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Post-Kiddush Learning
 Dr. Todd Hanneken is Associate Professor of Theology at St. Mary's University in San Antonio. He teaches the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament and the history of interpretation, especially the Dead Sea Scrolls and other marginal books of early Jewish literature. He is the author of The Subversion of the Apocalypses in the Book of Jubilees and Director of the Jubilees Palimpsest Project, which develops technologies for recovering text from ancient manuscripts that are unreadable to the human eye.
After lunch Dr. Hanneken will lead a close reading of passages from the Book of Jubilees, a Halakhic rewriting of Genesis from the second century BCE that was used as scripture among the Dead Sea Scrolls but was otherwise rejected and almost lost forever. Whereas parts of Genesis might be read to portray God improvising creation and commandments in response to human weakness, Jubilees clarifies the perfection of God and the world as the unfallen fulfillment of God's plan.
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Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 29-31
 Yes! On Labor Day Weekend, Beth Jacob returns to its 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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Last year's BBQ was a blast- this year's BBQ is going to be all about Israel! Please join us for a meat BBQ gathering in Re'ema's backyard.
Please bring something parve and/or cold to share! (Ideas: Beer, Hummus, carrots, pita, flat bread, etc.)
If you have something in mind to bring, or have some ideas for the event, please contact Re'ema Hava Absey
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Summer Film Series
 At Beth Jacob; Free
Wednesday July 23; 7 pm
 Beth Jacob's Summer Film Series returns this July , with a focus on films exploring daily life among the Ultra-Orthodox.Alan Block will introduce the 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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Just Another Hike
 Join the BJC 20s/30s group for an easy 2-3 hour hike in the rolling foresty areas of the park. No clambering, climbing, or leaping will be required.
BRING: Bring comfortable shoes and water! Recommended: sunscreen, trail snacks, a hat. Dogs welcome.
LUNCH: A potluck picnic in the park after the hike.
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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.
Bike helmets are required.
Hope to see you there!
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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
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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Youth Director Ben Cerny checks in from "USY on Wheels"
Shalom from New Orleans,
 This has been an awesome week! We finally left the Holiday Inn and embarked on our journey. We headed straight down the eastern seaboard for the Baltimore Inner Harbor, then our nation's capital. We took a tour of the Holocaust museum and held a memorial service in the Hall of Remembrance. Afterwards, when we walked around the National Mall, I met up with my parents, and we even saw Shimon Peres' motorcade on his way to a meeting with the president!!
 After DC, we headed to Raleigh, North Carolina to visit their community Mikvah and learn about the process and tradition behind it. From Raleigh, we went to Charlotte, visited the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and prepared for Shabbat. Our Shabbat consisted of beautiful services, delicious food, and engaging sichot, or group discussions.
 We left the Carolinas for Atlanta where we had an interesting lesson in Civil War history at the Stone Mountain Laser Show, followed the next day by a tour of CNN, centennial park, and the World of Coca-Cola. We got to New Orleans and had more sichot on topics like friendship, social justice, why bad things happen to good people, theology, civil rights, and so many more. Today we volunteered to paint a school to get it ready for opening day, toured Mardi Gras world, and walked around Jackson Square and the French Quarter. Tomorrow, we are off to Lake Charles for NASA headquarters before we go to Dallas for a tour of Cowboys Stadium and Shabbat again.
Can't wait for more adventures!
Shabbat Shalom,
Ben
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This Week!
Jew in the Pew
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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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 12, 19 & 26
August 2, 9, 16 & 23
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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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