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This Sunday! Beth Jacob Work Day
 Come paint the rooms where our children will be learning, help clear and sort out our storage areas, and spiff up the shul in all kinds of other ways!
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This Week! Post-Kiddush Learning
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
by Nathan Englander
August 16 after kiddush
Also, there's still time to click the links below to read two of the short stories from the book:
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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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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Mafia Bike Tour Sunday, August 24, 9 am Join the Beth Jacob 20s/30s group as they bike through the past of John Dillinger, the notorious gangster of the Midwest, with the help of Paul Maccabee's book: John Dillinger Slept Here.
They will end up at the Wabasha Street Caves for a tour at 11 am.
Adults: $6; Kids 5 and under: free
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The Great Beth Jacob Get Together Sunday, August 31  It's the first ever Beth Jacob Day at the Minnesota State Fair! Wear your Beth Jacob T-shirt, get discounted tickets from Beth Jacob, and meet up with the rest of the Fairgoing Beth Jacobites at 2:00 at the Leinie Lodge Bandshell.
Last Chance for Discount Tickets! Let Frances know you're coming (frances@beth-jacob.org) and request your $10 discount tickets by August 14 (today!). |
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
August 16 & 23
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After Kiddush at 12:45 pm
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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Beth Jacob Info:
Calendar
(Link active after 2 pm Fri.)
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This Week! 10:45 - 11:30 am Minyan Katan is a joyful, playful shabbat morning service for kids birth-kindergarten with their grownups. All are welcome! Next Meeting: August 16 Starting in September: Minyan Katan Every Week! at 11:30 am _________________________________ Click link above for more info! |
Monthly Shabbat Potluck Dinner
at Beth Jacob
Fri., September 19th
(No 3S in August)
6:00 pm: Lively, Songful Kabbalat Shabbat Services
7:00 pm: Vegetarian Potluck Shabbat Dinner
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Jew in the Pew: Saturday Mornings
