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August 24th, 2013 - 18th of Elul 5773
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Speaker After Kiddush
Shabbat, August 24, After Kiddush
Jews and the Violin - A Shared History
 In The Violin, David Schoenbaum has combined the stories of its makers, dealers, and players into a global history of the past five centuries. From the earliest days, when violin makers acquired their craft from box makers, to Stradivari and the Golden Age of Cremona; Vuillaume and the Hills, who turned it into a global collectible; and incomparable performers from Paganini and Joachim to Heifetz and Oistrakh, Schoenbaum lays out the business, politics, and art of the world's most versatile instrument.
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Betty and Bud Sweet Social Hall Dedication
Saturday, August 31
Beth Jacob Congregation will be dedicating its social hall in honor of Betty and Bud (z"l) Sweet at Shabbat morning services on August 31. We invite the community to join us as we celebrate the commitment and energy this family has brought to our shul and our community as a whole.
Betty and Bud Sweet were founding members of Beth Jacob and have always been integral to our congregational community. Bud Sweet was a President of the congregation, and was very involved in fundraising, and Betty has been involved in fundraising, volunteering, and sharing her love of the Beth Jacob community since the shul got its start. Many years ago, the Sweets created an endowment fund to help sustain the shul kitchen, which provides us with the foods for so many of the events we share as a community: Kiddushim, and dinners, and receptions, and so much more that has brought us closer as a shul. We are honored by their commitment to Beth Jacob, so we are doubly delighted to dedicate the Betty and Bud Sweet Social Hall.
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High Holy Days Children's Program
 Beth Jacob's extensive High Holy Day children's programs for our Pre-K through Eighth graders includes prayer, discussion, active learning, appropriate snacks (a light lunch on Yom Kippur), and Tashlich (on Rosh Hashanah), as well as other hands-on activities.
OUR HIGH HOLY DAYS CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS ARE LED ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS.
There is no charge for registration for these children's programs. The great tradition has been that in order to
make these programs possible, every parent volunteers for approximately one (60-minute) shift.
Please return or submit forms by Aug. 29
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Selichot 5774
Saturday Night, August 31
10 pm: Writing Workshop11 pm: Reception 11:45 pm Selichot Service
Writing the Year
Shane Noecker will lead us in a reflective writing
seminar. We will engage with a significant event from the past year and set out our intentions for the year ahead. In small groups, we will share our stories and then use them to reflect as we head into the reflective period of the Days of Awe. No writing experience necessary. Bring some paper and a favorite pen. Selichot Service
Following the workshop, Darla Kashian will play, on the
viola, Max Bruch's "Kol Nidre" as a transition to the Selichot service. Selichot will be chanted by Rabbi Amy Eilberg.
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Lulav & Etrog
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Hachnasat Orchim
 It is Beth Jacob's pleasure to make sure everyone is sharing the holiday together. If you would like to welcome someone or be welcomed, or you need a ride to shul on the High Holy Days, please fill out this form by Wed., August 28.
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Seudah Shlishit In Marie Park
(Informal 3rd Meal on Shabbat)
Shabbes afternoon, August 24, 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.
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Applying the Principles of Non-Violent Communication to the Process of Teshuvah
Tuesday evenings, 8/20 and 8/27, 7-8:30 pm
Although our tradition tells us that through teshuva (repentance) we can be completely forgiven for our wrongs, when it comes down to it, it can be very difficult to forgive ourselves as well as to forgive others, even if we are familiar with all the steps of teshuvah.
In this class we will learn the basics of Non-Violent Communication (NVC) and from there see how it can be used as a tool for doing parts of the work of teshuvah - specifically the steps of remorse, apology, and heshbon ha-nefesh (soul searching).
NVC is a practice built on developing empathy through understanding the underlying universal needs that prompt actions. It is a quick and effective road to compassion and can be used to help us come to true forgiveness of ourselves and others.
Pam Winthrop Lauer, a spiritual director for 12 years, has practiced NVC for six years. She's taken numerous trainings, and in her two years of teaching NVC has studied over fifty hours of Marshall Rosenberg's training videos. Sara Lynn Newberger will sit in to field questions about teshuvah in our tradition.
For more information, or if you can only attend one session, contact Pam at (952) 432-7038 or e-mail wpdj@usfamily.net
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Beth Jacob 3rd Shabbat
 Monthly Shabbat Potluck Dinner
Fri., Sept. 20th
6:00 pm: Lively, Songful Kabbalat Shabbat Services
7:00 pm: Vegetarian Potluck Shabbat Dinner
Click for more info
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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 SEPTEMBER 30 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 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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Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company presents "Rachel Calof"
 This fabulous production is based on the memoir of a mail order bride who emigrated from Russia to North Dakota in 1894. Katie Fulgei carries this one woman show with music, engaging humor, compassion, and a detailed account of the hardships Rachel Calof encountered.
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