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October 19th, 2013 - 15th of Cheshvan 5774
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Candlelighting - 6:06 pm
Havdalah - 7:05 pm
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Camp-Style Shabbat
Thursday Oct. 24 - Saturday Oct. 26
 Catch camp-style ruach, davenning, learning and singing at Beth Jacob all weekend! Second graders through teenagers, parents, and the kids in all of us are invited for a taste of Jewish summer camping right here in Mendota Heights.
- 8 pm: Young people who have been to camp or are thinking about camp and anyone else who wants to join them: A mishmar evening of ruach and learning to prepare for Shabbat.
Friday, Oct. 25
- 5:30 pm: Camp-Style Kabbalat Shabbat
- 6:30 pm: Dinner at shul; $15/family (all are welcome)
- 7:30 pm: Camp-Style Limmud (for elementary age kids, teens, and adults)
- Camp-Style Youth Tefillah at Kehillat Shabbat
- After-Kiddush Panel Discussion on Midwestern Jewish Identity Formation: While the communal surveys offer dismal projections, we build a rich Jewish life
- 5:30 pm: Seudah Shlishit & Havdallah for teens, leading into BJUSY's Cardboard Box City
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Beth Jacob 3rd Shabbat
Monthly Shabbat Potluck Dinner
Fri., October 18th
5:30 pm: Lively, Songful Kabbalat Shabbat Services
6:30 pm: Vegetarian Potluck Shabbat Dinner
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Representing our Community: the Art of Leading Prayer
with Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman & Benj Kamm
Starts this Monday!
Monday evenings at 7 PM
Oct. 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11
A common term for prayer leader is shaliach tzibbur, "representative of the community." In this course, we'll explore the role of davenning leader and the art of leading tefillah. What does it mean to be a "representative," and how do we navigate the relationship between leader and community? How do we build powerful prayer in community? Participants should have some previous experience leading tefillah, familiarity with the Shabbat morning service, and be interested in building their finesse.
For questions or for more information, e-mail Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman: RabbiEmma@Beth-Jacob.org
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Ramah Info Meetings
Meeting for 2-4 Graders and Families
4 pm Thursday, October 24
At Beth Jacob
7 pm Thursday, October 24
 Join Ramah Director Jacob Cytryn at meetings for families interested in exploring Ramah; in the afternoon for 2-4th grade, and in the evening for anyone who's interested! If you plan to attend the evening meeting, please RSVP here. |
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Hebrew Class
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
Starts this Wednesday!
October 23 to December 18
 Join Arie Zmora as he teaches " Hebrew Language for Grownups!" This class is for adults who can decode the Hebrew alphabet and vowels and want to deepen their understanding of Hebrew text. This course will use the book "Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way", which uses the language of the siddur to build learners' understanding of Hebrew vocabulary and grammar towards a real understanding of the texts we encounter most frequently in our Jewish lives. Cost is $150.
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Cardboard Box City
 Every year, BJUSYers spend the night in cardboard boxes in the parking lot in solidarity with the homeless people in the world who sleep in cardboard boxes every night. This program (this year on October 26) will include an activity about falling into homelessness, a soup kitchen, and a bonfire. If you would like to donate, please send a check to Beth Jacob earmarked for CBC; this will be donated to a local shelter or used to buy food for Dorothy Day the following morning. Thank you for helping us participate in this amazing mitzvah!
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Poland Trip Informational Meeting
7 pm Tuesday, Oct. 29
 Interested in the Poland Heritage Tour? Want to know more? Come see pictures, hear about opportunities, and share itinerary ideas!
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Hadassah and NCJW Oneg: Women of the Wall Sat., Nov. 16, 2-3:30 pm at Beth Jacob  For 25 years, the Women of the Wall movement in Israel has led the fight for equal religious rights for women at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. WoW still faces controversy and strife in its on-going quest to allow women free access to pray at this holy site. Join the St. Paul Chapter of Hadassah at its fall Oneg at Beth Jacob Synagogue when Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman, Assistant Rabbi of Beth Jacob, will lead a discussion about the inroads the WoW movement has made in protecting religious freedom in the last 25 years, the challenges it still faces and the controversy that it engenders. The Oneg will be co-sposored by the St. Paul Chapter of NCJW. Please RSVP to Sally Bans, charlesbans@aol.com, 651-457-6302 by November 9 if you plan to attend. |
Order Pies & Rugalach
 Order your homemade pies and rugalach! Pies are parve, and come in the flavors listed below. Rugalach are dairy, are cinnamon flavored, and cost $10/dozen.
Pies are available in the following flavors:
 * Apple - $18 * Pumpkin - $18
* Pecan - $20
You may pick baked goods up at Beth Jacob on Sun., Nov. 17th at the Bake sale & Craft Fair. |
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Beth Jacob Walks to End Hunger
Thanksgiving Morning
Mall of America
 Join the Beth Jacob team, and ask 3.6 other people to join you and to each raise $100! That way, we will easily reach our goal of 36 team members and $3600 raised.
To register, click the link below, agree to the waiver, then click "Join a Team" and select "Beth Jacob Congregation from the pulldown menu. |
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It's that time of year; not Daylight Savings, but BJC Kabbalat Shabbat! From now until spring, Friday services will be at 5:30 pm! |
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10:45 - 11:30 am Minyan Katan is a joyful, playful shabbat morning service for kids birth-kindergarten with their grownups. Following snack in the nursery at 10:45, we join the PreK-K class in room 2-3 at 11 for our tefillah! All are welcome! 1st & 3rd Sat. of the Month This Week! Oct. 19 Next Meetings: Nov. 2, 16 _________________________________ Click link above for more info! |
Kehillat
Shabbat
There is no Kehillat Shabbat this week; we look forward to seeing families together in the sanctuary.
Remember to come next week at 9:50 for a special treat!
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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
Monday night Talmud will resume this Monday, Oct. 21. New students are always welcome!
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
Our learning chug (circle) meets for half an hour over breakfast, digging into rabbinic text related to the cycle of the Jewish year.
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Sponsor a Family Through B'Yachad
 Help us create holiday gift baskets for individuals and families in need. Most of the items on these family's lists are very simple: Socks, frying pan, radio, flashlight...
If you would like to come by and browse through the bags so you can pick a family (or two, or three), feel free. Otherwise, we can just assign you a family and let you know what they need.
If you would rather just purchase some items without being assigned a family, there is a collection bin in the lobby. Monetary donations are also accepted.
For more information, contact Frances.
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