May 31st, 2014 - 2nd of Sivan, 5774 
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This Weekend!
Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg

This week we are honored to welcome Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg to Beth Jacob. Rabbi Peltz Weinberg is a Reconstructionist rabbi, educator, poet and nationally recognized pioneer in contemplative practice, which combines eastern meditative practices with western religious thought. A co-founder of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality she has published widely on feminism, Judaism, spirituality, and single parenting. Rabbi Peltz Weinberg will give the d'var Torah on Shabbat.

 

After Rabbi Peltz-Weinberg finishes her d'var Torah, we will have two opportunities for Musaf. One will take place in the chapel, led by Yosi Gordon, and one will be in the sanctuary led by Rabbi Peltz Weinberg. The former will be a traditional Musaf, and the latter will be a meditative Musaf based on the teachings in her d'var Torah: Tefillah as transformational spiritual practice. Following her teaching, we will sing a niggun and allow folks to choose their places for Musaf.

 

After kiddush at 12:45, folks who would like to meet and reflect upon the experience will do so in the chapel.

 
Shavuot
Tues. Night, June 3 - Thurs., June 5

 

Celebrate Shavuot with our annual late night Tikkun study and more!
 

 

Tuesday Night, June 3 - Erev Shavuot 

Beth Jacob's 5774 Tikkun Leil Shavuot has something for everyone!  Come for the family dinner at 5:30, or have dinner at 7:15 (please let us know you're coming), and make sure to attend the all-ages mosaic art creation in between. Later, stay for the text learning and the baking, movement, and singing!  For the brave late-nighters, walk with the Torah after midnight from home to home as our tikkun takes a progressive turn.  The interactive late night learning will end with dawn shacharit at a home on the Heights once your bleary eyes can't tell the difference between Mendota and Sinai!

   
Wednesday, June 4 - Shavuot, Day One

 

9:00 a.m. Shacharit and Story Day

Babysitting is available for children 5 and under.

   

Followed by our annual ...

Bikkurim Picnic!

 

Fly your kite as high as Sinai!

Bring your own dairy lunch, bats, balls and outdoor games.

   

We'll provide the drinks & desserts!

 

Thursday, June 5 - Shavuot, Day Two

9:00 a.m. Shacharit

 

Yizkor follows the Torah Service

Babysitting is available for children 5 and under.

   

K-5 Children's Programming

10:30-11:30

BBQ
 
Your kids will love Silly Miss Tilly and her antics with a puppet show and funny balloons.  They'll have fun with games and dancing to the Bluegrass tunes!
 
Also, a live auction featuring...  
  • A Simcha Package of almost $2000 that will blow your socks off - donated music by Lev Productions, donated waitstaff by Clare and the crew, donated gift certificate by Sue Lund Photography, an overnight stay at the Spring Hill Suites!
  • Bubes & Zaydes beware... of the 4 foot long stuffed pony donated by Wells Fargo.  A grandchild's delight!
  • Again this year, that wonderful the St. George Island Florida Beach House for one whole week donated by Sharon Press & Barry Kantrowitz.  Peace and relaxation at its best!
  • A "Taste of India", compliments of Deb and Tom Frishberg.  A feast for up to 10 people.  A culinary delight!
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Tonight!

Friday, May 30, 5 pm (or whenever you can get there)

Kid-friendly kabbalat shabbat followed by vegetarian potluck dinner at Rabbi Emma, Benj and Otto's house (1045 Douglas Rd. in Mendota Heights). It's been so lovely to bring in shabbat together and then get to relax as families. A spreadsheet will follow to coordinate what we're bringing; let us know if you're planning to come (last minute additions always welcome).
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This Week!
Jew in the Pew
Torah
With Rabbi Lynn Liberman

 

Shabbat mornings, 9:15-10 AM

May 31, June 14, 28, July 12, 26

 

Join Rabbi Lynn Liberman to discuss the weekly Torah portion through the lens of thought-provoking commentaries.
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10-11:30 am

Shavuot is coming, and we got the Torah in the wilderness... so let's go there together!  Meet at Wood Lake Nature Center where a naturalist will lead us on a tadpole hunt and marsh program.  Wear rain boots with socks and bring a change of clothing.  Bring a picnic lunch for your family and we'll stick around and enjoy the outdoors together!  E-mail Laurie Goldsmith
to RSVP or for more information (no rsvp required; just nice to know who we might be expecting).

Tallit
Making Your Tallit
For B'nai Mitzvah Families, or Anyone Interested

 

Sun. afternoon, June 1, 1-5 pm

Make your own tallit!

   

Led by Maxine Rosenthal and a team of able crafty volunteers.

Begin with fabric you love - a large scarf or sari, fabric from your family or fabric you find in a store - where the colors are right and it feels good when you drape it over your shoulders.  With the guidance of fabric artists from our community paired with your imagination, we will turn these pieces of fabric into the tallitot we'll wear as we come into Jewish adulthood and beyond, stitching together our collective and individual pasts into the lives we'll live forward.    
Please RSVP to Rabbi Emma.
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Summer Shabbat Youth Programming
Our kids are always welcome in shul, to join in the praying, singing and learning, to sit and read, to play quietly between the pews in our sanctuary, to be part of the community.

Youth tefillah and playful learning will continue all summer!

Kids up to K:
  • 9:15 am Nursery open
  • 10:45 am (1st and 3rd) Snack and Minyan Katan
Kids K-6:
  • 10:10 am (or so) Youth tefillah ... begins just after the Torah parade
  • 11 am Snack and Playful learning
May 24  & 31, June 7, 14, 21 & 28,
July 5, 12, 19 & 26
August 2, 9, 16 & 23
WorkshopSummer Parenting Workshop
Sunday mornings, June 8-July 20

Annie Goldbaum (Minyan Katan parent of Louis and Rosalie) is convening us to learn together as a community of parents about how we engage with our kids.  The workshop will be based on materials from Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, whose best-selling books include How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk and Siblings Without Rivalry.

For more information, click here 

Babysitting and breakfast included.  Contact Annie to sign up by May 16, or with any questions: [email protected].

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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! 

 

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June 7, 21

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Monthly Shabbat Potluck Dinner
at Beth Jacob
 
Fri., June 20th

 

6:00 pm: Lively, Songful Kabbalat Shabbat Services

 

7:00 pm: Vegetarian Potluck Shabbat Dinner

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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.  

 

  

 

Open Torah

Parashat HaShavuah: Tuesday Afternoons

With Rabbi Allen - 4-5:00 pm
Study of this week's Torah portion.   

   

 
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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.



Torah Jew in the Pew: Saturday Mornings
With Rabbi Lynn Liberman - 9:15-10 am

May 31, June 14, 28, July 12, 26

Join Rabbi Lynn Liberman to discuss the weekly Torah portion through the lens of thought-provoking commentaries.
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