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July 13th, 2013 - 6th of Av 5773
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This Sunday, July 14!
1:30 pm departure from Beth Jacob
Spend the afternoon working together on Avodah Farm in Wisconsin with farmers Geoffrey and Martha OrHai Black (learn where those veggies really come from!) and stay for a potluck supper in the country. We'll carpool from shul. E-mail Frances to sign up and to carpool: frances@beth-jacob.org.
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Hazon Riders are Coming July 19-21  The Hazon Cross-USA riders are coming to Mendota Heights! Hazon is a Jewish environmental non-profit that promotes sustainable agriculture, Jewish education, International hunger relief, promoting Israeli innovation, supporting Jewish non-profits, and coordinating CSAs across the country. Volunteers are biking from Washington to Washington again this year to raise awareness and funds for the causes that Hazon supports. There are lots of ways for you to help them out (most of which don't require a helmet): - Host a rider. We need homes for our road-weary cyclists. Walking-distance and driving-distance homes are needed. The only meals to provide are breakfast on Saturday and Sunday.
- Join the riders at our Beth Jacob 3rd Friday Pot Luck Kabbalat Shabbat.
- Come to shul on July 20 and welcome the riders to Beth Jacob. Hear a D'var Torah about Hazon & Jewish Environmentalism.
- Bike with the riders: The riders depart for Pepin, WI at 8:00 AM on Sunday, July 21. Join them for moral support and/or fundraising support as they promote a healthier and more sustainable Jewish community. All bikers are welcome to join them to the first rest stop (about 20 miles out) If you'd like to ride with them to lunch, a $50 donation is encouraged, and if you'd like to bike with them all day to Pepin, you can be an official part of the ride with a fundraising page, etc-registration is $50.
"Grab life by the handlebars" and e-mail Frances at Beth Jacob to join the fun. |
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Baseball: Twins vs Indians
Thursday Aug. 15, 7 pm to 10 pm
We hit one out of the park with this great event last year, and we're back for another swing! Join a group of Beth Jacob baseball fans as the Twins take on the Indians. Tickets are $16.00 per person.
Thanks to Stuart Bear and Chestnut Cambronne for offering special free parking and pre-game tailgating snacks at 5:30!
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2013 Camp Shirt
Want one?
Starting a few years ago, Beth Jacob has given our kids who are camp-bound a t-shirt to send them off for the summer. Some adults and other non-campers (or at least non-current campers) have expressed a desire to own this year's shirt. If there is sufficient demand, Beth Jacob may do another printing so that anyone who wants one (even if they aren't Beth Jacob members) can have one! The front of the shirt is pictured below in the colors in which it will be printed (royal blue on an orange shirt). The back has the Beth Jacob logo.
Click here to respond to our poll if you would be interested in purchasing a shirt (for $10).
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Seudah Shlishit In Marie Park
(Informal 3rd Meal on Shabbat)
Shabbes afternoon, July 27, 5pm
Bring your kids, your parents, your grandkids, your
grandparents, yourselves and your friends! Bring
dinner for your family, food to share and a picnic
blanket; we'll bring songsheets, and the park will
provide the playground.
Next date: August 24
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Ruth Fund Thank You
 The members of the Social Justice Committee would like to thank all of you who contributed to the Ruth Fund and those who are planning to do so in the coming days. It is great joy to know that we are helping children eat well and farmers do what they ought to be doing, raising food for people to eat. We are proud to be a part of a community who took hold of this project and made it work. Here is a link that committee member Brett Frayseth forwarded to us about the educational program in which he teaches, and whose students are the beneficiaries of this fund.
If you would still like to contribute, checks should be payable to the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund with "Ruth Fund" in the memo, and may be dropped off at or mailed in to: Beth Jacob 1179 Victoria Curve Mendota Heights, MN 55118 |
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10:45 - 11:30 am Next Meeting: July 20 Future dates: Aug. 3, 17 _____________________________________ Click link above for more info! |
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Beth Jacob 3rd Shabbat
 Monthly Shabbat Potluck Dinner
Friday, July 19th
The Hazon Riders will be our guests for July's potluck!
6:00 pm: Lively, Songful Kabbalat Shabbat Services
7:00 pm: Vegetarian Potluck Shabbat Dinner
Click for more info
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10:30 - 11:30 am
June 8 - August 3
A summer Shabbat morning program for grades K-5, featuring Jenna Fischer and Rachel Altshuler!
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 Adult Jewish Learning
 Monday Night Talmud Class With Rabbi Allen
7:00 Pre-learning Schmooze and Munch
7:15 Class Begins
RESUMES AUGUST 12 Study the words and thoughts of Rabbinic tradition as a living text in our modern world.  Parashat HaShavuah: Tuesday Afternoons With Rabbi Allen - 4-5:00 pm During Rabbi Allen's vacation, we welcome Rabbi Julie Gordon back to Beth Jacob as guest teacher of this class. 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.
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15th Annual St. Paul Jewish Community
Tisha B'Av Service
This Monday, July 15th
Temple of Aaron - 616 S. Mississippi River Blvd.
 8:30PM
Listening for God's Voice in the Ruins
Teaching by: Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman (Beth Jacob)
9PM
Maariv & Eicha (Lamentations) Reading/ Songs
Sponsored by Beth Jacob Congregation, Mt. Zion Temple, and Temple of Aaron.
Tuesday Shacharit (morning) service at Beth Jacob @ 7AM
and Mincha (afternoon/evening) at Temple of Aaron @ 6PM.
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