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November 30th 2013 - 27th of Kislev 5774
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Candlelighting - 4:16 pm
Havdalah - 5:17 pm
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 Hanukkah!
 As we prepare for our last Thankukah until November 27, 2070 (at which time Erev Hanukkah, but not a full day, will fall on Thanksgiving), here are some resources to help you celebrate!
Readings & reflections about gratitude for each night
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This Saturday, November 30
After Kiddush
Bring your favorite game! Play until you're done!
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 Latkes & A Movie
Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, 7 pm
Free & Open to Everyone!
 About the Film: 13 of the world's most renowned chefs gathered in Jerusalem, challenged to adapt their culinary art to the strict demands of Kosher dietary rules. The occasion was the King David Feast, a unique and prestigious gastronomical event.
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20s/30s Latke Cook-Off
Wednesday, Dec 4th 7:30 pm
  Know how to finesse those potatoes and onions (or some creative variations)? Come show off your frying! Just like to eat 'em? You're the judge for this latke contest! Bring your menorah (or use one of ours); we'll supply the sour cream and dreydls. Best latka wins a prize. To RSVP or if you want to be a contestant, please contact Re'ema Hava Absey at r_absey@yahoo.com.
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Expressions of Gratitude
We offer these brief thoughts on gratitude, one for each night, for a moment of thankful Hanukkah reflection.
Third Candle, Friday, November 29
 Ben Zoma used to say: "A good guest says, 'How much my host toiled for me! He put so much meat in front of me, so much wine, so much bread - all his exertion was just for me!' A bad guest says, 'What did my host toil for me? I ate just one roll, just one piece of meat, I drank just one cup - all his exertion was for his own household!'"
-Babylonian Talmud, Berachot 58a
(translated by Alan Morinis in Everyday Holiness)
What is on your table tonight?
Fourth Candle, Saturday, November 30
We are thankful to you, Eternal our God,
For having given to our ancestors
A pleasing, ample, desirable land;
And for liberating us, Eternal One our God,
 From the land of Egypt, Redeeming us from slavery; For your covenant sealed in our flesh; For your Torah you have taught us And for your laws made known to us; For the life, grace and compassion You have so graciously bestowed upon us; And for the food we have eaten, And the nourishment you continually provide Each and every day, at every time and season. -Birkat Hamazon (translated by Ronald Aigen in Hadesh Yameinu)
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Erev Shira
An Evening of Israeli Song
Saturday, Dec. 7, 7 pm
Bring your voice, and an instrument if you play; we will provide song sheets, chords, and refreshments!
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Jew in the Pew
With Rabbi Lynn Liberman
Shabbat mornings, 9:15-10 AM
Dec. 14, 28; Jan. 11, 23; Feb. 8, 22
Join Rabbi Lynn Liberman to discuss the weekly Torah portion through the lens of thought-provoking commentaries.
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Beth Jacob 3rd Shabbat
Monthly Shabbat Potluck Dinner
Fri., December 20th
5:30 pm: Lively, Songful Kabbalat Shabbat Services
6:30 pm: Vegetarian Potluck Shabbat Dinner
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Beth Jacob Info:
Calendar
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In This Issue:
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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. All are welcome! 1st & 3rd Sat. of the Month Next Meetings: Dec. 7, 21 _________________________________ Click link above for more info! |
Kehillat
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We wish a chag sameach and a good weekend to the 36 BJUSYers who are currently attending Emtza Region USY's Kinnus Convention. We look forward to hearing about it upon your return!
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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
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.
Jew in the Pew: Saturday Mornings With Rabbi Liberman - 9:15-10 am
Dec. 14, 28; Jan. 11, 23; Feb. 8, 22
Join Rabbi Lynn Liberman to discuss the weekly Torah portion through the lens of thought-provoking commentaries.
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For our full Community Events calendar, click here |
This Friday only, go to Active.com, sign-up for the Dreidel Dash and enter promotional code DD2013 and receive $5 off their 5k or 10k registration!
First,
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE RACE, OR FOR MORE INFO!
Then
and receive this year's BJC race regalia on race day, free!
Also:
If you can't join 'em, bead 'em! Beth Jacob is hosting a Beautiful Beading Booth at the
Post Dash Bash; if you are interested in volunteering, contact Frances.
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Casting Call for Young Actors!
 Young actors (ages 8 - 18) are invited to join HARMONY to participate in the upcoming production of "The Children's Republic," an original play based on the life and work of Doctor Korczak and his orphanage in the Warsaw ghetto. Performances will take place in April - May, 2014. This activity is funded, in part, by an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State's general fund. Co-sponsored by RAJMN, Genesis Philanthropy Group, and St. Paul JCC.
Janusz Korczak The great Jewish-Polish humanist Janusz Korczak was a pediatrician, professor, journalist and author, an original thinker who believed that all children are entitled to food, shelter, healthcare, and an education. In Europe before World War II, he was the equivalent of child champion and authority Dr. Benjamin Spock.
During the Holocaust, Korczak's orphanage was trapped in the walls of the Warsaw ghetto. When word spread secretly that the children of the orphanage were to be transported to a concentration camp, friends and admirers of Korczak warned him and provided the means for him to escape and save his life, but Korczak stayed with the children to the very end... "The Children's Republic," was first produced by Harmony Theatre in 2008 at the Sabes JCC.
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Rimon Artist Salon: Conversations with Etty
Sunday, December 8, 2 pm
JSB Tek Box, The Cowles Center for Dance (2nd floor)
528 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis
Cost: $10 ($5: students)
Actor Susan Stein presents excerpts from her one-woman play
Etty based on the letters and diaries of Etty Hillesum, a young Dutch woman in the early 1940s, whose intensely searching words reach out from their historical moment into ours. Theater director Carolyn Levy joins Stein onstage for a dialogue about how live theater can create potent communal experiences in spaces ranging from traditional theaters to prisons.
Click here to purchase tickets online
or contact the Rimon office at 952-381-3449.
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