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February 16th, 2013 - 6th of Adar 5773
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Purim is Coming!
Saturday, Feb. 23, 7 pm  MEGILLAH READING & PARTY!
Children's Costume Parade!
Be your favorite State Fair personality or item!
 Best costume wins a prize! 2ND Megillah Reading at Minyan on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 9 am |
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Beth Jacob 3rd Friday
 Kabbalat Shabbat
Potluck Dinner
Friday, February 15th
Join us each month, starting this month!
5:30pm Lively, Songful Kabbalat Shabbat Services
6:30pm Vegetarian Potluck Shabbat Dinner
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 Please bring something to share - a couple bottles of wine, some challot, your grandma's kugel, a big green salad, or that Smitten Kitchen dessert you've been longing to try.
- The kitchen will be closed, so wrap it in a towel to keep it warm or bring something that's yummy at room temperature.
- All food must be vegetarian. If you're cooking something, please make sure all the ingredients are unprocessed or have a hechsher. (Want help figuring out what that means? Give us a call!)
- Want to help us reduce waste? Bring your own plate and flatware.
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 Mashgiach TrainingSunday, Feb. 17th, 10:30am
Want to help to make our Shabbat and Holiday Kiddushim the wonderful experiences they are for our congregation and learn about kashrut in the process? Get trained as a mashgiach (kitchen supervisor).
Working with a crew in the kitchen at Beth Jacob is a wonderful way to meet people, mentor youngsters and help create the community we so value at our shul.
If you are interested, e-mail Mari Forbush at mforbush@jfcsmpls.org. We would love to have you be part of our mash team! |
K'tanim Make Purim Masks
Sun, Feb. 17, 3-5:00 pm
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Families with kids 0-5
- Play in the gym!
- Read and sing about Purim!
- Create & decorate a mask you can wear!
- Feel free to bring siblings!
This is a Beth Jacob
K'tanim Program in partnership with the PJ Library.
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Barack Obama is Going to Israel This Year-
How About You?
(Make your reservation before February 20th.)
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World Wide Wrap Pics
Click here to check out pictures of 2013's World Wide Wrap!
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Purim Carnival
Sun., Feb. 24, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
 Moon Bounce, Games, Prizes, Food & More!
To sponsor a booth (small booth: $100, large booth $300), contact Ben ( Ben@Beth-Jacob.org).
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Reconciliation
Not Revenge
Hear a bereaved Palestinian and Israeli tell their stories of loss and hope. Roi Golan lives in Tel Aviv; he lost his brother. Wajih Tmaiza lives in Hebron; he lost his brother and two nephews.
The speakers are from the Parents Circle-Families Forum, a unique organization of over 600 bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families working towards reconciliation.
Babysitting will be available.
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Searching for Gold in the Diaspora Desert:
Understanding Ourselves Through a Search for Our Ancestors
Saturday, March 2, During Services
 A box of unpublished manuscripts by South St. Paul resident David Blumenfeld,written in the 1920s, was recently discovered after being lost for more than 50 years. The best of these volumes is a semi-fictionalized family story, commencing in Latvia in the 1800s and following the family's immigration to the midwest in the 1880s. Several of David's descendants recently traveled to Latvia and Lithuania, to visit the home towns of their ancestors and to discover what remains of the Jewish history of the Baltic region.
On March 2nd, during services, before the Kiddush luncheon hosted by their family in loving memory of their father Marcus Hertz, Fred Hertz will some present their reflections on their trip. Their talk will focus on the strategies they used to search out Jewish Latvia, the Jewish places they saw, and the lessons they have learned from their discovery of the alternative migration paths taken by others from their family.
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Erev Shira
Sat. March 2, 7:00 PM
A Night of Israeli rounds with Shira Schwartz!
 Participants can bring their favorite rounds to share! If anyone would like the lyrics (or notation) in booklet form, they should e-mail Shira the songs at least one week in advance.
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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- There is no Shabbat Enrichment this week, due to President's Day Weekend.
- Families may join together in the sanctuary this week. Shabbat Enrichment resumes next week, 2/23!
Click to read this week's
Shabbat Enrichment News
parent newsletter!
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Wine Sale
Don't forget that wine sale forms are available! Taste the wines on Purim, or order now if you know what you want (you can still sample on Purim!). All sales support Beth Jacob Youth Programs.
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 No, not that kind... We really need your help packing mishloach manot boxes! If you can help, e-mail Debbie in the office or call 651-452-2226.
Drivers Needed
Sun., Feb. 17, Noon-2
After the mishloach manot boxes are packed, we need help delivering them! If you can help, respond to this Facebook event and mention your delivery area preference.
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Winter Shabbaton
 Thanks and Kol HaKavod to BJUSY's Winter Shabbaton Chairs, Sage Kohnstamm, Adam Markon, and Elly Kushner, as well Youth Director Ben Cerny, Kadima Director Rachel Sher, and the Beth Jacob Youth Committee for an outstanding Winter Shabbaton!
For a full report on the weekend's activities (including pictures) from Jaime Skog, Emtza Region Youth Director, click 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.  Learner's 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. Class Schedule: Jan. 7, 14, 21 & 28; Feb. 4, 11 & 25; March 4, 11 & 18
Parti cipants must register for this 10-week course; Register Now!  Parashat HaShavuah: Tuesday Afternoons 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.
Class Schedule: February 23
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Kosher Spot is offering a unique one-time opportunity!
Inventory from Twin City Poultry will be on sale
Sunday February 17th from 10am to 2pm.
and Monday February 18th from 10am to 4pm.
at the Twin City Poultry warehouse 4630 Quebec Ave N New Hope Mn 55428.
Products will be available by case only and pricing will below wholesale prices.
Don't miss out hundreds of grocery and frozen items for sale.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact:
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Rally at the Capitol to Stop Gun Violence
President's Day, Feb. 18, at 3 p.m.
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Jewish Women's Morning at the Capitol
This Wednesday, February 20, 8:45am-3:00pm
 Jewish Women's Morning at the Capitol (JWMC), organized annually by the National Council of Jewish Women and Hadassah, is joining forces with the Minnesota Choice Coalition's Pro-Choice Lobby Day. As we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade and a pro-choice majority in the Senate for the first time in decades, we can look forward to advancing women's reproductive healthcare and defending our rights to reproductive choice. That's why for this year's JWMC we have decided to stand together with the Choice Coalition to ensure that reproductive healthcare is included in Minnesota's Healthcare Exchange under the Affordable Care Act. Join us for this incredible opportunity to meet your legislators as we stand together to move Minnesota's women forward. Schedule: - 8:45am for breakfast and a legislative update
- 10:00 for "Lobbying 101" and an education session on Choice in Faith-Based Communities, Inequity and Access, or Starting the Conversation
- 11:00 for an inspirational rally in the rotunda followed by our Jewish Women's Luncheon
- 12:30 for lobbying appointments with your legislators
We hope you will stay all day (8:45am-3:00pm) but feel free to join in as your schedule allows. The event is free and open to everyone, but registration is required. |
 Apply for Summer Camp & Israel Trip Scholarships Chase the cold away with plans for summer camp or a trip to Israel. The Jewish Federation of Greater St. Paul offers scholarships for Jewish overnight camp to Jewish children and young adults living in St. Paul. The scholarship deadline is April 1, 2013. Scholarship awards are based on family need. Limited Israel Experience scholarships for teens are also available. |
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The website is up for Beth Jacob's group trip to Israel! 
