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July 5th, 2014 - 7th of Tamuz, 5774
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Candlelighting - 8:44 pm
Havdalah - 9:44 pm
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Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 29-31
 Yes! On Labor Day Weekend, Beth Jacob returns to it's retreatful roots with an inter-generational, family friendly retreat at Camp Chi/Perlstein Resort Center in the Wisconsin Dells. The Retreat Committee is hard at work making wonderful inter-active, inter-esting, inter-taining plans! Prices start at $90 per person all inclusive!
Register (or get more info) at Beth-Jacob.org/Retreat.
 Early Bird Special
Sign up before July 18 for great discounts!
Questions? Contact Frances Fischer.
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Summer Film Series
 At Beth Jacob; Free
Wednesdays: July 9, 23; 7 pm
 Beth Jacob's Summer Film Series returns this July , with a focus on films exploring daily life among the Ultra-Orthodox.
- The film 'Kadosh' will be shown 7 PM Wed., July 9
- The film 'Fill the Void' will be shown 7 PM Wed., July 23
Alan Block will introduce each film and facilitate discussion afterwards.
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Post-Kiddush Learning
HEBREW POETRY IN TRANSLATION
 Jonathan Paradise, who taught Hebrew at the University of Minnesota for many years, will share Hebrew poems and his translations. You don't need to know Hebrew to enjoy this!
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 O.Z.Y.
O.Z.Y.* in the Summer! Mark your calendar for singing in harmony this summer:
After Kiddush at 12:45 pm in rooms 4/5.
Everyone truly is welcome! Sing to praise G-d, to open your heart, to make something beautiful together, or all of the above. The focus is on liturgical songs with harmony, chants, rounds, and niggunim.
Please volunteer to lead a song or make a song request a week and a half ahead of the date, so Aaron Hodge Silver, our songbook designer, can get it ready. Questions, comments, requests, and to VOLUNTEER TO LEAD A SONG, call or e-mail Pam Winthrop Lauer: wpdj@usfamily.net, 952-432-7038.
Childcare will be available.
*Ozi v'Zimrat Yah = G-d is my Strength and my Song.
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Bike Through History
Sunday, August 3rd, 10 am
 Join us for a bike ride through Minneapolis' historical Jewish Northside. We'll be meeting at at the Sumner Library , then proceed to numerous Jewish sites scattered through the neighborhood. Linda Schloff will be revealing each site's history at the many stops along the way. The outing will last approximately 2 hours.
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Alef-Bet Hebrew Class
Learn to decode the Hebrew alphabet and read the prayers in the original.
 Five Sunday morning sessions:
Aug. 17, 24; Sept. 7, 14, 21
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
There is no charge for this class.
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Post-Kiddush Learning
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
by Nathan Englander
August 16 after kiddush
 Copies of the book are in the Beth Jacob office for borrowing. All are welcome to talk about these stories and Nathan Englander's observations about contemporary Jewish life. Cynthia Freedman will lead the discussion.
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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
July 5, 12, 19 & 26
August 2, 9, 16 & 23
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Calendar
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With Rabbi Lynn Liberman
Shabbat mornings, 9:15-10 AM
July 12, 26
Join Rabbi Lynn Liberman to discuss the weekly Torah portion through the lens of thought-provoking commentaries.
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10:45 - 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: July 5, 19 _________________________________ Click link above for more info! |
Monthly Shabbat Potluck Dinner
at Beth Jacob
Fri., July 18th
6:00 pm: Lively, Songful Kabbalat Shabbat Services
7:00 pm: Vegetarian Potluck Shabbat Dinner
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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 - 3-4:00 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 Lynn Liberman - 9:15-10 am
July 12, 26
Join Rabbi Lynn Liberman to discuss the weekly Torah portion through the lens of thought-provoking commentaries.
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