175 donors who are participating in the year-end matching challenge. We need your help to achieve reach our goal of 200 individual donor families! Our offices will close at 4:00pm on Monday, December 31st, and we'll post a final tally of donations at that time.
- Send in or drop off a check to our office.
- Make a donation of stock (contact our office for the transfer account details)
- Contribute online through the PayPal link (no Paypal account required!) on our website:
Beth-Jacob.org/Donate.
All contributions, large and small, help close the gap - and every dollar you donate will be double-matched, tripling the value of your donation!
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JCPA Gun Control Petition
Following the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary, where a gunman murdered 26 children and adults, over 11,000 Americans have signed a Jewish Council for Public Affairs petition to make access to guns and mental health care a national priority.
From the Petition:
We stand committed to working with our local, state, and national leaders to squarely address these issues and honor the victims, survivors, and their families. We recognize the right of Americans to own guns, but we do not accept the current state of affairs. We stand united and call on our leaders to support comprehensive action, including meaningful legislation to limit access to assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines, aggressive enforcement of firearm regulations, robust efforts to ensure that every person in need has access to quality mental health care, and a serious national conversation about violence in media and games.
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Learner's Minyan Course With Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman
 Have you ever felt awkward, frustrated or overwhelmed in a synagogue service? Now is your chance to make yourself at home with the inspiring liturgy of our tradition. Join us to unravel the structure, choreography, and meaning of the Shabbat morning service. No previous background in Hebrew or Jewish education is necessary, just the desire to learn.
This class will be held on Monday evenings from 7:15-8:45 pm on the following dates:
Jan. 7, 14, 21 & 28; Feb. 4, 11 & 25; March 4, 11 & 18.
Participants must register for this 10-week course.
Questions? Feel free to contact Rabbi Emma:
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Erev Shira
7:30 PM, Saturday Night, Jan. 5
A Night of Israeli Music with Shira Schwartz!
 Join with Shira for a night of singing and great musical fun! All music provided with words in Hebrew, English and transliteration. Bring your voices and your instruments!
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Author Gerald Siegel
 "You Shoulda Been There" After Kiddush (1:00), Jan. 12  You Shoulda Been There is a book of imaginative and often very funny stories about Jewish life in Brooklyn, Minnesota, Israel, and other places.The stories raise questions about family, community, and faith. Gerald Siegel (above) grew up in a close-knit, noisy, Jewish environment in New York in the 1930s and 40s; he moved to the Midwest in 1954 to study and ultimately settled in Minnesota, in 1961. The tales are written with affection for the old and the new, while craving an egg cream, a charlotte russe, and real kosher pastrami. To purchase, contact Siegel@umn.edu or Elijah's Cup; U of Minnesota Book Store; Micawbers; Temple of Aaron; Bet Shalom; Magers & Quinn; Sub Text.
Babysitting will be available |
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K'tanim Celebrate Trees!
Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:15-11:30am
Eagan Community Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd.
- Families with kids 0-5
 - Play in the gym!
- Read and sing about trees!
- Decorate a pot and plant parsley!
- Feel free to bring siblings!
This is a Beth Jacob K'tanim Program in partnership with the PJ Library.
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Eizeh Hu - Who Is?
A Shul wide learning series about
Jewish Values and Jewish Living
"Anavah - Humility"
Jan. 19; 1:00 PM (following Kiddush)
will be leading a conversation
on the topic:
"No more than my place,
no less than my space."
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Annual Blood Drive
Sunday, Jan. 20, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Come give the gift of life at the Beth Jacob Annual Blood Drive!
 We need your help! Sign up today at
Beth-Jacob.org/BloodDrive!
Questions? Contact Sharon Benmaman at sharonben@comcast.net.
Want to volunteer? Contact David Levine at DHLevine@msn.com.
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Tu Bishvat Seder and Shabbat Dinner
Hazon et HaKol: Providing Food for All?
A joint program of the Congregational Learning & Social Justice Committees
 Friday, January 25
Cost: $18/person & $60/family;
4 & under free
Menu: Chicken & a vegetarian option
Sign up here by January 22!
As part of the celebration of this event, please help others to also celebrate by bringing food donations for Second Harvest.
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- There is NO SHABBAT ENRICHMENT due to Winter Break.
- Classes resume January 5th.
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Special Price on Yahrzeit Plaques
A Yahrzeit plaque is a lasting memorial to our loved ones who are no longer with us.
If you have been thinking about a Yahrzeit plaque In memory of a loved one, consider purchasing it by the end of 2012.
We're offering a discount of 25% off the present price of $400!
Yahrzeit Plaque Form |
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Adult Jewish Learning
Monday Night Limud
Resumes Jan. 7
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. Learners Minyan Course With Rabbi Kippley-Ogman Unravel the structure, choreography, and meaning of the Shabbat morning service. No previous background in Hebrew or Jewish education is necessary, just the desire to learn. Parti cipants must register for this 10-week course; Register Now!  Parashat HaShavuah: Tuesday Afternoons Resumes Jan. 8
With Rabbi Allen - 4-5:00 pm Study of this week's Torah portion.
Bracha and Bagel: Wednesday Mornings
With Rabbi Kippley-Ogman - 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.
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